I read a long article from the U.K. about how to use blooming Hellebores as cut flowers. After trying the tips, I decided that if I want a fresh Hellebore flower in a spring bouquet the best idea is to float it. The flower is facing up so you can see it and they last for days this way.
I love these little 19th C. teacups with no handles and deep saucers. They're perfect for floating a flower — or two.
H. 'Kingston Cardinal'
A pair of H. 'Royal Heritage Strain'
I always buy a few pomegranates in December for holiday decorations. I continue to use them as they slowly dry and are preserved.
Since rain was forecast for the weekend, I decided to do a bowl of Hellebores. I concentrated on pinks and pinky reds with a few whites. Love the bit of carpet that's visible at the edge of the coffee table where I set the bowl.
The coffee table is always covered in books and magazines. I had to move them to take the photo above and decided it made more sense to move the bowl and keep are piles of reading material in place.
I was shocked as soon as I set the bowl down in its new location to see that the blossoms were all red-violet and the pomegranates definitely were not. How did I not realize that before?
Beautiful! Perhaps a new acronym is in order? Instead of IAVOM we can do IABOM.
Posted by: danger garden | Monday, May 02, 2022 at 11:19 AM
A beautiful display, Linda! I especially love those in the decorative teacups. I've never tried floating hellebores in water but then I don't usually have enough in bloom to make an impact. Mine are already over and done for the season, most without having produced a single bloom this year. I'm blaming that on 2 years in a row of poor rainfall.
Posted by: Kris P | Monday, May 02, 2022 at 01:38 PM
KRIS — I just sent some photos of leaf damage on my Boxwoods to the UW's Diagnostic Lab to see if it is winterburn, last year's drought or blight. More and more seems like there are questions in the garden related to climate change.
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Monday, May 02, 2022 at 01:58 PM
Linda, you've created a beautiful tribute to your hellebores! I like the use of pomegranates.
Posted by: Susie at pbmGarden | Tuesday, May 03, 2022 at 06:14 AM
SUSIE — Thanks, Susie. When the pomegranates are fully dry they are a very dark red and look rather different. But I still love them.
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Tuesday, May 03, 2022 at 07:32 AM