If I had the space for a cutting garden it would surely be filled with statuesque, fragrant, lilies – but I don't. Instead I am celebrating the gift of a handful of beauties from my friend Heather.
She told me the names of both, but I forgot them as I inhaled their powerful scent.
They're so luxurious (and heavy) I pulled out a collection of low vases to put them in. This Haeger vase was a gift from my sister-in-law years ago, she drew my name for our Christmas gift exchange. Since we have extremely different taste – she finds my love of vintage a little odd, especially when they're thrift shop finds – she decided to spend the allotted amount on a pile of stuff from Value Village, figuring there was probably something in the mix I would like. She was right!
There were a couple of branches on a Lupinus albifrons that I'd decided needed trimming. The simple silver foliage provided a nice contrast to the lilies.
The group went on the patio table. Cloudy skies meant no harsh sun to burn them out quickly, and since my parents were visiting I needed to keep that potent fragrance out of the house – due to my mother's allergies.
I wish you could smell them!
The curvy brown vase is another thrift shop number I've had for years. The creamy white one (above) came from a more dignified antique store.
The dark blooms are full of a thick sticky liquid, you can see a drop here.
For more garden beauty in a vase, visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Links to all participants can be found there. Oh and tomorrow I'll be announcing the winners of the Aeonium Challenge and sharing a look at all the entries!
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What a fabulous trio! Lilies are divine.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Do you cut any of yours to bring indoors?
DeleteI can smell them. The small vases make those yellow lilies look even bigger. Nothing like a gift of flowers you don't grow. My Syneilesis is by a path but mine is of pine needles and it makes the plant feel different from yours somehow. Fascinating comparison.
ReplyDeleteMy Syneilesis is also suffering from lack of water. It hasn't been hot here this July, thus I've been a little less motivated to water...poor plants.
DeleteHow thoughtful of Heather to share her beautiful lilies with you! Do you still have the inherited pink lily in your garden that blooms around your birthday?
ReplyDeleteI do! You've got an incredible memory Peter, and it just opened today!
DeleteWhat a wonderful friend to give you those lilies....they are gorgeous! I am starting to see mine fatten up and hope to get a few in a vase soon.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed for bursting lilies in your garden!
DeleteI have a small cupboard of vases but I'm imagining you have an entire room of them! I love lilies and am kicking myself that I didn't plant some this year - they last only a few years in the ground here but those would be good years. Your beautiful lupine foliage makes a great accent for the strong colors of those gorgeous lilies.
ReplyDeleteActually they're distributed throughout the house (vases) - can't go making it easy for Andrew to count.
DeleteWow - I wish I had friends like that. Beautiful lilies, thanks for the pictures.
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
DeleteI especially love the globular green vase - but the SIZE of the white lilies...WOW! Thanks for sharing ps I don't think I would dare count how many vases I have got!
ReplyDeleteNo counting!!!
DeleteHuge blooms but still elegant, love them especially the yellow ones!
ReplyDeleteI can't picture lilies in your garden...do you guys grow any?
Delete(meaning I don't remember seeing them there. I can totally picture them!)
DeleteSo beautiful and nicely composed. Like Ms. Wis, They evoke such strong sensory memories of the scent that I swear I can smell them. That's especially nice because I don't have to venture outside in the 92 degree sun to smell my own lilies.
ReplyDeleteLove your patio and furniture. I'm not certain I've seen a photo from this vantage point before.
Really? Well I'm glad you finally have...the furniture has a couple of years left in it. It's IKEA, about 7 years old now.
DeleteHow I love Lilies, and I can't bear to cut them ! Maybe I should double up !
ReplyDeleteDo it!
DeleteI second the vote for a cutting garden! Wonderful vases, Loree. And the lilies -- what's not to love about lilies?
ReplyDeleteRight? Well except that sneaky staining pollen.
DeleteThey look great on those little vases. I would love to have a cutting garden although I have a hard time cutting flowers as I think they look beautiful in the garden.
ReplyDeleteAs you've probably figured I do think some our worth cutting to enjoy indoors. Try it!
DeleteI love the idea of your SIL buying you a bunch of stuff, cheap, on the off chance you would like some of it. We had a lily, 'Pretty Woman' at the nursery. A little six-year-old girl spotted it and exclaimed "My God...it's enormous!" She was right.
ReplyDeleteNothing like lilies!
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