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Monday 6 May 2019

Spring posy In a Vase on Monday

We have our internet connection back after two weeks of intermittent problems, plenty of phone calls and three visits by engineers. It was a novelty to be reconnected but we are already beginning to take it for granted again!

This little vase was made for my mother in law. 


It includes anemone, ranunculus, sweet rocket, stocks, cerinthe, flat leaf parsley and Dusty Miller. 
She was very pleased with it and, when we looked around her little garden insisted on giving me some Lily of the Valley. I popped it in a jug with a spare piece of Dusty Miller. 


I think I've mentioned this plant before. It has various names but I am sticking with Cinneraria maritima until corrected. This is 'Cirrus' but I also have 'Silver Dust'. It's been a fabulous plant. Shown below are a couple which have been outside all winter, they looked pretty ropey a few weeks ago but have now put on lovely new grown. To be fair, we did have a mild winter and they may not have fared so well in a very cold one. 


I kept some plants under cover as an insurance and they are also doing well. I have used this fresh, in wreaths and it also dries looking pretty much the same as it does now. It's such a good colour, it goes with everything. 
I'm happy to be sharing my Vase on Monday again, with Cathy at Rambling in the Garden and look forward to being inspired by what everyone shares. First though, another sunny(ish) bank holiday here in the UK and there is lots to do outside. 
Enjoy your day. x

17 comments:

  1. Your cineraria look good in the garden...and with the white lily of the valley rather ethereal.

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    1. Yes, it's come back really well. Thank you for the compliment!

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  2. So very pretty and sweet!!! I didn't know that Dusty Millers would over winter anywhere. Mine barely survive the summer.

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    1. Oh that's a shame. Where are you? Does it get very hot, wet or dry? There is always something to contend with!

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  3. All absolutely gorgeous!!! What more can I say - just lovely! And because I have my few stems of lily of valley on the table, I can smell your lovelies in their nice little white jug! Perfect. Amanda https://therunningwave.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-fragrant-vase-on-monday.html

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    1. Thank you, and yes they smell divine.

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  4. PS : how are the rose geraniums doing? The chocolate mint is romping away! A

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  5. What a lovely posy - no wonder your mil was pleased with it. You make the cineraria sound a really useful plant - how tall does it grow? It is not something I have ever considered before but foliage plants are always useful and it is interesting to read that you dry the leaves too.

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    1. So far it's about 35cm tall. I doubt it will get much bigger but we'll see. I hadn't had it before either but am a convert!

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  6. What a delightful bouquet and perfect gift! Internet problems can be so frustrating, although it can sometimes be good for us to get offline for awhile I suppose. Glad you got it worked out though!

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    1. Yes, frustrating. I don't spend much time on it but I do need it sometimes and it's so annoying when a 10 minute job takes half an hour. I'd rather be outside as you can tell!

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  7. The bouquet you put together for your MIL is a beautiful composition, Alison. The dusty miller (which is know as Jacobaea maritima but also have seen sold as Senecio cineraria!) is a nice companion for the lovely lily of the valley. I grew the Cineraria/Senecio/Jacobaea in my garden for years, until it got so woody I yanked it. I need to plant some more as the long-stemmed yellow flowers were as useful as the foliage.

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    1. It seems to have so many names and any combination of the above. I just looked on the RHS website and they call it Senecio cineraria but the seed packet calls it Cineraria maritima! Also lots of plants have the common name Dusty Miller, so that doesn't help!

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  8. What a pretty posy for you MiL and I love the Lilies in the Valley, little gems.

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  9. Oh you must be both pleased and relieved to have internet access again Alison. A lovely little posy for your mother in law and a posy for a posy is definitely not to be sneezed at 😄

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