I have been enjoying Constança Cabral’s blog, Saidos da Concha, since I first found it–which was shortly before she moved to England. She lives in a charming English country house, with apple trees and gardens, and she makes exquisite flower arrangements. After so many years of “lots of one thing” arrangements, her little miscellanies are a breath of fresh air. And so, from my own flower garden, now in danger of frost one day very soon…

Bouquet from the front flower gardens… white, lavender, blue, and green. Purple asters, garlic chives, Chrysanthemum superbum Becky, and Echinacea purpurea.

From the back border… orange, red, pink. Gaillardia tokajer, Echinacea prima donna, Chrysanthemum cheerleader, and Achillea Heidi.