Although the days are getting shorter and the flowers aren’t quite as needy, there is still lots happening here at the farm. Just about every flower that I have is in bloom right now, and looking good to boot! Let me start at the front right row and go from there. Cosmos, blooming, marigolds and nicotiana all blooming. Next row, strawflowers, asters, scabiosia and cleome, all blooming, and so on and so forth. You get the idea, I have a lot of flowers blooming.
Most normal flower growers would never have flowers blooming in their fields, I know I shouldn’t, but if I haven’t cut it, and I have plenty to cut from, I am leaving it for the bees, and let me tell you I have some very happy bees right now. The garden is humming with their excitement. Don’t fret though, there are plenty of flowers for you all as well. I just want to make everyone and everything happy. I am not happy though sharing my flowers with the Japanese beetles. Come on birds, there is plenty for you in this garden as well.
I wish it would rain. I have a bunch of seedlings from the old vegetable garden that I want to move into the flower garden, and some transplanting to do so the question is…do I take the risk and do it by the end of the month? Or do I keep my fingers crossed and hope for the late summer fall rains to help me out. I need to get them moved soon so they can get established before winter sets in. I know, I know, that is months away, but things like this have to be planned for.
As I am typing this I am looking at the vase of sunflowers that came out of the sign last Friday. Waste not, want not. Yes, I recycle my flowers. That water in that vase is skanky! Does it need changing! Actually not only does the water need changing, but I should also clean the vase. You know the saying is that your flowers want clean water to drink as well as you do, so if you wouldn’t want to drink the water in your vase or your flower buckets, neither would they.
Here are some flowers of the week….
I grow the talum for the little red berries, but I am going to try using the flowers and some of the very chartreuse foliage because it looks so cool. I will have to experiment.
My final note tonight is this…because I am such a space cadet most evenings and I can’t remember to send out the newsletter the night before flower day I have decided not to. If I have any important changes to tell you I will let you know, like time changes later in the season, but for now, I am going to give your inbox a break from me, and my sent box a break. Rest assured, I will be open, without fail on Tuesdays from 2-6 and
Fridays from 9-3, until further notice.
Until next week, Allie