I enjoy using my antique and vintage hyacinth vases - and the odd modern one - and vases that aren't even hyacinth vases - whatever takes my fancy.
I have 90-some hyacinth vases so most of the year they are in boxes in my cellar. After using them for forcing and washing them out before I put them away, is a time to enjoy the vases themselves without any distractions. These tall hand-blown 19th century vases are my favourite, especially in cobalt blue. I do wish my camera could capture the colour better - an intense purpley blue. Some of the amethyst vases are exquisite as well. Amber is not my favourite haycinth vase colour but this vase on the left is such a great example of a hand-blown antique hyacinth vase, I still love it.
I'm lucky enough to have some short vases in that intense cobalt blue colour. My photo may not show it but there is variation in the colour of these, some are purple / blue some a more ordinary blue. (this photo was taken in January before these hyacinths bloomed)
black hyacinth vase, my latest purchase, a terracotta vase painted with very shiny black paint and transfer designs, 3 figures around the vase
Two's Company hyacinth vase
each side of the box
Two's Company also produced this design
