Monday has rolled round once again and it is time to join Cathy at Rambling in the Garden with her meme, which requires us to collect materials from our gardens to bring indoors.
I already had my prairie asters in mind for this week’s vase; when my eye caught sight of this teapot in our cabinet, even though the design is actually cornflowers, I felt the colours and mood ideal.
Aster turbinellus
I added some Verbena rigida and Verbena bonariensis…
… Scabiosa ochroleuca…
… and some Miscanthus ‘Adagio’, Euphorbia myrsinites, and a single white Cosmos ‘Purity’….
This ‘vase’ is lovely and light – almost summery – to beat the grey skies we have at the moment. I didn’t stay outside to drink my tea as it is quite chilly today too!
(Can you see the red acer in the background again? The leaves are dropping now.)
Now take a look at some of the other lovely vases put together by creative people around the globe this Monday at Cathy’s site: Rambling in the Garden
Have a great week, and hope you get a bit more sunshine than us! 😉
An absolute delight! What a delicious combination of colours and patterns – very ‘Country Living’ (magazine). Yes please to the cuppa!
I don’t know the magazine, but it sounds like a very nice compliment, thank you! 🙂
The prettiest teapot I’ve seen in a long while, both pot and it’s delightful contents. It looks very civilised round your place Cathy, we may all be popping in for more tea!
That’s a lovely thought Sarah! It would be so lovely if we could all meet for tea now and then! 😉
What a very pretty teapot that is – and what is the ‘picture’ it is sitting on? The teapot is the most perfect receptacle for the colour of blooms and other material you have included – thank you for introducing it to us!
The ‘picture’ is a serviette placed on a tray! The blue of the Delphiniums on it seemed to go with the colour theme. Thanks Cathy. It’s such fun doing this every week! 🙂
I wondered if that’s what it was – a very pretty serviette indeed!
Ooh, super lovely job you did this week, Cathy! I absolutely LOVE it!
Thank you Eliza! I only planted that aster in spring, but it has done relatively well considering the dry summer.
Your teapot perfectly matches the arrangement you have created Cathy.
I wanted to use that teapot with cornflowers in early summer, but I think the asters are a good substitute. 😉
Lovely, lovely, lovely! I think anyone would fancy a cuppa that!
Glad you like it Benjamin!
Speechless! My favourite shade of purple in the perfect vase!
The aster colours were just right for the pot, weren’t they! 😉
I’m not sure you could have found a better container, Cathy! I’m very envious of the asters. It seems your flowers don’t mind the chilly weather.
The summer annuals are almost past it now Kris, but the perennials are actually enjoying some cool damp weather and should keep going until a frost gets them.
I love your flowers in a teapot. Those colors are among my favorites, too: vibrant “blues” and purples with a touch of white.
We also have an Acer turning red. They’re stunning trees, aren’t they? Have a good week, Cathy.
Thank you Alys. Our acer has lost a lot more leaves the past couple of days – such a shame it doesn’t last until Christmas! 😉
That is a shame. We had such a dry, warm winter last year that our Acer didn’t even drop most of it’s leaves. It was a bit strange. We’ll see if our forecast-ed El Nino brings about a different winter than the past four. Will you have a steady drop in temperatures now as November approaches?
Hi Alys. How odd to have an acer keep some of its leaves all year! Yes, this winter may well be different. Our temperatures usually go down slowly until December when it often gets really cold. But it is different every year here too – we have had extremely mild Christmases the past two or three years and last year hardly any snow at all!
Cathy, it was odd. The leaves dried, but hung on to the tree.
I hope you have a mild winter again this year, but with a light sprinkle of snow for Christmas. We often have overcast skies on Christmas day, occasionally rain. It was strange when we first moved from Canada, as all our Christmases were white.
Yes, you must miss the snow.
Love the asters with the grassy seedheads.
A favourite combination and I just can’t resist putting Miscanthus with everything at this time of year!
Blue is a reminiscence on summer skies and flowers. And you still find flowers in your garden to fill the teapot! It´s not late autumn. 😉
You are so right Uta! I could almost fool myself into thinking it’s still summer! 😉
That’s truly delightful Cathy, you are so creative!
Oh, thank you for such a nice compliment Janet! 😀 I have always claimed I am not a very creative person.
How pretty and I love the teapot. A lovely summery feel to your vase today Cathy, even though it most definitely is autumn.
Yes, I nearly fooled myself but it is most definitely autumn here too now. The beech are turning buttery yellow and I could literally hear the leaves falling today.
So peaceful! Is it warm enough outside to still enjoy a cuppa?
Not really Lori! Daytime temperatures this week are around 7°C and the sun has barely made it through the clouds. But low cloud has its positive side – no hard frosts yet! 🙂
Delightful Cathy! Love the addition of white Scabiosa to reflect the design in the teapot. Makes a pretty table setting.
Thanks Susie. I also rather like the effect of the Scabiosa. I wish I could really sit down to a cuppa with you all! 🙂
That’s a lovely arrangement Cathy. Miscanthus is my favourite grass and I’m a big verbena fan.
Thanks Sam. I adore my Miscanthus and one of these days I will probably fill a vase with just that and nothing else! LOL!
I love this arrangement, and your teapot…just think you will be able to have tea right in the middle of winter, with this teapot, and remember the lovely flowers.
Oh, what a lovely thought Noelle! Thank you!
Your choice of vase was just perfect for the flowers, really summery looking. Today, Tuesday, in the UK has been really quite warm again after a week of cold wet weather, even tonight it was mild when I had to go out. Have a good week, Christina.
Thanks Christina. I missed your vase this week, but read your comment to Cathy that you are surrounded by flowers, so I hope you can enjoy them even if they are not from your own garden. All the best for the rest of your stay and your MIL.
such a pretty arrangement – I love the colours of all these flowers and the grasses add a touch of texture. I love the teapot too – I miss having tea in the garden now.
Thanks Ann. Yes, it’s a bit too cool for tea outside now, but bringing flowers indoors is compensation for that! 😉
Absolutely lovely! Have a great week!
Thanks Sheryl, you too!
Purples and mauves are about the only colours left in the flowers around here now, I havent noticed many whites which make such a nice contrast in your arrangement.
The white cosmos are on my patio, now mostly in shade, and reflect the low light levels nicely so that they catch my eye often and I have to look up to see who/what is moving around (in the breeze) out there!
What a lovely combination Cathy, the teapot was absolutely a perfect choice for your flowers.
Thank you Karen! Have a lovely week!
Oh Cathy I absolutely love that tea pot and cup…and your choice of flowers is perfect…..just a work of art to cheer us on in autumn!
🙂 Happy autumn Donna!
Oh, I covet that teapot–how perfectly lovely! Perfect combination of flowers for it. You set the whole scene beautifully. What a great way to brighten up a gloomy day!
Thanks Kimberley… I do feel the need for cheerful pots of flowers indoors as the clouds in autumn seem to get lower and lower!
Your flowers and vase are perfect together. It has the feeling that one is almost a reflection of the other. Lovely.
Thank you Cath! 🙂