A little vase from my garden to celebrate Christmas. Here’s to bells ringing in a peaceful holiday season and much gardening success!
The bells are a strong holiday memory for me. As a child, the bells were always at my eye level hung from a wreath of cedar branches and Burfordii holly berries created by my mother. I was fascinated by them as Indian temple bells were not a common sight in the Deep South in the 1960s. My father brought the bells back from India, where he was stationed during World War II.
A closer view:
The red flowers are from the China Hat shrub (Holmskioldia sanguinea) – another native of India; white flowers are White Flame Salvia; a few stems of Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) complete the vase.
Thanks to Cathy for hosting this Christmas day. Follow the link to visit her blog and see more vases ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com
Merry Christmas to all!!
The Shrub Queen 
The bells are a wonderful memento to have from your childhood, Amelia. The arrangement is well done too. I grow white flame Salvia too but mine isn’t nearly as fluffy. Best wishes for a peaceful and joy-filled Christmas.
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Thank you, Kris. The salvia is half the size in summer – which puzzles me.
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How wonderful to have those old bells, which echo the bell-like flowers. Hope your Christmas was a lovely one!
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Thanks, Eliza..very low key.
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Merry Christmas, what a lovely arrangement!
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The white salvia is lovely, and the bells are too. How lovely to have something so unusual passed down to you. 😃
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Thank you – they remind me of my parents.
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Beautiful and interesting as ever!
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Thank you.
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I’m just impressed you got a post together. Those bells are amazing and a precious heirloom.
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It was nice to get outside for a bit. Lots of rain.
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What a pretty festive vase – I especially like the use of the Boston fern, giving it the appearance of a festive tree. Green white and red just shout ‘Christmas’, don’t they? Hope you had a lovely day
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Thank you, Cathy. I think the boston fern is kind of architectural.
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Oh I agree
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This is just lovely. I particularly like that white salvia. The little red flowers are so cute also. But I am envious of the awesome bells. What a nice childhood memento.
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Thank you, Susie. The salvia shines in the winter. Still seems odd to me. I keep the bells out year round.
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Is ‘White Flame’ salvia really white, or just very pale blue? It looks sharp regardless.
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it is closer to gray.
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Oh, well, gray is striking. A very long time ago, I read about a species of poppy that bloomed white, plum purple or gray. That seems like an odd color range, but is also very intriguing. I have not been able to find out what that poppy was since then.
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