My arrangement this week was a small simple one of honeysuckle, cosmos, and lemon spirea. It is very cute and very small. It was a bit of a challenge putting something together this week; if I didn't have the cosmos I'm not sure what I would have done. There are still a few daffs out there, but I wanted to move on to something new. There is one dark purple iris blooming, but when there's only one, well, you hate to cut it off.
I think the message here may be that I need to plant an additional something that blooms this time of year.
The trouble is I'm not sure what that would be. My lungwort, brunnera, lamium and bleeding heart are still blooming, and a few daffs, and the honeysuckle are going strong. But most of these are small, I need a good strong center flower to make a strong center for the bouquet.
Maybe I should get a few more irises. I do love irises, they are one of my favorite flowers in the garden. I had quite a few for a while, then sadly the dreaded iris borer found its way to my yard a couple years ago and those nasty little grubs just devoured everything in their path. I tried digging up the plants, soaking them in a bleach solution and drying them out, but all that did was leave me with withered, dried, bleach-smelling rhizomes with large holes chewed through them. Now there are just a couple plants left out in the yard - not nearly enough to meet my need for iris love.
The more I think about it, the more I think this is a good idea. I love iris, I need something that blooms this time of year, iris bloom this time of year - therefore I must find some iris and add them to my garden. Completely logical! Next year this time, my bouquet of the week will include iris!
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