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Another wild bunch in a vase on Monday

The trigger for my vase this week was Cindy's dreamy duo last Monday, feverfew and roses.

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On a walk at the beginning of last week I passed a big clump of feverfew, saw the flowers, thought of Cindy's glorious collection, and that was it!  I went back to pick a few stems and teamed them up with meadow vetchling, pineapple weed (which really does smell of pineapple when you crush the leaves), and a very exotic wild euphorbia, sun spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia).  I think they make a pretty handsome collection of wild flowers!

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  1. I love the freshness here in your vase. Yellow and white and some lovely greens always add a sparkle indoors, and in your lovely vase too.

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    1. Thank you! I agree, the white is really fresh against the greens and yellow. I used to have a lot in my old garden, all self-sown, but just one rather poor little plant in a flower pot! Must try and remedy that. It makes a great cut flower! A

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  2. Yes, 'fresh' definitely sums up your vase, Amanda - the shade of green of the spurge and what must be the pineapple weed has just the right degree of yellowness to complement the feverfew and vetch. Lovely, as is the vase itself

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    1. That spurge is a very exotic field weed! I couldn't resist it. It is such a complex flower that it doesn't look as though it belongs in a field, amongst crops and various other wild flowers/weeds - what you will! A

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  3. The interesting yellow flower is from the wild Euphorbia? It's wonderful! I'm also attracted to the pineapple weed, something I don't recall ever seeing before. As to feverfew, I've always loved it but currently find it inexplicably missing in my garden, something I need to address.

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    1. The yellow pea-like flower is the meadow vetchling - very much a feature of our hedgerows and field margins at the moment. The spurge/euphorbia is the intricate green plant which I picked from a nearby field. A much too sophisticated plant to be labelled a weed I think! A

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  4. What a beautiful arrangement Amanda, and thank you so much for the mention! I am most truly touched by your thoughtfulness and nearly missed your post. I'm so glad I doubled back this morning on Cathy's post to specifically look for your arrangement. I haven't been on instagram or my blog much lately. Too many outdoor projects, in too much extreme heat over the weekend, has left me exhausted both mentally and physically. Not even enough energy to make a flower arrangement this week. This is a week of just getting through my day job, rest and relaxing, and hopefully refreshing my soul and spirits. Your sweet bouquet and kind words have gone a long ways to touch my soul! Thank you.

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    1. I so enjoyed your arrangement last week Cindy. It was exactly the way I love to see flowers in a vase. Just expressing themselves in their own sweet way! No fussing about. We are gradually moving towards a new normal way of life in Scotland. A little more slowly than England which is for the best, in my view. I too have been busier than I have been used to in the past three months. My daughter is back at work and she has two year old twin girls, and two older sets of twins, 14 and 16, so a lot on her hands as well as trying to juggle working from home - an impossible task really, so I have been helping with the two little girls this week. Today the temperatures (for Scotland) are high. About 24 - 25C, so I am feeling quite wilted! Walking through the grounds of Gosford House, which I have posted about numerous times, is where I go to replenish my inner peace! It is green, tranquil and just heavenly! Otherwise our tiny garden is an outdoor room which brings a lot of pleasure - and now I have my bees just a five minute walk away, so I have to keep calm and quiet for them. Thank goodness we don't live in a city! Have a good and peaceful week! A x

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