I always have a vase of flowers in the house, usually on the dining table and pick them from the garden. This week at the Growers' Market I noticed some bunches of Chrysanthemums and just had to have them. I had some growing in my previous garden but none here. I have always enjoyed their unusual scent and like the colour of these ones. They were the princely sum of $4.00 (GBP 1.89) and there were enough for a vase on the dining table and a smaller vase in the lounge.
I have been keeping an eye on the Hydrangea Paniculata Sundae Fraise as it has been changing colour and picked three stems yesterday hoping that they dry to a pleasant colour. Not sure, I may have left them a bit late.
Used to have some of those in my mother's garden - you can't beat the tried and trusted favourites.
ReplyDeleteI will stick them all in the ground when spent to try and root them.
Delete$4, that's a bargain for sure and a lovely colour. I tried drying hydrangea but they all faded to a dull fawn. I have read somewhere to use oil???:
ReplyDeleteYes, great value especially if I can root them. I picked one of the hydrangeas when it was paler and put it in a vase of water. It dried and didn't go brown
ReplyDeleteThey are one of my favourite flowers. We've got loads of calendular and lavender here at the moment.
ReplyDeleteWe have a lot of those too. Always a good show
DeleteFour dollars for such a bounty. Not bad, indeed!
ReplyDeleteI cut a small handful of calla lilies the other day from the back garden. They are in a vase on the coffee table as I write this reply.
That's what I normally do, pick from the garden.
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