There are very few flowers in the garden now, and the same goes for the hedgerows, so where to turn for today's vase? I wasn't sure. However, last night while cooking the supper and feeling in need of some cool fresh air, I opened the stable door and in the cold and dark of the evening I got a spicy whiff of fennel, mixed with curry plant, and that gave me my inspiration for today's vase. A bouquet garni, a bunch of herbs and fragrant leaves which are defying the dropping temperatures and coming together to give a glorious snapshot of our November garden. I have put them in my Emma Bridgewater Brixton Spongeware jug.
My vase this week has parsley, fennel, rosemary, bay, rose geranium, curry plant, sage, calendula and French lavender.
PS : Have you noticed who has crept in to the bottom left hand corner of the photo above?
My vase this week has parsley, fennel, rosemary, bay, rose geranium, curry plant, sage, calendula and French lavender.
Beautiful colours...looks very pretty. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Sally. How are your vases doing? A xx
DeleteAmanda, your bouquet garni is very pretty and the purple of the lavender and orange of the calendula light up the surrounding foliage. Were your sweet-peas from a glass house, or have you escaped the frosts so far?
ReplyDeleteI love everything about herbs! They seem to tick every single plant box! The sweet peas are the sole survivors from those growing outside. I can hardly believe they have survived this long as we have had some significant frosts now. There are a couple of little buds left but we were below zero last night and I can't imagine they will fulfil their potential now! A
DeleteThat looks like a summer vase! Perfect and you can snip away while you are cooking too. Amazing sweet peas.
ReplyDeleteYes, I was thinking that as I was about to pick some parsley for this evening's supper ingredients list, and then I realised I already had some in my vase! It does look ridiculously summery when I think about how bitter it was this morning, -1 at 10.00 this morning, so probably much colder overnight, but still everything is coping well! Gaze your last upon the sweet peas! That is positively IT for this year!! The plants are worn out and I will pull them up this week, along with the neighbouring runner and purple climbing French bean plants which gave up the ghost ages ago! A
DeleteOh I love the bouquet garni idea, Amanda - and hurrah for the last of your sweet peas! What amazing survivors these have been - when you do sow these ones?
ReplyDeleteBless their fragrant hearts! Hooray for the sweet peas. I was a bit late sowing my sweet peas, and beans, this year. I think I probably sowed them in April, could have been early May. Can't really remember! I do most of my gardening by the seat of my pants! Things get there in the end though, thank goodness and no thanks to me! A
DeleteA fine idea to bring the scent of herbs into the house at this time of year. I just cleaned the last of some dried thyme I cut before the deep freeze we had last week and the house smells deliciously pungent. I bet yours is even better!
ReplyDeleteIt has been good to have a big bunch of herbs to hand instead of nipping out into the freezing temperatures of the last few days! A
DeleteI love your garni combination. The purple and orange flowers provide just the right punch. And you have the most miraculous sweet peas ever!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe the sweet peas. What little heroines they have been. I have pulled the plants out now and cut three or four buds off the top of a few plants. As a final fling I think they might creep into next Monday's post, if they last long enough in the warmth of the kitchen! A
DeleteWhat a great idea, I love the colours as well and can only imagine the smell! I really like sponge ware but sadly don't come across it in the charity shops. Typically the few items I have bought have broken but your vase looks lovely x
ReplyDeleteThanks Antonia! Lovely to hear from you. I think all my favourite objects which can chip, have chipped! You are not alone!! A x
DeleteYour herbs really shine in that Spongeware jug. I'd enjoy that year round. Beautiful with the sweetpeas too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susie. The herbs are tough little cookies, as we have had one or two really sharp frosts already. I realised after I had posted last Monday that I had forgotten the mint and some thyme! The mint is past it really, but it would have completed the collection! A
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