Wow! We have had the sun out now for four days in a row! And not just a weak overcast sun, or a sun covered by smoke, but real sun. Let the watering commence. Although showers and storms are predicted for much of this week, that is OK. I have seen the sun.
The seasons are changing once again. I have been busy pulling out the cool flowers which included the bachelor buttons, the agrostema, most of the larkspur, bells of Ireland, and the clarkias. I have stopped watering the Icelandic poppies and it’s sad to say good bye to the sweet peas. That season had gotten off to such a good start but the wet, the heat and humidity just didn’t do them any favors so I cut down the first row. I would love to see if the re-sprout, who knows. The empty beds are being raked over and cover crop will be added until I am ready to get the seeded perennials and bi-annuals planted out later in September. So much work to do. It is hard to believe that in another 2 months the tulips will arrive. Yikes! So much bed prep to do!
The gardens and flowers are doing well, and lots of flowers are being harvested. The dahlias are setting bud and there is a flower here and there but soon, just soon there will be another explosion of color. I think dahlias rival tulips for color and style, and they are a great way to cap off the season that was started by the tulip explosion.
Just to show you the variety of flowers harvested last week, feast your eyes on these beauties.
Next week the wagon will look very different because every week new flowers come in, and old flowers go. That is what makes it so exciting.
So I will leave you now so you can dream of what to do with next week’s exciting floral selection. This is what I created with a handful of tiny stems or too weird to offer you, but I had a beautiful chance to be creative.
Until next week I will dream flowers and sunshine. Allie