I am constantly amazed at the hollyhocks. I tried them last year and only got 3 plants. This year those 3 (which survived over the summer because I DID remember to water them every day!) are still with me and 4 more! I have white, light pink, dark pink, and 2 more that haven't opened up yet.
My sweet peas are AMAZING this year. Last year they got zapped EARLY with triple digit temps, but I just checked them and they all survived yesterday's heat.
The sunflowers just do their thing...grow and smile.
You know, it IS so relaxing just to go outside and marvel at this beauty. I have finches and sparrows and verdin who now come to visit the sunflowers. Bees come to the lavender and hollyhocks. I set up 2 chairs to just sit and watch the birds, bees, and hummingbirds. I seem to be down to just one male hummingbird right now. There were 3 that over-summered here and were here, but they seem to have moved on. This one is content to stay.
We have such a short spring here before the triple digit temperatures hit. I am really enjoying watching everything right now!
~~Cheryl Ann~~
https://ramblingwoods.com/
4 comments:
Wow, you have some beautiful flowers! Seems like we didn't get much spring this year, and little rain, and we're jumping right into summer!!
I can see how you could get lost in all those wonderful colors! Wow! You do live in a great part of the world where you can have flowers all year round.
Your post really resonated with me ... we are getting ready to move into our new house tomorrow, and I am very excited about plonking down in a chair amongst our 8 acres and just observing life!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your lovely photos!
Oh I loved this post..I just came in from filling the bird feeders and giving some food to the waterfowl as a bad ice storm is moving in tonight...Michelle
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