My enduring pink phlox and ‘Endless Summer’ hydrangeas are coming back with a second flush of blooms. It seems right to end August with these stalwarts for In a Vase on Monday.
The supporting cast includes sprigs of variegated liriope and the annual white vinca.
Let me suggest that you visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to see what she and other followers of her meme are offering this week for us to see.
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John Viccellio retired after 24 years in the U. S. Navy and began to dig into gardening when he could finally land in one place. He completed the Master Gardener course in 1992 and has since designed and constructed two of his own gardens. He wrote a monthly garden column for ten years and was a regular contributor to Carolina Gardener magazine. John published his first book, Guess What's in My Garden!, in 2014.
He lives in a retirement community in Matthews, NC.
A Walk in the Garden 
Fresh and lovely. Some vinca volunteers in my garden and brightens up places where other plants are dying back.
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Thank you, Susie. I’ve been surprised that the annual vinca (mine all in pots) have done so well this summer, despite the heat. I’ll probably plant more next year.
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It has been a good year for hydrangeas here too.
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Yes, I have noticed that when we visit our daughter.
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Oh that vinca adds a nice touch – not sure if I have seen a white one before. Thanks for sharing
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Thank you, Cathy. I also have some pink and lavender vinca. They all do well here.
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Pink too?! Not come acros that either!
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Endless Summer really is a super hero in the garden. Lovely arrangement!
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Thanks, Eliza. I also have Blushing Bride and Twist and Shout in the Endless Summer series, but they haven’t done as well.
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The pinks and blues go so well together. Lovely to see the blue Hydrangea again!
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Thank you, Cathy. I think you may see that hydrangea again.
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Fresh and full of energy. I love the blue vase too, a perfect supporting act.
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Thanks, EGD. I’m glad you liked the combination.
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Thank you. My choices are limited right now.
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Beautiful ! Is that a cobalt blue vase ? The ‘arranger’ has done it again 😊
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Yes, it is cobalt blue. We use it a lot because its color goes so well with the pastels in my garden.
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It certainly does hold them beautifully .
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Look at that vinca in there! I would never had thought to add it to a vase and it looks great. Some years it’s happy here, others it just sulks. It does like a hot summer.
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We have pretty good luck with vinca
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