“When you’re a kid, you lay in the grass and watch the clouds going over, and you literally don’t have a thought in your mind. It’s purely meditation, and we lose that.” ~Dick Van Dyke
That childhood magic. That meditation with literally nothing in your mind but the sweet senses of smell, sight, touch, hearing as you observe nature. Looking for the simplicity that it all brings, the unburdening.
And to find it, I just have to look out at my garden. See a color. A flower. A combo. And I am there just daydreaming with my senses.
Recently, I saw a burst of floral magic growing on a trellis just outside my patio door filled with clouds of blooms. It is a clematis called, Chacewater. A beautiful, rare find from Brushwood Nursery.
I love how it takes off in spring and fills the trellis with beautiful green foliage waiting until June to start to show buds hanging like raindrops from the vine.
And then it bursts forth in blooms that just keep going well in to July before it finishes.
I hate cutting any of the blooms or buds, but this year I felt compelled to take a few here and there to place in a delicate Belleek vase of bone china.
The clouds of blooms brought indoors to lose myself in.
And they last a long time in the vase.
With this vase, I am joining in with the wonderful meme, In A Vase On Monday, from Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
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Your clematis dance to a wonderful tune in your beautiful vase. I think it was worth bringing those indoors, they show such grace and elegance,
I do agree. I love how they appear to dance on the vine and in the vase.
This is beautiful in every way, Donna…the words, the thoughts, the Clematis, the vase, the arrangement. Happy Monday; Happy July!
Thanks so much Beth. As clematis go this one is a definite winner and I would want it in every garden of mine.
How wonderful to find that childhood magic just outside your door, Donna. It’s a beautiful plant and I’m glad you didn’t deny yourself the opportunity to enjoy it inside as well as out.
Yes I am so glad I brought some in too Kris. What a plant.
Oh how lovely, Donna, especially if they last well in a vase as you say though do – but of course on the plant itself they will bloom for a few months at least, won’t they? I tend to forget about using clematis in a vase, but have always been surprised how well they work when I do. Do all the buds start with that hint of blue?
The buds start tiny and green and then bulge to a purple blue before opening to a yellow purple flower and maturing to white and purple. They last about a month to 6 weeks depending on the amount of rain they get. They have had many inches of late and lots of afternoon sunshine.
Such a delicate and beautiful clematis! It looks lovely in your Belleek vase. I only by accident found out that clematis make excellent cut flowers when I snipped one when I was trimming a nearby bush. A happy surprise that I will repeat in the future. 🙂
A happy surprise indeed. They are very versatile plants.
That clematis is spectacular Donna. Love your phrase, “daydreaming with my senses.” Says it all.
Thanks. That phrase just says it all in the garden.
So very pretty Donna! And your vase is absolutely perfect for it. I would also feel compelled to cut a few for a vase. I hope it will flower for many weeks for you!
Thanks Cathy. I hope so too.