Each Monday, Cathy from Rambling in the garden invites us all to gather flowers and any other materials from our gardens and share them with each other.
Jonquils are the first bulbs to flower in my garden they come up in early winter, I always feel excited when I see their green tips pushing up through the ground. I think the single flower head guys have a fairly ordinary flower but make up for it with their perfume, I have had them inside for an hour and the whole back of the house is filled with their sweet perfume.
I have teamed them up with some branches of Perovskia ‘Blue Spire’ commonly known as Russian Sage. A deciduous perennial from the areas of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan which does well in dry areas. The foliage and stems are silvery grey with violet flowers, as it’s at the end of it’s season it has a lovely silvery look with the dried tiny flower heads still attached.
I would love to see what you have found in your garden, head over to Cathy’s blog to see what others are sharing as well.
A lovely vase indeed and I have also found so many flowers bring the added bonus of their perfume indoors with them.
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Thanks Donna:)
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A lovely arrangement. Where I live Perovskia appears after the narcissus have bloomed.
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Here it starts it’s new growth in spring flowering from summer into autumn, I have 3 they fill the garden with lovely colour and foliage.
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How lovely! The scent must be divine. I’m thinking of ordering a ‘fragrant narcissus collection’ from my supplier this year. This post encourages me!
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Thank you, I do have some lovely doubles as well which flower a little later, they are my favourites.
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The Narcissus and Perovskia are artistic partners. I love the scent of Narcissus too. I was surprised to see them but realized you must be on the other side of the hemisphere.
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Thanks Kris, yes in South Australia.
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I adore jonquils (most other narcissus also!), and the combination with the dried Perovskia stems comes out so nicely!
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Thanks Amy
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So cute!!
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If you have time this is an enjoyable meme to participate in, I have seen some great collections from others gardens.
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Perhaps when our flowers start to bloom in earnest!!
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very pretty x
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Thanks Chris
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Finally catching up – I am usually prompt at looking at other vases 😦 Your simple vase is lovely – and elegant with it. How does the smell of these compare with Paperwhites, which have a smell that divides bloggers…?
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The perfume from these divides my household!
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😉
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