Freezing nights. Rain. Winds. We don’t see too many of these around now.
Category: Flowers
Two favorites
Here are two last favorite blossoms from the Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden.
This dahlia is a nod to nostalgia. I have always loved this variety and grew it in California. I think if I plant dahlias again it will have to be in the mix.
Late blooms
I made a quick stop at the Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden the other day. Some blooms caught my eye as I drove by.
The dahlias have held up pretty well despite rain and a couple of freezing nights lately.
There were even a few roses holding court. But, like most of our flowers these days, their days are numbered. Catch ’em while you can.
Thanks, girls
The flowers of the grendelia, a form of native sunflower, are among the last of our summer blooms. The bees were making the most of it.
By the way, did you know that worker bees are always females? More women to thank in your life.
Fading
As I whizzed by on the road these sunflowers were bright and cheery. I didn’t notice that many were drooping until I crawled up the fence to shoot them. And that was before the rain and wind battered us all on Saturday.
Hydrangea
Summer’s slipped by all too fast. I’m already craving color in anticipation of winter.
Predation
I’d had high hopes for my flower bed this year. I ditched my usual dahlias and remembered I’d wanted sunflowers. And wouldn’t they go nicely with a bed of nasturtiums? This was all outside our fenced garden enclosure which protects the veggies from the voracious local deer. The deer have never touched the dahlias or nasturtiums so I figured I was safe. I thought I’d planned a very pretty little flower garden.
Wrong! It could have been worse. My friend Marie has emailed me pictures of her nasturtiums that are nothing but stems. But still. A gardener needs to whine sometimes.
By the way, the grey skies you see in the top shot are from wildfire smoke. It’s back.