cosmo between the edamame and the black-eyed susans
my zinnia circle (in our old yard)
a small poppy, in my mixed flower bed (old place)
a surprise, unknown flower in a butterfly mix
two varieties of cosmos
i hesitate to show these, because the color is nothing close to the real thing.
these morning glories are more of a deep, velvety purple.
cosmo admires his namesake
cosmo eats a cosmo
love-in-a-mist
mixed flower bed
cosmo checks out a bumble bee on the purple coneflower
dewy lotus (from the farmer's market)
lotus glows
a variety of cosmos growing along the creek down the street
cosmo harvesting cosmo seeds
dwarf sunflower (old place)
full sized sunflower!
nature's geometry
this is a Datura wrightii or Sacred Datura (new place)
the huge flowers open up at sundown
they bloom all night, and into the next morning
our landlord planted these zinnia's before he moved
they have been a real draw for butterflies
4 comments:
How do you make your garden look so neat?? Ours looks like a total mess, even after we've weeded and "cleaned up". Are you getting a good crop of edamame? Ours are close to being done...plus the rabbits have nipped of a bunch. Darned rabbits.
Wow, that photo of the closed datura is stunning!!!!
Oh! I love those beautiful flowers so colorful. I also try to collect flowers and put it in a cute vase. I enjoyed reading your article. It makes a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing.
-pia-
the blue, white & yellow 'unknown flower' in 4th pic is Convolvulus Tricolor.
Lovely photos.
Found your blog while trying to identify a flower plant grown from seed brought back from the Himalayan foothills, India - it's the same orange cosmos you have...
Flowers are still in bud in November, hoping they open before the frost.
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