Ah, floriferous June with so many choices for a vase. It's also prime bamboo shooting season and every stroll in the garden includes snapping, kicking. and cutting bamboo culms coming up where they're not wanted. There also may be a bit of swearing involved followed by a vow to do more rhizome pruning. Anyway, the new shoots are interesting and it always seems a shame to just throw them into the yard waste container. The severed shoots usually sit around the garden for a while before they're thrown out. On Sunday, I decided to put a few in a container.
These were meant to be the centerpiece for lots of blooms but nothing looked really great with these giant lumps in the middle of the container.
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In a Vase on Monday is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Click here to see her vase and to find links to those of other participating bloggers.
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These were meant to be the centerpiece for lots of blooms but nothing looked really great with these giant lumps in the middle of the container.
So more were thrown in and tied together so they'd stand up and some bamboo leaves were added. I can hear my mother's voice saying, "Well, isn't that different?"
Joining the vase are this cloisonne koi in memory of my oldest and largest Koi, Remington (He was a steely silver and black. Do you remember Remington Steele?) who died on Friday.
In a Vase on Monday is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Click here to see her vase and to find links to those of other participating bloggers.
