We have a few roos around the house. The vase this week is a Fitz and Floyd coffee cup I found irresistible in the 80s. I found it on a fantastic sale and decided it would be my cute work coffee cup. The kangaroo looks a bit demented, so this was a perfect desk accessory for a design office. I soon realized the reason it was on sale – the kangaroo hits you in the face when you drink out of the cup. It was reassigned to pencil holding duties.
The other rooing around the house is from Fiona the greyhound. Rooing is a peculiar greyhound tradition. Fiona is a dog with a schedule. Every afternoon around 4:30, we all roo (sing with the dog)
Fiona in action:
Vase details:
Blue flowers in the foreground are ‘Blue Daze’ Evolvulus; yellow spikes are Thyrallis (Galphimia glauca); pink and white spikes are Tropical Red Salvia (Salvia coccinea); blue spikes are ‘Mystic Blue’ Salvia.
Another view:
Background spikes are Sabal Palm (Palmetto sabal) seedling bits and the off white bendys are Juba Bush (Iresine diffusa), a native wildflower with a nice fragrance. One of those things that has to choose where it will live.
Thanks to Cathy at http://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com for hosting this weekly event. Follow the link to see more vases.
The Shrub Queen 
I love it!! Both the mug and especially the dog!!!! Oh, the flowers as well, of course! 😁😁😁
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Thanks, Chris. A fellow dog lover! Something dug up the dahlias overnight, ate one and left the rest by their holes! Strange.
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That is strange….alien raccoons perhaps…
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Demented squirrels more likely, I have a fool neighbor who feeds them peanuts that they bring over to bury.
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I’m afraid all eyes will be with your beautiful dog, then of course afterwards the arrangement. This is such a different type of arrangement with unusual flowers which I am seeing for the first time.
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Thanks Noelle, Fiona has gotten a lot of attention today. I wonder if the Tropical Red Salvia could be grown in the UK. So many other Salvias are there.
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I think it is sold here, and can be grown as a tender perennial. It would suit gardens where a ‘tropical’ look predominates.
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These flowers are so beautiful, nearly spring-like. I’ll think of you and Fiona at 4:30.
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Thanks, Susie, it’s a bit of Easter to me. We have just completed our roo, a little early.
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Oh what a wonderful mug, albeit impractical for drinking out of! 😁 Any idea why the greyhound rooing tradition started? I am really curious… (although not a dog person). Your vase is unusually delicate today, and more like an English afternoon tea than a Floridian ..hmm?.. Floridian something or other…! 🤣
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Thanks, Cathy. I have no idea where the rooing got started, it is common when meeting other greyhounds and their people everyone roos. Definitely tea rather than tropical drinks today.
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Out of the three uses you gave it, I’d say a vase is the most winsome. The head (not for the body) could double as an Easter Rabbit, esp. with the spring-like colors you’re featuring today. 😉
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Thanks, Eliza. the kangaroo has an evil glint in its eye. The colors remind me of an Easter bouquet.
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Fiona is adorable….and that kangaroo is so cute…a perfect vase!
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Thank you.
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Absolutely love the vase and Fiona in action. 😊 Oh, where would we be without our darling dogs?! Big cuddle for her
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Thank you, Annette. Cuddle from Fiona.
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Although the cheerful mix of colors – and particularly the Evolvulus – immediately caught my attention, the kangaroo mug almost simultaneously diverted it. Very cute but I did also quickly notice the fatal flaw using it to drink from. It doesn’t matter, it’s perfect to hold flowers. Fiona’s “roo” is sweet, assuming she doesn’t also do that at 4am.
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Thanks, Kris. I was wondering if the evolvulus would last in a vase, no! Fiona is strictly an afternoon rooer.
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Your first paragraph had me creased with laughter Amelia. I can just envisage that particular scenario 🤣 I’m glad that you have been able to find an effective use for the mug which flower filled looks most lovely.
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Thank you, Anna. I think its best use is as a vase.
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That kangaroo mug is just precious Amelia, as is your dear greyhound! We had a spaniel once that would sing to a particular theme tune on the radio and the ice cream van that used to drive around our neighbourhood!
Love the vase – the blue Evolvulus is gorgeous!
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Thanks, Cathy. Dogs do such funny things. The Evolvulus lasted about two hours!
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Oh, what a shame!
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It took me a moment to see the roo, great closeup of the face. I also think the dog is really cute.
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Thanks
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Most seem to be in agreement. The flowers are nice and all, but Fiona sort of put them in the background.
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I refer to her as The Princess Dog.
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Well, of course.
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I have no idea where to begin, you have so many wonderful things in this post 😀 To keep on topic, I of course love the flowers — the two salvias pair together so well. The roo mug is so fun and cute. Then, of course, there is the canine perfection of Fiona. You knew were all bound to rooo and ahh over her, though. Such a sweet face!
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Roo and ahh, I love it, thank you.
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