For this week’s vase I decided to share one that my Arranger put together as a memorial to celebrate the life of a dear friend at her funeral. Karen loved flowers, and this arrangement comes from our garden and our hearts…with kisses.
It features azalea ‘Sunglow’ and Deutzia gracilis ‘Chardonnay Pearls.’
About johnvic8
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 
Sorry to hear of your loss. The flowers make a beautiful tribute.
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Thanks, Marian. This was a hard loss for us and our church community.
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The flowers are a lovely tribute. I’m sorry you lost a dear friend.
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Thank you, Christina. we hope it pleased the family.
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A lovely way to remember a dear friend, John, I’m very touched and your arrangement is very beautiful. 🙂
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You are very kind, Annette. Thank you.
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Thank you for sharing your tribute and your loss with us, John
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Thank you, Cathy. I thought it might be appropriate for IAVOM
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Beautiful azaleas- so sorry for the loss of your friend
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Thank you for your kind thoughts.
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Sorry you and your wife have lost a friend. The flowers are a beautiful tribute. Deutzia is something I’ve seen only a couple of times and it’s always a quite large shrub.
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Thank you, Susie. This deutzia is about four+ years in the ground and is only waist high.
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What a beautiful tribute….flowers!
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Thanks, Arlene. Flowers for a special friend.
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Such a joyful tribute to a precious friend. Zinging with life, as is appropriate when you and your wife are remembering a loved one. Take care.
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Thanks, Cathy. Flowers do have a way of saying sweet things, don’t they?
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My heartfelt sympathy to you both. Flowers can say so much and these are simply lovely.
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You are so kind, Cathy. Thank you.
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Very beautiful!
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Thank you for your comment.
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A beautiful arrangement, I love the contrast.
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Thank you, Jason. They happen to be bountiful right now.
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