On a tree on Monday

After visiting a private garden on Sauvie Island last Monday evening I knew I had to write an "On a tree on Monday" post to share what I saw. The title is, of course, a play on the much loved "In a vase on Monday" blogger's meme hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.

So instead of flowers in a vase, these flowers are (beautifully) hung on a dead tree.

Why? Well, the weekend before the open garden, the owners, Linda and Chet, hosted an evening wedding. Chet's daughter got married in the garden and this is where the ceremony took place—at the end of a long and winding path through the garden. The backstory makes this display all the more wonderful.

I couldn't resist taking several close-ups of the wilting flowers, still so beautiful as they fade.

Here's a piece of the hidden magic keeping them in place.

Linda is a very creative lady and there are lots of beautiful flowers in the garden (more from the garden on Wednesday), so naturally I figured she was the one who put this all together. Nope, not her work.

I couldn't help but photograph it from every angle, I was smitten.

Back when I participated in the "In a vase..." meme I frequently shared photos of our mantel and the decorative elements I'd pulled together there. Since I haven't done that in a long time, I thought I'd share a couple photos just to let you know I'm still filling vases and changing things up.

Currently in the vase (part of my Royal Copley collection) are pieces I've trimmed from the garden; a Dioon Edule leaf (the tall number), Rhododendron 'Ebony Pearl' branches, and bits of Lomatia tinctoria. That perky Begonia erythrophylla leaf was a gift from a garden visitor and it's rooted quite nicely, perhaps it's time to plant it up.

The bright colorful bromeliad is a Guzmania I picked up for a song (by one at $5 get one free, the other is out in the garden).

And the small seeds in this little vase have been there so long I've forgotten where they came from.

So, that's a peek at a non-traditional Monday floral arrangement and what's on the mantel these days...

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