The bud vase
For natural lighting, the vase is in front of a window atop a WWII military trunk that has been around the world quite a few times.
Sometimes simple is better.
lunes, 24 de noviembre de 2014
In a Vase on Monday - Darling bud of... November?
This Monday's pickings are slim: a simple William Shakespeare rose with ivy in a bud vase. This combination brought to mind the first few lines of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 ("Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May"). Funny how the brain works.
Once again, I'm linking with Rambling In the Garden's In a Vase on Monday meme, where garden bloggers post photos of arrangements with flowers and greenery from their gardens. Stop by!
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I do like it, Karen, what a beauty! The scent must be lovely too. Have a good week :)
ResponderEliminarYes, WS is one of my favorites for scent.
EliminarLovely Karen, I have a couple of blooms on my William Shakespeare which I thought about picking but they aren't in such good condition as yours which is perfect and exactly right in a simple bud vase with some foliage.
ResponderEliminarThere were other blooms, too, but a bit worse for wear because of all the wind we've had lately. This one just opened today and I felt the need to rescue it.
EliminarDear Karen, what a beautiful vase! Did you also brought this vase three times around the world? About my Christmas snow, it is made of polystyrene. It is a kind of plastic. Every garden centre in Holland sells it. Funny you don't have it in Spain! Groetjes,
ResponderEliminarHetty
The vase also came from my grandmother's house, although I don't remember it as a child and can't say how old it is. As for the "snow", here they do sell some for nativity scenes, although it's very opaque and dense - not light and sparkly like yours.
EliminarIt's a beautiful rose, Karen, and nicely staged!
ResponderEliminarHow lovely! Simple is indeed better!
ResponderEliminarThank you!
EliminarWilliam Shakespeare is one of my favourite roses and sadly has finished for the year in my garden. Your simple vase is lovely and shows the single bloom off perfectly - well done!
ResponderEliminarIn the garden, I have a hard time with WS. It send up longish canes that open to the sides, leaving the center empty. Does yours do this? I hope it will get stonger as it matures, but maybe I need to move it...
EliminarThat really is a lovely arrangement. I like the way you got the ivy to stand up so nicely! Beautiful colour rose too. :)
ResponderEliminarWell, the ivy standing up wasn't my intention, but the drooping ivy I had wanted to use wasn't looking very good. This ivy is actually a green stem from a variegated ivy plant.
EliminarHow lovely. A perfect rose like William Shakespeare doesn' t need any other adornment. Looking forward to those 'darling buds of May.'
ResponderEliminarYes, although there's quite a bit of work to be done until then!
EliminarA perfect bloom. I like that the sonnet quote popped into your head as well.
ResponderEliminarSimple but strong in character, a lovely arrangement. :)
ResponderEliminarThank you!
EliminarSimple but strong in character, a lovely arrangement. :)
ResponderEliminarSimple and beautiful! and today I posted two pictures to my mom in the garden Facebook page; one of a sunrise and one of a sunset and then I had the song from Fiddler on the Roof in my head! Like you say, funny how the brain works! :-)
ResponderEliminarHa! I also have lots of song associations running around in my brain... friends and family jokingly call me the "Karaoke Queen", not that I've ever done karaoke, but I remember the words to virtually every song on the radio, even those from 30 or 40 years ago. For instance, when I can't find something, it's U2's "But I still haven't found what I'm looking for..."
EliminarAbsolutely dreamy with that vase...and what a special rose to still be blooming!!
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