In a Vase on Monday – Dark Purple

This purple hydrangea left from last week’s vase seems to have gotten even darker. It’s a wonderful hydrangea which stays purple even in our acid soil – all of our other hydrangeas go BlueBlueBlue as soon as they get their roots down. This one has dark leaves as well – I think it could be called Brunette but that’s a guess as it came to me as a cutting from C’s Aunt.
vase of flowers Hydrangea rose and jasmine

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star jasmine red green gold

In a Vase on the Monday before Christmas – Red, Green, and Gold

Star Jasmine seemed appropriate for Christmas, with a Geranium and Fuchsia ‘Gartenmeister Bonstedt’ for the red, and a little asparagus fern. Trachelospermum jasminoides is as sweet as Jasmine but more controllable.

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