My garden still offers holiday surprises. Gardenias in December? Who would have thought and there it is. Seasonal berries are just turning red in time for the holidays which is somewhat normal. Both of the red flowers bloom off and on year round, so they are just celebrating rain, as am I!
I think of November as a rainy month. This year it was bone dry until last Thursday, Thanksgiving. I added the precipitation to the list of things I was thankful for. Here is our fairly typical American Thanksgiving dinner. I am a Southerner, so we have the side dish cornbread dressing, not stuffing.
Turkey, cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes and cranberry relish. The meat and starch elements are appropriately drenched in gravy.
Followed by, you guessed it, pumpkin pie.
Back to the vase, the flamingo is a Christmas ornament gifted to me by my mother, celebrating my college mascot.
The white flowers are Tropical Gardenias (Tabernaemontana diviricata); red bell shaped flowers are Firecracker Plant (Russelia equisetformis); red, yellow and orange flowers are Parrotflowers (Heliconia psittacorum); the berries are from the evil invasive Brazilian Pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia)
Thanks to Cathy at RamblingintheGarden for hosting this garden meme. Follow the link to see more vases.
The Shrub Queen 
Oh, Gardenias. What dreamy flowers. 😁 A lovely vase, and a pretty flamingo. I did get a little distracted by that pumpkin pie though. Yum! 😉
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Oh my; Brazilian pepper is evil?! Well the tropical gardenia is angelic.
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Thank you for sharing your dinner with us, Amelia! And your vase of course with its very seasonally coloured blooms – not to mention your festive flamingo! I was amused last week to hear of a young flamingo that had escaped from a wildlife park in the UK and made its way over the channel to northern France despite having had a wing clipped!
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So close but our Thanksgiving was dry and cloudy. Your meal looks terrific, we are having our leftovers this evening…almost the identical meal as you. 😊
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Yum! We had a very quiet Thanksgiving. Your arrangement is indeed full of holiday cheer. I love that little flamingo too 😉
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Gardenias are always appreciated. Mine would sometimes bloom at odd times. I believe I can grow them at my new house. Your dinner looked delicious. I switch out the pumpkin pie for GF pumpkin flan.
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Celebrating with food and flowers is the way to go. 🙂 Love the pink flamingo, iconic Floridian!
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Beautiful bouquet, I’m still hankering for the Russelia. Glad you got rain and your dinner looks delicious 🙂
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The Russelia is going wild!
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