Not had a chance to properly look at this thread...gosh these arrangements are amazing! Very overwhelmingly beautiful, especially those with sweet peas in them!
I have been making very tiny arrangements in small vases through the season, but only as I've found broken stems of flowers which still looked nice. But I haven't thought to cut some for jam jar. Wondering if I should have a go!
Oh how lovely Fairygirl! It is a very nice bottle, I must try and get one of those. Are those more sweet peas? I didn't even know they could be that dark colour.
Well I did go outside about 30 minutes ago just before it got dark, to start my first attempt. What a disaster! Picked some coreopsis and some of my yellow dahlias and brought them in. A huugge earwig wiggled out by the sink and made me jump. Took me ages to catch him and I dropped all the flowers and made a right mess! I've put the lot in a plastic bottle outside and I'll try again tomorrow!
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Love your selection Rob.
Love this thread - I look forward to doing a collection every couple of weeks and eye-up potential candidates as I potter about.
Thanks guys. Can't quite get over the fact that I've grown all those. Good way to appreciate the garden - pottering, cutting and arranging.
Rob - sometimes it's the best way of seeing exactly what you've achieved
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Definitely great to gather them in a jam jar because when they are scattered around the garden it doesn't look as if you have a lot
Lovely!
This month's collection needed different size jars.
Today's selections are lovely. That Sea Holly is beautiful. Hadn't thought to pick some Fuschias - they look great.
Not had a chance to properly look at this thread...gosh these arrangements are amazing! Very overwhelmingly beautiful, especially those with sweet peas in them!
I have been making very tiny arrangements in small vases through the season, but only as I've found broken stems of flowers which still looked nice. But I haven't thought to cut some for jam jar. Wondering if I should have a go!
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Crack on wakeshine!
I love a few little stems in a bud vase or similar, but I recently got a couple of tiny bottles of lemonade/bitter lemon which are really nice.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Oh how lovely Fairygirl! It is a very nice bottle, I must try and get one of those. Are those more sweet peas? I didn't even know they could be that dark colour.
Well I did go outside about 30 minutes ago just before it got dark, to start my first attempt. What a disaster! Picked some coreopsis and some of my yellow dahlias and brought them in. A huugge earwig wiggled out by the sink and made me jump. Took me ages to catch him and I dropped all the flowers and made a right mess! I've put the lot in a plastic bottle outside and I'll try again tomorrow!