In a Vase on Monday is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Click on the link to see what she and other participating bloggers have gathered from their gardens or foraged nearby to plop in a vase and bring inside to brighten their week.
On Sunday, there were a few breaks in the rain although the wind continued to make the bamboo writhe and the windows rattle. As I see images of gardens covered in ice and snow in other parts of the world, I feel fortunate to live in a climate that permits there to be something in bloom in my garden in every month of the year. As garden time is limited, more hours are spent indoors sipping warm beverages in flickering candlelight and having a bit of the outdoors inside is even more welcome.
Today's vase is one of the crystalline-glazed ceramic collection. It's contents are three: Viburnum × bodnantense ‘Dawn,’ Jasminum nudiflorum, and our native Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum.)
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Joining the vase are a capiz-shell tea light holder which glows beautifully when lit and a teapot ornament that forgot to get packed away with the other decorations.
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On Sunday, there were a few breaks in the rain although the wind continued to make the bamboo writhe and the windows rattle. As I see images of gardens covered in ice and snow in other parts of the world, I feel fortunate to live in a climate that permits there to be something in bloom in my garden in every month of the year. As garden time is limited, more hours are spent indoors sipping warm beverages in flickering candlelight and having a bit of the outdoors inside is even more welcome.
Today's vase is one of the crystalline-glazed ceramic collection. It's contents are three: Viburnum × bodnantense ‘Dawn,’ Jasminum nudiflorum, and our native Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum.)
Joining the vase are a capiz-shell tea light holder which glows beautifully when lit and a teapot ornament that forgot to get packed away with the other decorations.
I hope you're all keeping warm and enjoying winter's beauty.