Although bubblewrapping the Coop in the middle of last week was abandoned after less than an hour, due to numb fingers, there was enough time to notice that two of my 2022 purchases of dwarf pelargoniums were in full bloom and looking surprisingly pretty, considering the time of year. This knowledge was stored in my head and formed the basis of today’s vase, with a single white bloom of P ‘David John’ forming the focal point. He was joined by three stems of Argyranthemum ‘Grandaisy Pink’ (now in the Coop too) and a clutch of foliage from Pittosporum ‘Tom Thumb’. The latter is in dire need of pruning, but for the time being I shall just remain selective about where I snip any foliage from!
Although white, there is a fractional hint of pink in the centre of the pelargonium, and although I am still far from a fan of the genus, I concede its prettiness and that of its frothy pale pink neighbour whose name I have no recollection of (and poor David is likely to follow suit). If they were roses, or snowdrops or a host of other things I would know exactly what they were called! I remembered the name long enough, however, to come up with a title for the vase, but then had a wobble coming up with a suitable prop. No longer having a book of children’s names, I was fortunate to come up with a selection of boy’s names in a ‘Book of Lists’ I have. Only David (‘beloved’) was included in this selection; John, however, means ‘beloved of God’, whilst Tom (Thomas) means ‘twin’ or ‘innocence’.
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