After all the excitement of the Chelsea Flower Show, I came home in need of some peace and calm. Nearly a quarter of my garden is smothered in cow parsley, and forget me nots pop up everywhere. So this week’s Monday Vase is a simple one -just frothy white and blue.
I re-used my willow heart and mossy “nest” vase, which I wrote about Here.
Look carefully and you’ll see little green hearts in amongst the forget me nots. I wish I knew the name of this pretty weed. It grows wild in my orchard. I treated myself to this lovely cream Vase from the Waitrose Easter collection. It’s in constant use!
Also there’s a basket of white viburnum. This one is Viburnum Plicatum Mariesii which overhangs the horseshoe pond.
From a distance, the viburnum looks like a tiered wedding cake. A delight for weeks on end during May.
Thank you to Cathy from Rambling in the Garden for hosting this meme.
I’ll leave you with a picture of my summerhouse. And I wish you all a happy and peaceful bank holiday Monday.
Bramble Garden 
It really is a calming vase Karen. Lovely. Hope you had a peaceful long weekend too.
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Thank you Cathy. We had a lovely time with Mum and my inlaws visiting relatives in Cheshire. I was much in need of peace and calm after a very hectic week. Thanks for your kind comments. Enjoy the rest of the week. xxx
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A lovely natural bouquet.
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Thank you Brian. Hope you are enjoying some sunny weather where you are. Thanks for reading and taking the time to get in touch. Best wishes. Karen
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Charming sprays and bouquets of wildflowers. They would certainly bring some good cheer to a room.
The beauty of wildflowers is one of the best parts of having nature flourishing around your home.
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These are so pretty in blue and white. Cow parsley is always as winner as is forget-me-not. Beautiful frothy arrangements. The viburnum is stunning, I’m wondering where I could put one!
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Thank you for reading and getting in touch Alison. I can recommend Summer Snowflake as a slightly smaller shrub. I’m going to prune my viburnum after flowering. We can’t actually get to the pond any more. If you want a layered effect also try Cornus alternifolia argentea. I use that a lot in my garden design plans. Looks like a pagoda tree with lovely white flowers in summer and a nice shape all winter for snow and frost to settle on. All the best with your gardening.
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Lovely post and pictures. Thanks, I enjoyed a quiet, relaxing day yesterday and hope you did too. xx
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Thanks Mike. I did. We visited relatives in Cheshire, which was a nice change. Been to see Mum today which was also quiet and peaceful. She only has 5 hours of Chelsea flower show recordings left for us to catch up with :)) x
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I love forget-me-nots, they always remind me of my childhood. They grew wild and I could pick to my heart’s content. And the viburnum does look like a wedding cake!
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Thank you Eliza. Glad to see that my photos have sparked a happy memory. For me too, they have very happy associations. thanks for reading and getting in touch. x
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An irresistible combination!
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Thank you 🙂 x
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Love the Viburnum, I used to have one but it was too hot and dry for it in my garden.
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Thanks Christina. x
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Love the froth, Karen – and isn’t the ‘weed’ shepherd’s purse? Your garden sounds lovely, even with a quarter if it given over to cow parskey!
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Thank you Cathy. Yes, that looks like the delicate weed with green hearts growing in my garden. Thanks for the identification- and for kind comments.
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You are welcome
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Lovely and wishing you a wonderful holiday as well!
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Thank you x
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