Zinnia <3’s Sunflower; updated 10/09

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The friendship/lovestory continues for the Zinnia and the Sunflower. I found them in my garden down by the bird feeder on July 27. And I’ve been watching every day since.

08/19- Well clearly it hasn’t been every day at this point. The Zinnia is in the making seeds from its cone stage and the Sunflower has grown quite tall and is making blooms presently. This photo journey is starting to look kind of cool.

09/02- The first Zinnia is still make seeds, but there are two more Zinnia friends entwined with the big guy. He is HUGE now and has bloomed on his main head.

10/09- Most of the sunflowers down in that garden fell over in a big storm we had two weeks ago. The big guy is still standing and making seeds with his largest bloom head. Zinnias are still going strong. I actually need to cut some today and bring them in one last time while leaving enough to provide new Zinnias next year. I’m considering leaving the stem carcasses there throughout the winter for additional pics. We shall see if the weather cooperates.

I forgot! I have Roses too!!

Posted: 2011/07/19 | Author: Lola | Filed under: Gardening | Tags: Cut Flower Gardening, Flower Gardening, Garden, Gardening, Midwest Gardening | Leave a comment

Watch the Sky;Goodnight Moon

Posted: 2011/07/17 | Author: Lola | Filed under: Gardening | Tags: Garden, Gardening, Goodnight Moon, Moon, sunrise, sunset | 1 Comment

I took a lot of sky and moon pics over the last year or so. I doubt I have them all represented here, as you can see by the dates my once intense passion for this subject is waning. However, I still love to stop and take a moment to reflect in the majesty of an interesting cloud and light filled sky, or the wonder and beauty provided by the moon. I tossed in a good sky song and a good moon song for your listening pleasure. Enjoy.

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Sunflowers

Posted: 2011/07/10 | Author: Lola | Filed under: Gardening | Tags: Cut Flower Gardening, Flower Gardening, Garden, Gardening, Midwest Gardening | Leave a comment

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The sunflowers have started blooming. It’s just the volunteers from last year’s crop of also volunteers. I love perpetuating supposedly annual flowers in the garden year after year for free. I noticed how long my shadow was while taking some of the pics last night and put that in here too, because they kind of remind me of tall spindly sunflower stalks in shadow. The veggies are starting to think about maybe producing something. But the are not really ready for their debut.

I am the Flower Queen: The garden so far

Posted: 2011/06/30 | Author: Lola | Filed under: Gardening | Tags: Begonia, Cut Flower Gardening, Daisy, Dayliily, Flower Gardening, Garden, Gardening, Liatris, Lilly, MArigold, Midwest Gardening, Snapdragon, Sunflower, Zinnia | 1 Comment

My Shadow in the Garden

It’s my Friday today and I have a rocking weekend planned with my girls and my family. I’ve got to get the Lola Bed & Breakfast ( Chef Husband is at the ready) ready for the overnights guests and the Aquanet ready for the Poison, Motley Crue, New York Dolls concert. So in honor of Summertime concerts, and parties and pic-nics and night drives it’s a twofer today! My garden is doing better than years past, but the veggies are still going along slowly and late, they aren’t giving up! I am hoping for a late frost this year to get as many tomatoes , peppers and pumpkins as we can.

However, I have ALWAYS been able to grow flowers. As a kid in our garden I had an area that was mine each year. I planted gladiolas, I planted them very year it was the only thing I ever wanted, year after year after year. I still love them and even carried them in my wedding bouquet. Pro-tip: This is a BAD idea b/c they are heavy. We had tons of flowers in our yard and gardens growing up. Peonies are another favorite of mine and Roses and Irises, but I don’t have any of those blooming right now. We had Daisy’s and sunflowers, and marigolds, and poppies, and burning bushes and irises and on and on we had flowers everywhere. And so do I… Enjoy and