Hi! Nothing says July like daylilies along the roadsides and masses of blue hydrangeas everywhere.
Back here in the real world....
I'm so pleased with my seeds' results. The Hudson Valley seeds have been amazing--they are new to me.
And Botanical Interests seeds are a wonderful standby, always do well.
Even my sweet peas have grown and are blooming beautifully.
Lots of marigolds, many kinds, and pink zinnias. Cheddar and double pink! How perfectly "lizzy" is this. [Mazurkas Zinnias, see above]
And my Lime Queen zinnies are profuse and GREEN. They're so hard to grow.
The cosmos are so pretty, multicolored, with their fragile fernlike leaves. Cosmos is hard to grow here, but doing well this year in their own pots.
I was soooo proud of my coreopsis.
They were planted then covered accidentally, or these are old seeds in my only remaining big wildflower pot? They grew like, well, weeds. And their cheery school bus yellow faces smile at me each morning.
We had a big storm the other night, with 50 mph gusts of unexpected wind. I found the corries, flattened and sad the next day. Some I had to clip off,
The rest I tied up to an old repurposed broom handle I found in the laundry closet. It's ugly!
But seems to have saved them. Today I added the glass chicky! But must attach it better.
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A word about the dandelion clock/ seedhead garden lights i was so excited about. The storm wrecked them too, they had to be discarded. Sure, only $14.oo on Amazon.. But only a month? hmmmm. I do miss them.
Have a good weekend!
love
lizzy
gone to the beach...
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Gosh, Lizzy--what a lovely pot garden you have this year--extravagant blooming ;))) I especially like your little glass chicken guarding your coreopsis--so cheerful--and we all surely need that right now !;)))
ReplyDeleteMy tomatoes are coming along well, still all green and tiny though--I think they don't like all this humidity...???
Still pretty sultry this morning here altho the temps are a bit lower...hoping for a little deck sitting time-- sans "les bugs" which have thrived in this weather...
Hugs for a good weekend...Julierose
Your flowers are just lovely. I was late to getting seeds in the ground so we will see what happens. And so sad about your garden lights.
ReplyDeleteHow pretty your flowers are - glad they grew so much better than the other ones you've had in previous years. Fresher seed perhaps? LOVE the artwork on the packets too. We just have photos here - nothing like the amount of pleasure that artwork gives.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Some of our seed companies use photos...I just am a sucker for a pretty seed pack painting. With the seeds I notice sometimes it is how and where they are planted that matters. The cosmos surprised me by wanting their own space.
DeleteYour green thumb really excells this year! All those wonderful flowers grown from seeds, I'm especially in love with the zinnias, which we didn't start this spring and none of the local nurseries we visited has any. I love seeing your photos of the ocean but that fiery double rainbow is a definite winner. We finally had a rain storm this evening that lasted nearly half an hour, the rainbow lasted nearly as long. So good to have a soaking rain after nothing the past several weeks.
ReplyDeleteHello Lizzy, I do like cosmos, I've grown them a few times before, though not this year. I haven't grown sweet peas for a while either and I do love their fragrance. I do have some everlasting sweet peas though on the obelisk. They grow like crazy but are only one pink colour and have no scent whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteSuch a shame about your solar lights. I think your glass chicky us lovely, but I would be afraid of it being blown off and smashed in the wind.
Are you familiar with the everlasting sweetpeas?
Jean.
Hi! Yes the chicky will prob blow over and break, creating a horrible mess for Mo's paws...but for a while I think ''better to use and break than stick it in a drawer.'' We don't usually get unforeseen wind storms in the summer.
DeleteEverlasting sweet peas are new to me, I will look them up.
Hi Lizzy, I've just quickly googled everlasting sweetpea and it seams that things have changed since I saw them as a child and bought my own packet of seeds from a shop six years ago. I didn't read the page properly but they now appear to come in different colours. Must have a proper look and see if the new ones are scented.
DeleteIt's true what is said, you learn something new every day!
Jean.
Typo. Seems.
DeleteJean.
Oh the perennial sweet peas are darling. If I had a real garden I d get some. I don t care much about the scent, I don't notice flower scents ever. Yours must be s o pretty.
DeleteMy dandelion clock lights were fine yesterday after a couple big thunderstorms, haven't checked tonight but fingers crossed. I suspect your storms are much fiercer. Beautiful flowers, each and every one.
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Oh I hope your dandelion lights last a long time. Do let me know. I wish I'd known the rain and wind would ruin he solar batteries, I d have brought them in. So sad,
DeleteYour garden is beautiful, Lizzy, with such a great variety of flowers. The green zinnias are amazing but my favorites are the other colors.
ReplyDeleteThe seed packets are so beautiful, too. They make me think of the antique advertising cards, sometimes with calendars, salesmen passed out. THe sizes looks like it could be perfect for bookmarks.
We don't see daylilies in the ditches around here very often but chicory lines the country roads. I would have loved to shop in your small store, I'm sure.
I'm sorry about your dandelion lights. They were so gorgeous.
So glad to hear from you, I ll write in the morning.
DeleteWhat a wonderful splash of color all your flowers make. Just so lovely. I didn’t know daylilies grew wild until we spent a year and a half in Wisconsin. They were everywhere this time of year. And the chicory . . . blanketed the fields. I love the indescribable color of chicory blossoms.
ReplyDeleteYes! Aren't the lilies and chicory so summery and beautiful. The blue of the chicory is the blue of a summer sky.
DeleteYour riotous deck is such a joy. Imagine being a bee or ladybird partying in wonderland.
ReplyDeleteThe frame-worthy seed packets are lovely. you're spoilt for choice.
I enjoy the inquisitive coreopsis peeking over the top to catch sight of the sea beyond.
The coreopsis are amazing and so cute.
ReplyDeleteI love your image of the pretty bugs playing among my flowers.