Anyone else feeling downright giddy with the early signs of spring?
Bits of this and that: some Téta a Téte daffodils, always the first to bloom; a couple of Hellebores; one tiny sprig of Stachyrus praecox (on the shrub, those racemes of pale yellow buds would be dangling downward); foliage of Brachyglottis greyi and Cotoneaster; three sprigs of pussy willows. The nearly heart-shaped perfume bottle was added to pick up the color of the Hellebore and in recognition of Saint Valentine’s Day.
The sweet pussy willows deserve a photo of their own. A friend gave me a few stems in a bouquet, which I enjoyed indoors for a long time, then stuck in the ground. This is the first year they have produced stems to spare.
So Welcome, Spring! Hope you can stay a while! Cathy, over at Rambling in the Garden hosts In a Vase on Monday, where she rounds up many bloggers’ vases for your viewing pleasure each and every Monday of the year.
Always a thrill to see the first flowers of spring – love the heart vase, as well as the dotted ones!
Yes, it’s starting to be a pleasure to stroll around the yard again.
Oh I like your IAVOm sampler, rickii, with the early spring blooms and buds. And have you noticed the stems in the taller of the 2 vases, where the are in the water? Aren’t those colours pretty? The pussy willow is adorable and how nice to have nurtured a ‘stick’ into a plant! The perfume bottle was a nice touch as well
When things go well, the stems can be a nice design element.
Your little perfume bottles of spring delights are so uplifting! Yes, welcome Spring! 🙂
The stopper to the perfume bottle broke, but all is not lost: now I can use it to hold a single stem of something special.
Yes, giddy! Love those pussy willows. How cool that you just stuck them in the ground, like I’ve always heard the willows can do.
The most amazing part was that the deer left them alone long enough to gain some size.
Oh, that’s really pretty, Ricki! The Hellebores with the Daffodils…the structural elements…the Pussy Willows…all combine for a sweet display. Those vases are special, too! No, I’m not giddy yet, because winter is very much still here. Soon, though…
I like those vases too and they were just 99 cents at the everything store.
I love the pussy willows and I’m impressed that the sticks just grew when they were stuck in the ground. But then you do have plenty of water up your way.
They are water-lovers, all right. Some hormone in willows makes them really easy to root. On the other hand, they are deer candy.
I like your sweet, simple little arrangements. Would you like some black pussy willow stems to root? I can bring some to the next swap if you like.
Ooh! Black pussy willows would be loverly. Thanks, Alison.
Well you’ve achieved great things here with cheerful blossoms, stems and containers. Yes, I am giddy to see (in my case) a few signs of spring. Things are late but anticipation is part of being a gardener. Have a great week Ricki.
Late for you, early for us…then two nights in the 20’s. Nature has so many tricks up her sleeve.
Love your sampler and the way late winter gives us bits and pieces of the season to come, thrilling winter weary gardeners. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Thanks, and Happy V Day to you as well.
Something magical and enchanting about pussy willow!
Indeed!
My eye was drawn to the vases with the little bumps, then the pussy willow, and then the flowers. Altogether charming.
Yes, I feel like the bump-a-dot vases were a real find. Thanks for stopping by. I tried to track back to you but got a page not found error.
I’m so enjoying all the spring vases this week; they really lift the mood, especially when it is sooooo cold here.
Cold here now too…snow this morning but no accumulation. Just when we were feeling like Spring had sprung.
So pretty and inspiring. You’ve such a great eye & design sense. Cheers.
I blush.
Hi Rickii,
I feel giddy. And I love your style.
Cheers
Welcome to the giddiness club.
Love the bud vases. My mother always had them in her house.
It was nice meeting you today at Joy Creek!
Love the bud vases. My mother always had them in her house.
It was nice meeting you today at Joy Creek!
Alyson
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