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In a Vase on Monday: A Little Bit Tropical

8/27/2018

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I have been suffering from a strange lack of inspiration lately, which explains why I haven't participated in IAVOM for a few weeks. But I really wanted to do something this week, so I headed out to the garden with a pair of scissors and a vase, but still with no clear ideas of what I was going to do! 
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My Castor Bean plants have really taken off since I harvested the dried seed pods. I know they won't have time to ripen any more seed, so now I feel more at liberty to cut some of the flowers. I decided to use them and some of the Love-lies-bleeding, and see if I could get a tropical look (as tropical as an arrangement from a Maine garden can possibly be, anyway!). ​
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There is no shortage of Cosmos flowers in my garden right now either, so I used some of them...
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But it still needed a little something more, so I gathered a few stems of purple Basil and stuck them in. I also added some foliage from the Castor Beans. It looks wonderful, but it wilted fast. But I'm leaving it in for now, because I've seen some flowers (wildflowers in particular) wilt for several hours after being picked, only to perk up again the next day! 

​*Note: I actually prepared this on Saturday morning. A few hours later, the Castor Bean foliage had revived!
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So that's that! Flower arranging is always a pleasure and I'm glad I finally just got out there and did it. Sometimes the inspiration comes as we try! Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. You'll be able to see lots of beautiful arrangements from around the world on her blog today.
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Cindy Coghill link
8/27/2018 07:41:15 am

A very exotic look for this week. Lovely!

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Joanna link
8/29/2018 07:53:21 pm

Thank you very much! :)

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Sandra link
8/27/2018 08:01:24 am

Lovely!

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Joanna link
8/29/2018 07:53:54 pm

Thank you Sandra! :)

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Noelle link
8/27/2018 10:53:05 am

Love the placement of those leaves between the blooms. Each bloom is lovely too.

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Joanna link
8/29/2018 07:55:17 pm

Thank you! I just kinda plopped everything into the vase and then moved things around until it looked right. :)

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Peter Herpst link
8/27/2018 11:02:52 am

Good for you that you just got out there and did it! The results are delightful.

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Joanna link
8/29/2018 07:57:03 pm

Thank you!

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Eliza link
8/27/2018 12:32:05 pm

Nice touch of tropical to usher in the next wave of heat coming our way tomorrow. The caster bean flowers are interesting to view up close and I love the pink/white cosmos– so pretty!

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Joanna link
8/29/2018 07:58:36 pm

Yesterday was our last day of heat here at least for a little bit. We had a good downpour earlier which was a blessing. Some of the plants were starting to wilt again!

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donna
8/27/2018 12:48:08 pm

Absolutely beautiful!!

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Joanna link
8/29/2018 07:59:04 pm

I'm glad you like it :)

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Cathy link
8/27/2018 03:34:59 pm

The basil is a great addition and really helps to link the flowers and foliage together. Good to have you join us today - thanks!

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Joanna link
8/29/2018 08:01:10 pm

Basil really could be grown just for a cut flower, couldn't it? It was nice to participate again this week...thank you! :)

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Kris P link
8/27/2018 04:23:05 pm

I love those pretty cosmos!

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Joanna link
8/29/2018 08:02:10 pm

They are such a fun flower to grow...I appreciate their pinks and whites this time of year when most flowers in bloom seem to be yellow.

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JanetLee
8/27/2018 09:35:48 pm

Beautiful! Lovely combination.

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Joanna link
8/29/2018 08:03:13 pm

Thank you! :)

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Elsa
8/28/2018 01:34:56 am

Such a beautiful arrangement!

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Joanna link
8/29/2018 08:03:49 pm

Thank you Elsa :)

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Amelia Grant link
8/28/2018 09:40:59 am

Love the bit of tropical, the Castor Beans really give it that feeling. Interesting they revived, adapted to the vase I guess.

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Joanna link
8/29/2018 08:05:48 pm

I love how the Castor Bean plants add a slight tropical look to my garden as well. They grew much better in my Maine garden than I dared to hope!

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Jason link
8/29/2018 02:50:47 pm

Love those Cosmos! Such a great flower. I'm feeling uninspired at the moment because of all the damage last night's storm did to the garden.

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Joanna link
8/29/2018 08:07:11 pm

Oh no, that's not good! :( I hope your garden will recover quickly.!

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