We are just back from seeing my first granddaughter get married. It was special being with family and seeing the absolutely most beautiful bride of all (at least since my Arranger walked down the aisle). I returned to find my chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) starting to bloom for the second time this season. That it is an heirloom vitex from my Aunt Martha’s, and it is responding wonderfully to deadheading (just a few weeks ago). Heirloom plants and family weddings seem to go together to put something special in our lives.
I added a few blossoms of our annual mandevilla for color contrast.
They were placed in a Mason jar, pure and simple.
I am happy on this Labor Day holiday to join Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for her weekly meme.
A Walk in the Garden 
The blooms are simple, but most attractive. Do they always give the impression of revolving anti-clockwise, or is that optical illusion from the photo?
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Thanks. It must be an optical illusion.
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Right! But, then, left as well! 🙂
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Congratulations to your family. I like that the vitex rebloomed just at the right time to tie in with the wedding.
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Thank you, Susie. I’d love to say that I planned it that way, but my granddaughter did her planning independantly.
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I wish my own Vitex trifolia produced blooms that pretty!
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Thanks, Kris. This is a plant started by cuttings from my aunt’s garden in VA. I have no idea its name.
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How wonderfully exciting to see your granddaughter married. I love the vase of flowers, the simple jar is perfect.
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Thanks. My Arranger and I had a brief discussion about the Mason jar and I guess you could say I finally won one.
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It is simple and sometimes simplicity wins!
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Sorry, I meant to add, it is so dry here in SW France that we are struggling to find anything to pick in the garden at all.
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We understand dry quite well.
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Congratulations! It must have given you great pleasure. I’m still waiting for my two boys to make the leap.
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Time passes all too quickly. It was a grand occasion.
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I don’t know vitex and must look it up – it pairs very well with the mandevilla. Glad you enjoyed your special family occasion
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I’m not sure if you have it there, but if so, it is a grand plant.
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Congratulations to your grand-daughter. This is a beautiful, colourful, simple jar of flowers.
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I appreciate your kind remarks.
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Saw your visit to KITAP DÜNYASI. Father and I left Miami and now in Greensboro, NC since Jan 2014. What a delightful change and decent friendly people. My son is here. He graduated from Guilford College 2004.
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Thanks for visitiing the blog.
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How exciting to see your grand-daughter married. I always love seeing your Vitex, mine, as I mentioned before is a dirty white rather than the gorgeous blue of yours.
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I am encouraged that it reblooms after deadheading. A real lift for this time of year in the garden.
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Heirloom plants, family weddings and snippets from the bouquets planted in the ground..it is all good!
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What more can one ask for. Thanks.
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Congratulations on your granddaughter’s marriage! 😉 And I really love the color of those flowers! 💐
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Thanks. Glad you liked them.
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