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April vases on Monday

My two small vases today, with April flowers, speak for themselves!  Cowslips, forget-me-nots and some soft pink primroses from a nearby copse.  They have been drowned over the past two days of constant rain and drizzle, but still looking good for all that!  What better than the flowers of Spring to greet a Monday morning!

The cranberry glass vase is from Exmoor Glass in Porlock Weir on the Somerset coast, and the cowslips are in another little John Maltby vase.


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  1. Sally8 April 2019 at 10:09

    Cowslips are mum's favourite flowers. She waited every year for them to appear in the garden at Withies. Beautiful vases, just lovely.
    So excited to see you all soon.

    xxxx

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  2. Joanna8 April 2019 at 13:13

    Oooh, they are so delicate and lovely! And the water drops just add to the effect. :) I'm adding cowslips to my garden this year.

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  3. the running wave8 April 2019 at 13:50

    Aren't they delightful! I really love them and they remind me of springtime walks on my uncle's farm in Hampshire when I was young. If things haven't changed too much on the farm - and I haven't been there for years - I can just visualise them growing there now, along the edge of the copse!

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  4. Elizabeth8 April 2019 at 15:31

    Your tiny arrangements are so lovely - so very springlike. So sorry you've been having so much rain. Here on the west coast it's been dry, cold, even when the sun shines, but dry. How nice to find those pink primroses - they are such a pretty colour and look perfect in the cranberry glass.

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  5. Cathy8 April 2019 at 16:48

    These look lovely, Amanda and make me realise that I have probably never cut the cowslips that appear in my garden with increased frequency - I need to remedy that, so thanks for the prompt!

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  6. Chloris8 April 2019 at 19:50

    Lovely, the cowslips are just coming into bloom here, what a joy they are.

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  7. Kris Peterson8 April 2019 at 20:24

    So pretty! I especially love the blue primrose and I'm feeling regretful that I didn't plant any in my own garden this year. Not that they'd be happy with our current temperature headed up well above 80F (27C) today...

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