Mid March we have lots of lovely wood violets, mainly in our wood garden but also in other areas of our garden. So I did gather some for filling a tiny silver vase.
Wood Violets have such pretty faces, also their curved flower head looks very special.
Just so you can see their size, I've added a $ 0.10 piece for comparison.
For back ground I selected a spot with moss...
Sunlight can be quite striking in combination with these lovely flower heads!
Who would NOT love them?
One last closeup and than we say goodbye till 2016.
For back ground I selected a spot with moss...
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truly tiny beauties! my favorite woodland finds when i was a kid in wisconsin. :)
ReplyDeleteDearest Theresa,
DeleteThey sure are a favorite woodland find! We treasure them.
Hugs,
Mariette
They are so beautiful dearest Mariette :)
ReplyDeleteDearest Pallavi,
DeleteThank you and yes, they are very sweet!
Hugs,
Mariette
My dear friend Mariette,
ReplyDeleteYour violets are so beautiful, little tiny delicate violets, you are so lucky to have them, they look as sweet as you are.
hugs and kisses
love,
Laura
Dearest Laura,
DeleteThank you dear, they are very delicate but oh so beautiful. Wishing you a lovely spring week ahead and sending you lots of hugs and kisses back from Georgia.
Mariette
Very pretty! It is such a pleasure to see them appear in the early spring. They look extra pretty in the intricately engraved little silver vase that you've put them in.
ReplyDeleteDearest Susie,
DeleteThank you and yes, these are darling little flowers that announce the arrival of spring! Tiny things can be very big in a way.
Hugs to you,
Mariette
Deaerst Mariette,
ReplyDeletelovely Violets, I do not have any in our garden :O(
Enjoy them, they are so beautiful!
Happy week to you,
Love and hugs,
Claudia
Dearest Claudia,
DeleteThank you, they spontaneously grow here and we treasure them.
Wishing you a sunny week.
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletees sind kleine bezaubernde Schönheiten deine Veilchen.
Ich wünsche dir eine wunderbare erfüllende neue Woche.
Liebste Grüessli
Julia
Liebe Julia,
DeleteJa es sind wirklich ganz süsse, kleine Blüten die uns Freude machen.
Danke, wir sind sehr beschäftigt da meine Freundin bald rüber kommen wird...
Liebe Grüsse,
Mariette
Wat zijn ze klein!
ReplyDeleteBeste Marianne,
DeleteJa, klein maar fijn!
Liefs,
Mariette
Hello Mariette, The spring flowers in the U.S. are one of the things I miss most. Often they are white or delicately colored, but the violets (although they also come in white and yellow) could be depended on for some bright color in the spring woods.
ReplyDelete--Jim
Dearest Jim,
DeleteYes, that is really a huge difference with your area and we missed those things while living and working in Indonesia. All colors of violets are sweet when they start blooming in masses, when spring is beginning.
Wishing you good weather, with kindest regards,
Mariette
beautiful flowers! I love watching Spring come back alive
ReplyDeleteDearest Daniela,
DeleteThank you and yes, these are the first signs that our gardens are waking up to spring!
Hugs,
Mariette
Beautiful!! Mother Nature always amazes ... as always thank you for sharing your gardens ...it gives us in the "great white north" hope that spring and Mother Nature's beauty will soon be here too ... the tulip leaves have started to make their way through the earth...wishing you both a blessed week ahead. xo
ReplyDeleteDearest Celia,
DeleteYes, she sure does and it is such a joy for watching things grow and bloom up. With such photos we can enjoy them even longer after they've wilted away.
Let's hope that soon in your part of the north it will be more friendly with blooming plants and sunshine.
Sending you hugs and blessings.
Mariette
fiori eleganti e bellissimi e un contenitore raffinato! complimenti! ti abbraccio e ti auguro una buona settimana Lory
ReplyDeleteCara Lory,
DeleteGrazie e sì, un piccolo vaso d'argento è così perfetto per questi piccoli fiori. Augurandovi anche una settimana beata avanti.
Baci,
Mariette
Your violets are so lovely in their beautiful small vase!!!
ReplyDeleteI was offered some roots by a blogger friend last year( by post !) which I planted in a pot and I look forward to seeing them bloom!
I wish you a lovely new week , dearest Mariette!
Dearest Marie-Anne,
DeleteThat tiny vase seems made for them.
Looking forward to hearing from you if they did grow into full bloom. Always exciting to receive such gems.
Enjoy your special Easter week and sending you hugs and blessings.
Mariette
Dear Mariette,such beautiful violets!!Lovely color too!
ReplyDeleteLike your little vase!So preety!!!Have a happy week!!Hugs!
Dimi...
Dearest Dimi,
DeleteThank you and yes, they are in one of my favorite colors and perfect for spring.
Hugs and happy Easter week in Greece.
Mariette
Ne ho una piccola piantina nel terrazzino di cucina, ora sono sfiorite. Le adoro e amo tantissimo il loro delicato, ma intenso profumo. Un profumo d'altri tempi.....Un abbraccio. Paola
ReplyDeleteCara Paola,
DeleteAbbiamo crescendoli nel selvaggio qui e abbastanza sano e felice. Sì, è un romantico fiore del mondo antico e profumato troppo.
