Gardening time has been limited this week (hate that--"retirement" has spoiled me), but I did manage to get my hands dirty and my arms scratched by roses for a while yesterday. While doing a walk-around I noticed several new and different little blooms in my "Grandmother's Cut Flower Garden" that was planted directly from seeds this spring. A torrential downpour a couple days later washed all of the tiny seeds together so they are kind of cramped while still blooming their little hearts out all summer. I ran in to get my camera and took some closeups of the tiny flower heads. There are so many different kinds that I have not had before and I'm enjoying discovering new ones every week. Here are some to share with my blogger friends:
These two are Pinks, or Dianthus, planted separately
Several flowers look as though they were hand painted with a brush
And LOTS of interesting texture
Very dainty!
This reminds me of an Indian blanket or feathers
Sorry for the blur...wind was terrible...but I love this color
Even some beautiful cosmos
And more beautiful seed heads.Most of the seeds are annuals, but a couple are perennials. I will plant this mix again next year and try to give them more room to spread out a little, although with all the wind this area gets they are nice and cozy supporting and protecting each other.
Wonderful mix of old fashioned beauties! I even love the look of the seed packet. :-)
ReplyDeleteWow! So many beautiful flowers! Here in Norway we have had a lot of rain latley and it is cold at night. We have still some flowers left, but they are not so pretty as they were earlier.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, Bev---even the blurry ones!
ReplyDeleteI love the "painted" petals. I'm guessing some are Gallardia and some Coreopsis?
That's quite a variety of flowers from one seed packet. Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteCarol at May Dreams Gardens
I really like the seed packet too, it's so pretty. It gets so windy here and that does make it difficult to get clear pictures.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely little treasure trove of flowers Bev! It's a pity that the seeds were that close together thanks to that downpour. That has happened to me too, quite a few times. Hopefully at your next attempt there won't be a downpour.
ReplyDeleteLove the pinks and the blue cornflower (that's what we call it in Dutch) especially.
Well, I can really say that your grandmother really have a healthy garden. Anyway, thanks for sharing.
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