I am happy to offer some new things blooming in our garden this week. It’s time for In a Vase on Monday, hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
Exciting color has exploded here as the chaste trees, and garden phloxes have come to life.
The chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) is a family heirloom grown from cuttings taken from my aunt’s garden in Chatham, VA. The white phlox is ‘David’. I found the pink one in a garden shop in Falls Church, VA over thirty years ago; it was labeled “Pink Phlox.” Despite its unknown heritage, it has survived at least ten moves and divisions in three gardens. It is a winner. The blue hydrangea is ‘Endliess Summer,’ probably my most reliable hydrangea.
Please visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to see her beautiful vase this week and that of others who join in sharing the bounty of their gardens.
A Walk in the Garden 
That is lovely.
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Thank you, Cynthia. Vitex in bloom is a special time in the garden…loaded with bees.
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So glad that you shared these beautiful flowers on a Monday! 🙂
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Thanks, Patricia. The meme is a fun one for all of us.
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they are so beautiful… i love flowers. thank you for sharing 🙂
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Thanks. I’m so glad you liked it.
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Lovely, vase John; I am excitedly waiting for my Vitex to bloom after planting it last autumn. Seeing it when I was in N. Carolina and on your blog was what made me buy it, I don’t think I’ll have enough blooms this year to cut any for a vase, perhaps next! Your look wonderful.
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I am looking forward to seeing it in bloom in your garden. I know you will love it.
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Love this colorful arrangement! Hydrangeas are one of my favorites.
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So glad you liked it. We share a love for hydrangeas.
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Kudos to the gardener and to your wonderful arranger. A wonderful presentation. Endless Summer is so lovely.
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Thanks, Susie. It’s nice for me to have such good help with the vase.
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Very lovely, especially the blue Hydrangea!
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Thanks, Cathy. The blue one is becoming a staple while it is bloom.
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Beautiful! I love them all but I think if heaven has a smell it is the scent of Tall Phlox.
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You are so right. The fragrance, especially from the pink phlox, is enchanting.
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Lovely vase John! I have fond memories of a number of Vitex lining a path in another garden – I think they were grown as standards and seem to remember the autumn colour was lovely too? So lovely, but I doubt they would grow here. And what can one say about your blue hydrangea (perfect with the spires of the Vitex)?
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John the flowers are stunning…perfect summer blooms especially phlox. Mine is still a ways off.
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Thanks, Donna. It’s a nice time of year for us with these plants coming into the bloom as summer takes off.
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That is a beautiful summer arrangement, practically a fourth of July celebration! Love the phlox, great that it’s so reliable, not all of them are.
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Thanks. I’m looking for the right colors for next Monday (the 4th).
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You must love that phlox to have have taken it with you 10 times when you moved – I suspect you might have had a removal van full of plannts every time you moved… 😉 Too early for phlox in the UK yet so it’s lovely to see yours – thanks for sharing and to The Arranger for arranging.
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Thank you, Cathy. I wish I knew the name of the phlox, but it surely has been a good one for us in our gardens.
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Nice. I especially like the white phlox with the blue Vitex.
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Thanks, Jason. this is a changing time for my garden and I love it when the phlox and vitex are in bloom at the same time. My crape myrtles are about to add to the fun.
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Omigosh!! Such lovely blossoms in your garden. I’m glad you stopped over my blog. You have allowed me to discover your beautiful post. Now a follower.
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Thank you, Marie, for following and for you kind remarks.
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Blew me away… Truly beautiful!
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Very kind of you, Amy. So glad you liked them.
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