In a Vase on Monday

On Saturday, I found a new gadget called Easy Arranger at Sky Nursery in Seattle.  Chicken wire bent over the top of a vase might do something similar but this bent nicely, stayed in place,  and had no sharp edges.

The Romneya coulteri are trying to take over the world and were growing so far over the public sidewalk that it made passing nearly impossible so a lot of them had to be cut.  Might as well throw them in a vase for Monday, right?  This blue Russian vase was the right size plus blue and white go well together.


It was a blustery day so the petals kept blowing around but the Easy Arranger held the stems in place very well.  There were some yew clippings still on the ground from an earlier haircut so they were also used.

There were lots of buds too and I wondered if they'd open up inside.  Turns out, they do.  Also, petals and pollen like to fall all over the place.

Since Independence Day is this week, and there was a blue vase with white flowers, I looked for something in the garden that was red.  Lots of other colors in bloom right now but nothing red.  Fortunately I have a red wall.  So there you have it, red, white, and blue for the Fourth of July.