Thank you to Michael who picked up my error last week, of naming Jacqueline's Camellias as 'Chrysanthemums'. I have amended and re-published that post.
A couple of weeks ago the red Japonica Chaenomeles, in the garden started to flower. This is one of my favourite delights of Winter.
I took the photo above at the time. Unfortunately, the first flowers had begun to fade by the time I decided to pick them this week. So now I was back to rather bare branches with just a couple of open flowers and a single fruit. One of at least ten that formed this year.
The branches have particularly interesting lines, which makes this plant such a good ikebana subject. I have set two branches opposite each other, creating a central space. Into the space I have added mass using two florets of Hydrangea leaves. The fruit low on the left branch along with the leaves gives the arrangement a central focal point that connects the branches.
As always, these branches bring back childhood memories of my friend's mother arranging large flowering branches from the fruit trees in their orchard.
The tapering square-based vase is by the Victorian ceramicist Paul Davis.
12th July 2026
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