Good Combos

Sometimes, there are combinations of plants that are just not the most fortunate and, as a beginner, I tend to do that quite often.
However, there are times when I somehow manage to do it right, so I think it would be good to start a series about such successful combinations.
Here are two of them that I've been enjoying these days.

These very fragrant hyacinths go amazingly well in this jug (?) I found at the "leave&take what you want shop" at the nearby recycling center.
I just picked it up together with other 2 very cute vases, all for free.

 And a pretty embossed detail on the rim

 This one was an unintentional combination that works well. I had no idea my rosemary was going to bloom and that it would make such a good combo cu these violas.
A plus - they are both fragrant!

Of English Roses

It's mid-October and summer is long gone. My garden seems to ignore this since most of the flowers are in bloom: the roses are putting out their last buds, dahlias are in full bloom, my delphinium and geraniums as well and the list goes on. Me, on the other hand, I don't enjoy this autumn so much - it's soooo cold and the rain just wouldn't stop pouring, so I don't have pictures of all the abovementioned flowers. I do spend my days indoors with my baby-girl, browsing catalogues in search of new roses and other plants....but mainly roses. I love roses, I love them so much that I spent yesterday morning browsing catalogues from Delbard & Tantau, sniffing one of the last flowers from Brother Cadfael (deliciously fragrant) and driking coffee from a new purchase I made at a flea market during the week-end. It drew my attention because of its pattern - roses! Yeah, I did develop some sort of obsession. When I brought my new coffee set home (saucer & cup & cake plate) I looked it up and found out it was made by a china company from the UK called Paragon while the name of the collection is Victoriana Rose. I am really pleased with my find and I now use it every day. I leave you now with some pictures taken indoors, of course