Hopefully not too late to join in this week. I have a valid excuse; a very dear friend was married this weekend, which involved much laughing, crying and dancing.
This vase is all about the dahlia (again) I had hoped to include some scabious in shades of pink but the lack of support has them growing in a very kinky manner.
I’ve been giving the pink/lilac dahlia (lost label cohort) the side-eye most of the summer. She seemed a bit insipid and probably better suited to the compost heap, but then I noticed how the centre is the same green/yellow as the other white dahlias and the pink tipped petals a good match for the cosmos and anemones in the garden.
The pinky lilac one can stay.
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Those dahlias are stunning in color and form. I love how you let them float in your arrangement.
Thanks Donna
Sounds like a great weekend, Sharon! It is refreshing to have a pale arrangement like this in October, so we can pretend that it isn’t really Autumn yet! The wishy washy dahlia looks like one I tried a few years ago but wasn’t impressed – but it dried so well, as the contrasts were emphasised once the blooms had shrunk, and I still have them now. They were used in a Monday vase too, here https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/2023/01/23/in-a-vase-on-monday-cut-and-dried-2/
I’ve never considered drying the dahlias. Something for next year, it’s been too soggy this year I think to dry successfully.
I had never heard of it until Gardeners World one year – they just seem to dry naturally in a vase, shrinking to about hald their size, but reatining their colour. I can’t remember the detail, but it’s probably best if they are not fully open when they are picked. I just leave them in the vase until the they seem to be fully dry, then take them out of the water and hang them up or put them in a spare vase out of the way somewhere
The way you described your scabious are growing at a kinky angle got me smiling. So please you enjoyed the wedding festivities. The Dahlia is quite charming.
Oh, I really like the combination! And the foliage really sets it off, too. My Dahlias haven’t performed well for a couple of years, so I really appreciate seeing them on other blogs. I think I need to purchase a new pack of tubers. Love them!
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Thanks Beth. Most of these tubers are 2+ years old. I lift and store them each year. I was very disappointed with the size and quality of tubers I ordered this year – from the same previously excellent suppliers.
Some arrangements just seem to come together by magic! The combination is very pretty, Sharon.
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Thanks Kris
Such a beautiful display of Based flowers 😍