It’s college football season in the US and I graduated from a football school, the University of Georgia. A football powerhouse currently ranked #3 in the country. Our team colors are Red and Black, hence the vase. The Landscape Architecture program left me with a peculiar love of plants that I like to share in vases. After watching football on Saturday. Only in the fall. And maybe a few bowl games after January 1st.
The vase is black, a thrift store find I have enjoyed. The red flowers hanging over the side, Turks Cap or Nodding Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos), the red and yellow flowers are Parrotflowers (Heliconia psittacorum), white flowers are Bridal Bouquet Frangipani (Plumeria pudica) and ferny greens are volunteer Asparagus Fern.
It occurred to me this also looks a bit like an early holiday vase, and I had to laugh considering the images floating through my mind of burly men wearing gigantic pads fighting over a pointy football.
Happy Monday and Happy Gardening.
Go, Georgia Bulldogs.
The Shrub Queen 
A great vase. How long do your Plumeria bloom?
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Thank you, the Bridal Bouquet is semi evergreen. Sometimes blooms year round and sometimes it drops all its leaves the whole winter. An unreliable sort, not so lovely without foliage.
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I did not have a good result with mine, but down the road in Galveston, they have better luck, but may have to occasionally take them inside.
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I killed several in Atlanta.
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You can’t always have what you want…
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Lovely vase honoring your team. I would have never thought of that. It would be especially nice for game entertaining.
By the way, we’re very much enjoying Justin Fields up here in Columbus at OSU.
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Thank you – OSU stadium looks huge! Go Buckeyes. My husband went to Ohio U.
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I can just imagine the lovely scent…a lovely arrangement.
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Thank you, Noelle. These are very lightly scented, but wonderful.
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The only thing missing is the plate of hors d’oeuvres. I can almost smell the Plumeria, too. 😉
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yup, jalapeno poppers or bbq of some sort. And beer.
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Gorgeous. I enjoy how your arrangements always include beautiful white flowers. They’re so appealing. I didn’t watch the UNC-Clemson game but apparently quite a nail biter.
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I think white and green set a lot of things off. Though, it’s not intentional!
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I think your vase does your Bulldogs proud, Amelia! The black vase offers a great contrast to the flowers.
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Thanks, Kris.
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This time, my favorite component is something I am sort of familiar with from Southern California; plumeria.
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