I decided some fireworks from the garden and a quote were necessary to celebrate this first Monday of 2024. Having read dozens of quotes, I chose the one that made me laugh. I like Irish blessings and this is my favorite. My temple bells from last week have reappeared to assist ringing in the New Year.
“As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way”
I feel like I ran over a few splinters last year, so hopefully this will ease any future damage.
The oversized wine glass assisting the toast was a gift from a dear friend – the back side says ‘Girlfriends are Forever’.
The floral fireworks:
The orange flower front and center is a ‘Choconiana’ Heliconia (Heliconia psittacorum); ephemeral pink grasses at back are Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capallaris); purple fuzzies are from Red Velvet Aerva (Aerva sanguinolenta); yellow daisies are Beach Sunflowers (Helianthus debilis); white daisies are Bidens alba.
Orange tubular flowers are Firebush (Hamelia patens); red flowers are ‘Maui Red’ Ixora. There are a few ‘White Flame’ and ‘Mystic Spires’ Salvia lurking in the glass.
Thanks to Cathy for hosting IAVOM for all these years. Follow the link to visit Cathy’s blog and view more vases. http://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com
It’s surprising how many flowers can be stuffed into a wine glass.
Cheers to 2024!!
The Shrub Queen 
A festive bouquet to celebrate the new year! 👏🏼🥂🎆
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Thanks, Eliza. The heliconias are happy for some unknown reason?! Happy New Year!
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A perfect vase for ringing in 2024…colorful, fun and I love that quote. Here’s to far few splinters this year. Happy New Year!
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Thank you, Donna. Cheers!
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The blessing is an apt one – especially this year! Best wishes for the new year, Amelia. I look forward to many intriguing floral arrangements, including vases or not, in the coming 51 weeks.
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Thanks, Kris. I do enjoy those not vases!
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Oh, those floral fireworks are wonderful Amelia! And I love that quote! (Must remember that one!) Wishing you a smooth and fun glide down the banisters of 2024, with a soft landing! 😉
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Thanks, Cathy..cheers to soft landings!
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I got a giggle out of that quote too. Thank you for sharing your colorful and beautiful arrangement. Happy New Year.
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Love this splendid celebratory vase, Amelia. Made me smile this morning! Happy New Year! You’ve got this.
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Thank you, Susie.
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A great selection of flowers and the quote really made me think.
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Thanks, it made me pause before sliding down any bannisters!
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The glass was a striking gift from your friend – and must be really tall, looking at its contents, or is it an illusion? I had to smile at your quote as only yesterday an acquaintance was telling me about her sister who slid along a wooden bench to let someone else sit next to her and ended up with splinters very much the wrong way, an event she has never been allowed to forget! 🤣 Great fireworks – have those beach sunflowers really been flowering for 12 months? It certainly seems that way, and although you say they are thuggish, they are a very useful thug!!
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Thank you, it is a big wine glass. I will stay away from wood benches! The Beach Sunflowers flower at will, maybe year round. They have to be cut back periodically so it is hard to say. They are always cheerful though and I have many seedlings.
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Fab selection, I always enjoy your colour- and cheerful creations. Happy new year to you and your loved ones and a cuddle for your dog
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Thank you, Annette Happy New Year to you and family! Dog cuddles from Fiona.
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Such glowing colours and beautiful bells Amelia. I think that I will wait until summer and see how many flowers I can stuff into a wine glass then as a scientific experiment 😂 Wishing you a splinter free 2024!
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Thanks, Anna. I will be waiting for that wine glass!
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I love the bold arrangement for the New Year! Pow!
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Thanks. Happy New Year!
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Oh, . . . I could have done without that quote. Beach sunflower is native there? That genus is such a traditional wildflower. I am not familiar with many of their species from the wild though, since only two are native here.
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I love this…The vase brought an instant, ‘oh,’ of appreciate out of me. Lovely! Great start for 2024.
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Thanks Happy New Year 🎇
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