Simply red

I’d managed to buy some dahlias today at the market. I chose a beautiful bouquet of mixed colours, although I actually arranged them in their individual colours, as it seemed less fussy. I put the orange ones upstairs, and kept the pinks and reds downstairs.

They look gorgeous arranged in a selection of different little vases around the house.

I cut a few vine leaves to add to the vase on the table, along with a few late lavender flowers.

I’d also popped a few in the hallway. This jug is an old one from Brian’s mum, I love the straight shape and the little emblem on the front.

I find keeping the colours the same works well, although sometimes I’m daring and will go for a clash of colours.

I’ve kept things very simple for the red dahlias, and placed them as single stems in 3 separate vases, which are themselves an eclectic mix. The red on the bottles helps to pull the colourings together.

I did think about growing dahlias next year, but I was told they are very water thirsty, which goes against my plan, so I don’t think I will.