The fragrance of Sarcococca has been wafting over the garden for about a week now so picking a bit of that to bring in was a given. Other than that, my brain was empty of ideas when I headed out to the garden to gather something to throw into a container. The red twigged dogwood from last week got thrown in on top after I cut some berries from Pernettya mucronata/Gaultheria mucronata and some vibrant blue ones from Dichroa febrifuga
This sugar bowl with the strangely large finial on top is part of a tea set that I got at a second hand & floral shop on Alberta Street in Portland a bit over four years ago.
Then adding red twigs? Yikes. I got the idea from the Pernettia shrub itself, a branch of which can be seen at the right of this picture. The branches are red with little green leaves and mauve turning to purple berries. Hmm.
It seems a little jumbled and out of sorts, similar to my mood on Sunday afternoon. (All better now, thank you!)
It's not my favorite arrangement ever but it was another quickie. In the dim light of the entryway, without the flash, the Dichroa berries look nearly black so the sugar bowl was moved to the much lighter kitchen where the blue color can better be enjoyed.
In a Vase on Monday is hosted each week by Cathy, master of the theme arrangement and prop usage, at Rambling in the Garden. Click here to see her offering and those of other participating bloggers.
This sugar bowl with the strangely large finial on top is part of a tea set that I got at a second hand & floral shop on Alberta Street in Portland a bit over four years ago.
These colors don't really seem to go together all that well.
Then adding red twigs? Yikes. I got the idea from the Pernettia shrub itself, a branch of which can be seen at the right of this picture. The branches are red with little green leaves and mauve turning to purple berries. Hmm.
It seems a little jumbled and out of sorts, similar to my mood on Sunday afternoon. (All better now, thank you!)
It's not my favorite arrangement ever but it was another quickie. In the dim light of the entryway, without the flash, the Dichroa berries look nearly black so the sugar bowl was moved to the much lighter kitchen where the blue color can better be enjoyed.
In a Vase on Monday is hosted each week by Cathy, master of the theme arrangement and prop usage, at Rambling in the Garden. Click here to see her offering and those of other participating bloggers.
