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We are having beautiful Indian Summer weather lately. Mornings are chilly, but our afternoons have even been rather hot! A lot of the leaves have already turned color, although we aren't at peak foliage yet...  My arrangement this week is a joyful mix of my favorite late-summer/early fall flowers. I'm so grateful that our growing season is being prolonged awhile yet!  Overhead views...   Giant Primrose sunflowers...only one plant survived so I hadn't planned to cut any, but several stems got snapped in the wind, so I now have a good excuse!  Dwarf Queeny hollyhocks...   A few of my balsam plants are still flowering.  I believe this phlox is "Franz Schubert"...it was also a gift from a dear friend!  The hyacinth beans are so beautiful. I feel rather sad that I may not grow them again, since it takes them so long to grow and bloom here. Still, it's satisfying that I did manage to grow a tropical African native in Maine! (Not taking credit myself-I just like to defy our climate now and then!) Lol  Sensation Mix cosmos (there are some white flowers in this bouquet, too). I planted these in my first flower garden, 8 years ago!  And of course, more malope!  Hope you all have a great week! Please visit ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/in-a-vase-on-monday-sunshine-on-a-cloudy-day/ to see the lovely arrangements other gardeners have contributed this week!
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9/18/2017 03:52:29 pm
Oh yes these flowers are perfection....so wonderful to see so many favorite blooms shining in September.
I imagine your red maples are peaking as ours are turning down here as well. The summer never is long enough, is it? Leave a Reply. |
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