Zinnia 'Whirligig' has some freaky coloration going on... this one's the weirdest.
Calendula (pot marigold) smells wonderful, and the petals are soft and luminous. Due to my own neglect, this is the first time they've lived to flower out of three seasons of planting seed. (They're super-easy to grow... but I am super-forgetful about watering).
I love nasturtiums. They tend to get blackfly (black aphids), but vigorous spraying with water seems to keep the bugs under control. The flowers are spicy and pretty in salads.
A borage plant I put in last year reseeded like crazy... there must be forty plants coming up now. But the flowers are beautiful and have a mild cucumber flavor (although some people are allergic), so I'm letting them do as they will.
One San Marzano tomato, coming up!
3 comments:
lovely, lovely flower pictures! (reminds me of all the dahlia pictures we took last year! do you want a set of my pics, btw?
how goes the rest of your garden? now that those San Marzano tomatoes are starting to grow...i might have to sneak over there and pilfer some. :P if only i could!
Four Flowers and a Tomato...my favorite British comedy movie... Oh, wait...that's not right! ha ha ha
I need to rent you out next season.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!
Sillyduckie: ooh, I would love a set of pics... my pics were useful when tuber sale came around, but I love your photos... you have the "eye"!
The rest of the garden is coming along... it got ignored for a few weeks while we worked on putting a brick border on the front beds, but now I'm back to work on veggies. The snow peas and first crop of lettuces are coming to an end, but the squash, beans, and summer flowers are coming in, and I just planted some beets and chard for fall. And a super-late tomatillo. Darn that Martha Stewart and her late season 40% off seed sales! ;-)
Zonnestraaltje: Thank you!!! It was a fun birthday, and there may even be an encore celebration next weekend... to be blogged here, as it is plant-related if all goes as planned 8-)
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