Garrya Elliptica is such an elegant shrub and I have put it with some over-wintering cerinthe in a pottery vase bought about 45 years ago from Honiton Pottery in Devon.
The little blue square pot is a vase from Chive and it sits on a piece of burnt wood I found on the beach. I have scrubbed it and waxed it and to me it is a fine piece of sculpture.
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An amazing piece of wood sculpture Sandra
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I just love the way humans and nature can work together in serendipitous ways to create art!
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Indeed a lovely sculpture. What a fantastic shrub.
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It really is a beaut!
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The Garrya is fantastic and is definitely a shrub I need! I keep seeing it recently. The wood sculpture is also wonderful.
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It seems to be having a good year. Yes, you would make excellent use of Garrya in your arrangements I’m sure Alison. I suppose there must be different varieties – mine was planted here by the previous owner.
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What a stunner!
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The Garrya looks particularly good this year.
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Garrya is definitely a plant for flower arrangements – it looks great in your vase and I love your driftwood too.
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Thank you Cathy, shrubs really come into focus at this time of year.
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What a fabulous display. Sadly I kill most plants that come my way 😣
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Oh dear Jane – that comment did make me laugh though – hope it was supposed to! 🙂
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Sadly it is true to house plants, although I think mine come to me depressed and give up as soon as they see me 😆
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HaHaHaHa!!!! 😦
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Good driftwood is hard to find.
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You are so right!
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I have always admired garrya too but haven’t considered having it in the garden as I don’t think I have the space for it anywhere – as everyone says, it is so elegant and makes a delightful vase on Monday. You can guess that I love the Chive pot and your bit of driftwood too – quirky vases are just up my street as well!
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I can imagine that we both make a bee-line for the quirky when out and about.
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Yes, I am sure we both do – the quirkier the better!
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Garrya Elliptica is just one of those shrubs that demands attention this time of the year. It looks very fine in that elegant jug, as for that chuck of wood, a real treasure.
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I have seen some Garrya beauties this year – but I still can’t get those pink pussy willows out of my mind! ❤ ❤
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All right. This gets a wowsah! Especially the burnt driftwood. I swear you have more creativity in your little finger than most people do in their whole bodies.
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HaHa! I love getting your Wowsahs Laurie. 🙂 ❤
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I don’t give them willy-nilly. 😉
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Of course not!
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Absolutely lovely and very elegant.
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Thank you! 🙂
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The Garrya Elliptica is so pretty. I think I have seen it around but never knew what it was called. Your burnt wood ‘sculpture’ is also very attractive. You do find such amazing things and have quite a collection of vases. So useful for these posts.
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I have never been able to resist a quirky container. 🙂
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A very sophisticated offering.
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Thank you Linda
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That is a lovely shrub and one I haven’t seen before. The piece of burnt driftwood makes a lovely sculpture and base for a small vase. What a creative lady!
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Thank you! 🙂
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