It is exciting to see things stirring in the garden now. Ipheion, candytuft, and creeping phlox are putting out their first blossoms; ‘Tete-a-Tete’ dafodils are up, budded, and showing color. For this week’s In a Vase on Monday, I am delighted to offer the first blooms of my yellow hellebore.
The pale yellow hellebore was transplanted and came with us when we moved here over nine years ago (where does the time go?). I put a label in the pot, but the “permanent” markings faded over the winter the hellebores spent in my daughter’s woods before moving here to their current location (is there anything permanent anymore?). To keep the arrangement simple, I added more Hellebore orientalis ‘Elegance,’ which was the first one to bloom in my garden this year.
My Arranger selected a Waterford crystal vase and added the Japanese incense burner for the display.
Because the hellebores tend to droop their heads, I photographed their reflection in the mirror my Arranger suggested for the base of the arrangement.
My thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden, the host of In a Vase on Monday. Please visit her site to see what she and others are putting in their vases this week.
A Walk in the Garden 
Who wouldn’t love a hellebore, John? And what a great idea to photograph their reflection – brilliant! I tried to keep mine as short as possible so their heads would be supported by the edge of the bottles. Thanks for joining in – and do continue being excited by everything that’s happening in your garden 😉
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Thanks, Cathy. This is fun for us to do.
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Spectacular, name or no name. Wait, I just renamed it for you!
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Thanks, Stepheny, for the name. I will use it in the future. How about “Stepheny’s Spectacular?”
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They are lovely John, and what an ingenious idea, using a mirror as the base! I’ll have to try that out one day. Glad spring is reaching you at last. 🙂
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Thank you, Cathy. I really am beginning to believe that spring will indeed come. My spirits are already shooting upward.
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Mine too John. I know exactly how you feel!
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Lovely photo taken in the mirror, showing their little faces, John. I’m glad you were able to move your yellow Hellebore, and trust it has given you many little seedlings since. Each different face is so exquisite- I love that these flowers come first so that we may appreciate them without distraction. Best wishes, WG
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I have a lot of seedlings, and I plan to do something about them for the first time.
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Our Hellebore seedlings prove amazingly tough. I just scoop them up and move them with very good results 😉 I hope you end up with several more of your beautiful yellow Hellebores 😉
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A great shot of the reflection John – certainly the best way to view the hellebores. Some of my hellebores have been on a journey too – coming with me from my last garden. I love the crystal vase and japanese incense burner – very stylish.
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Thanks, Julie. I must give credit to my Arranger for the mirror suggestion.
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Quite beautiful display John. The pale yellow hellebore steals the show but the actually ‘Elegance’ is also lovely. The mirror provided a great device for capturing the flowers. Tete-a-Tete just opened today here and candytuft is beginning to show a bit of white. Great to have spring, isn’t it?
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Thank you, Susie. My Tete-a-Tete opened today as well. I have a lot of color on the candytuft. Yes, spring is coming and it is indeed wonderful.
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Nice idea to photography the reflection too! They’re both beautiful hellebores named or not.
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Thanks. Over the years too many id names have been lost. Nonetheless, the flowers are still as beautiful.
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Beautiful flowers, I have to plant hellebores in my garden, too! Thanks for sharing your elegant vase, John!
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Thank you, Anca. I hope you have good luck with your hellebores.
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The mirror is an inspired idea for the Hellebores; you have a very clever arranger!
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Very nice! I’m eager for the snow to melt so I can see my own hellebores in bloom.
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