Another Monday, another vase to share with all the followers of Cathy at Rambling in the Garden, who asks us to find flowers to cut from our gardens and bring into our homes to enjoy.
I think I underestimate the value of Dutch Irises in my garden; I shouldn’t as there aren’t many plants that will survive for many years with no summer irrigation. In some years they appear at the same time as the first Bearded Irises and so perhaps I have undervalued them in comparison to the exuberant blooms of those.
Sometimes I think Irises look best just on their own
I’m afraid that the names of these varieties are lost as I have had them at least 5 years
Pale mauve and Lemon Yellow is a delicate springlike colour
I’ve seen a lovely white in another vase this year and I would love a pure blue the colour of Iris reticulata ‘Harmony’, so if you know the name of one like that I would be most grateful.
Continuing the Ikebana theme from last week, my second vase features a more delicately coloured Iris and some toning stems of other spring blooms.
Butter Yellow, wonderfully perfumed Freesia
Rosa banksia
A stem of Rosa banksia was a special addition
In a vase on Monday
I hope you have a lovely spring gardening week.
Creating my own garden of the Hesperides 
I do like the woven container, it enhances the cool iris. Wintery winds here are holding back the late tulips. Your iris are so delicate .
The Irises are delicate to look at but actually very tough, there foliage starts growing mid-winter.
I love the Dutch irises, they are perfect for a vase and looking at yours, I can’t think why I don’t grow them. They look dreamy with Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’.
Thanks for the correction to the rose’s name, very sloppy of me to get it wrong. The Irises repeat very regularly here so I will plant more.
so elegant – I love the second photo – the iris looks like a dancer – beautiful.
That’s a good analogy, they are a bit like ballerinas with long, long legs!
Beautiful and it must smell divine!
Yes, even the Iris is slightly scented.
Your ikebana is perfection Christina. Rosa banksiae is a great addition to the yellow hued flowers.
Wow! Thank you, I really appreciate that coming from you. You know how much I admire you Ikebana vases.
They certainly seem to be such good do-ers for you, especially if they do not need irrigation, and your second vase is so delightfully springlike and perfect for the Easter season – the soft yellows are perfect with the pale lilac and the whole vase is perfectly balanced…lovely!
I know it is a bit similar to last week’s vase, but the Rose makes it seem quite different to me. I think I might be coming to a bit of a lull in flowers but maybe something will surprise me, it often does 😀
This rose is gorgeous, isn’t it? The softness of the yellow is so appealing
Banksiea grow huge, but mine hasn’t as it is badly placed, I keep proving it that I’ll plant it somewhere better, or maybe I’ll take a cutting and give the new plant a fresh beginning.
I did briefly consider one, but the size did put me off! Could you risk digging it up and replanting? I have moved some roses this year and they are doing OK – thankfully!
Yes, but I should wait for winter; summer is forecast to be very hot this year.
Very sensible, even without the extra hot forecast
Beautiful arrangements, Christina. I love the soft yellow of the roses and the tall iris accents. A very pretty bi-color.
Thank you Eliza, the rose is in a bad position so hasn’t grown well, I really must try to move it, it is very pretty.
It is always great to have plants that don’t take much care.
Very true. Almost everything requires watering to look really good here. As I don’t irrigate most of the garden, things just survive. The Irises don’t seem to need anything so are great.
Christina your Dutch Iris and the wonderful colors that I love. The Freesia and the Banksiea Rosa are divine. It’s a magnificent Ikebana arrangement, I love it. The wicker vase is divine and gives more beauty to the arrangement. You know Christina, it’s nonsense, years ago I saw a short of Disney and some flames with very long, stretched arms, legs and body danced to the sound of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. They had yellow colors in the center, orange in the middle and blue and purple at the ends. This memory has come to my mind and I have been reminded of the Dutch Irises. As I told you, silly, but I could not stop telling you. Have a happy week of gardening and the weather is with you. Take care. Greetings from Margarita.
Lady Banks’ roses, Freesia AND the perfect Dutch Iris to complement them – that’s a major hit, Christina! In the past, I’d dismissed Dutch Irises myself, assuming that they’d be water hogs, but they’ve comported themselves beautifully in my often drought-stricken garden. I’ve planted more the last 2 years after my first batch did well. Now I think it’s time for me to branch out into other colors like those you’ve shown here.
Both are beautiful! I have a fondness for Dutch irises; they were among the very first flowers I ever planted, many years ago at our first house. Bit I truly love the second arrangement with the the woven container. Happy spring!
A very Happy Spring to you too Deb.
Very nice. I like combinations of different shades of the same color.
Enjoyed, especially the last photo with the twig covered vase and the entire arrangement!