Aalto Vase (the largest one)

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A famous 1937 Alvar Aalto design, this Iittala Aalto Vase is the tallest of the 

range, measuring all but 60 cm (about 24").  We were doing mid-winter garden 

maintenance, and pruned some plants (including cutting off some huge leaves of 

a Monstera looking plant whose name escapes me).  The cut leaves are in the 

Aalto vase that I moved around in the house for photos, and the other plant in 

this set is our Hardenbergia vine, which is one of the first spring flowers in our 

garden. I never stop marvelling how we here in Sydney start getting spring 

flowers opening in the middle of our winter, considering I'm from cold climate 

Finland.