Baci,
Mariette
Ciao Mariette!
ReplyDeleteAdoro le violette,ogni anno non posso fare a meno di fotografarle.....le tue foto sono davvero belle,brava!
Un forte abbraccio
baci
Letizia
Cara Letizia,
DeleteSì, questi tesori sono sempre così invitante per essere fotografata!
Grazie per le tue parole e anche un forte abbraccio.
Baci,
Mariette
Tiny, beautiful and fragrant violets can not fail to love. Regards.
ReplyDeleteDearest Giga,
DeleteIndeed, very frail but beautiful and fragrant and that's why they're so loved by romantic people!
Hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteViolets are so sweet and precious! Your lovely,tiny,silver vase is just perfect for displaying them, too. Springs flowers quickly pass and we must enjoy them when we can. Thank you for sharing them. When I was a small girl, I used to dream of violets in a pot on a picnic table in the woods. I don't know what that meant, but violets have always been so special to me.
Hugs xo Karen
Dearest Karen,
DeleteThank you and I guess when we grew up we saw them mostly on those romantic vintage poetry stickers (poezie plaatjes we called them) and thus they were stuck into our minds. I've always loved these tiny things.
Hugs,
Mariette
Damn they are striking I like a lot
ReplyDeleteDearest Jo-Anne,
DeleteYes, they are very striking!
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedeine Posts gefallen mir immer sehr gut.
Ich freue mich darüber.
Sonnige Grüße
Elisabeth
Liebe Elisabeth,
DeleteDanke, es bringt Freude wenn es jemanden gefällt!
Liebe Grüsse mit Regen und Gewitter.
Mariette
Dearest Mariette； Such elegant violet flower with beautiful purple color; and your choice of silver vase makes them stands out♪ I also love the Japanese popular song about this flower which young girl singer sang many decades ago p:-) Your photographs of close-up with blurry back are gorgeous♡♡♡
ReplyDeleteSending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*
Dearest Miyako,
DeleteThese wood violets are so frail and so tiny but their color is indeed beautiful! Mini vase, but they look stunning inside. So fond memories come back to your mind, about the young singer that sang about violets. Guess they are in all cultures considered to be a romantic flower.
Thank you for your compliment, it is not always easy to capture such little flowers and I had to lie down, on the lawn for doing so... Our kitties came looking at what their Mami was doing. Funny, they must have thought that I finally came into their world.
Hugs and love from your American friend in Georgia.
Mariette
Dearest Maniette,
ReplyDeleteYour wood gerden in tiny silver vase,also carved flower for speeial beautiful spring time.
You are love for gardening your selected a spot with moss $0.10 piece dor spot.
I love very much with flowers but not this years in here ..maybe next years...
Hugs and Love for both of you!
Michiko
Dearest Michiko,
DeleteYou do have a very keen eye for noticing the flowers that are worked into the silver of that tiny vase!
Don't you love those spots with moss? It's like velvet and perfect as back drop for these tiny beauties.
There always will be a next year and at times it can be too hot, too dry or whatever.
Hugs, love and admiration from both of us!
Mariette
Liebe Maariette,
ReplyDeletediese Veilchenkompositionen sind wunderschön. Ich mag sie auch
sehr gern. In meinem Garten blühen sie in diesem Jahr in verschwenderischer
Fülle. Überall diese violetten Farbkleckse. Wunderschön.
Einen schönen Tag wünscht dir
Irmi
Liebe Irmi,
DeleteEs freut mich das auch bei Dir die Veilchen in verschwenderischer Fülle blühen!
Geniesse davon und noch eine schöne Mittwoche.
Liebe Grüsse,
Mariette
Your header is truly lovely! Like you said, how could you not love them?! I had to go back and read twice. I think you were saying goodbye to the flower and not to us?
ReplyDeleteDearest Janey,
DeleteThank you, this is really violet time in the garden and nobody disapproves of them.
Yes, I said goodbye to them after my final closeup, even though we still have some stragglers but after heavy rain tonight they for sure lost their beauty.
Hugs,
Mariette
Your violets are beautiful. Such stunning colors! Perfect with the silver vase...that's my favorite color combination :-)
ReplyDeleteDearest Tamago,
DeleteThank you and I'm glad you like them in this way with the silver!
Hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette... They are just the cutest... So tiny and perfect:-) Always makes me happy to look at small wonders like that. Thanks for sharing. Big hugs
ReplyDeleteDearest Eli,
DeleteThank you very much and indeed, they are tiny and perfectly cute.
Mother nature does give us lots of surprises in early spring and we better enjoy and share with each other!
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletebei uns fangen die Veilchen gerade an, zu blühen. Wunderschön hast du sie arrangiert.
Liebe Grüße, Johanna
Liebe Johanna,
DeleteJa ihr seid normalerweise etwas später als wir hier im Süden der USA. Mit Silber kommen die auch sehr schön zur geltung.
Ganz liebe Grüsse,
Mariette
Such sweet flowers, amazing details in them. They look stunning in your silver vase.
ReplyDeleteDearest Deborah,
DeleteThank you and their faces are so unique looking.
That tiny vase serves them well.
Hugs,
Mariette