I Think We Can Say…
Summer is officially here! Yes, the temperatures and humidity is up there, but the summer flowers are just about here. And yes, it is exciting. Summer annuals and summer perennials converging for summer beauty.
The heat has gotten to the cool flowers in the tunnel, I will harvest what looks good, but it is the official end of the anemone, ranunculus, godetia, so they will all get pulled in the cool of the morning while the flowers that will take the heat can stay for the moment. I have some really nice annual phlox, the pansies are still doing well, but I need to do some work on them and the celsoia that I am trialing in there is going gang busters.
In the big garden the zinnias still look like crap, but this week there will be lots of annual color like cosmos, ageratum, celosia, lots of filler, and the perennials are also looking good.
Many of the dahlias are big enough now that I can do the first row of tying in, or corralling which is always a job, but not as tedious as it could be. Then there is also the weeding, staking and deadheading that always need to get done, or started.
I have not one but two floral displays for you tonight. The #windowframethursday and a Happy fourth of July
As you can see, I do have fun with the flowers that are available.
Don’t forget that the flower shed will be closed on Friday, July 11, but we WILL be open on Thursday, July 10 from 9-2:00 instead. I will send out a reminder on Wednesday night in the newsletter. We are traveling to the Cape for a family wedding. After this we will be back to our regular schedule.
Off now for Steve and his…
Until next week, Allie. I dream of flowers, do you?