The Hellebore leaves are full up and covering the fading flowers. But I can never just cut those stems and toss the flowers onto the compost pile; thus this vase. Most of these blossoms are H. 'New York Night'. I always thought the color and the name were the essence of big city sophistication. These days it just sounds doleful.
The tall greenish flower with red edges is H. "Jade Tiger' and the shorter green blooms are H. niger.
But it is the two-toned grape hyacinths (Muscari latifolium) that bring it all to life.
We have a rabbit family living under our deck and my attempts to trap them have not yielded anything. So I cut these tulips as soon as I saw them to save them from the bunnies. I don't know when I've brought tulips into the house that they did not suddenly open widely. So this vase this morning is much more restrained than I expected it to be.
Linking to Rambling in the Garden, who hosts this most enjoyable Monday meme where you can see all sorts of spring garden flowers in vases.
The tulips are pretty as they are, Linda, but you'll have to post another photo when they open. Both vases are lovely and oj so very spring like. I'm envious as it appears we're being dragged (kicking and screaming in my case) into summer here.
Posted by: Kris P | Monday, May 04, 2020 at 10:01 AM
Oh those muscari look wonderful with those faded hellebore - most effective. Interstingly, today I cut the flowers from 2 or 3 of my hellebores to leave the new foliage - with some, the flowers seem to just keel over and lie on the ground, and it is these ones I have cut. How intriguing that your tulips haven't opened,as they invariably do in the warmth of the house
Posted by: Cathy | Monday, May 04, 2020 at 01:33 PM
I love the color combos you've used in both vases. They're lovely!
Posted by: Kristin | Monday, May 04, 2020 at 01:38 PM
You have some beautiful colors this week. Love em. that muscari is a beauty.
Posted by: Lisa at Greenbow | Monday, May 04, 2020 at 01:50 PM
Oh, that first one is a great arrangement. And I love the tulips, too. Very creative! Some of my Hellebores are seeding, but others are still blooming. I need more Hellebores. ;-)
Posted by: Beth @ PlantPostings | Monday, May 04, 2020 at 08:28 PM
Each of the vases show off some of your garden beauties. I particularly like the first one finding 'older' hellebore flowers very attractive.
Posted by: Noelle | Tuesday, May 05, 2020 at 02:01 AM
Lovely!
Posted by: Loree / danger garden | Tuesday, May 05, 2020 at 11:29 AM