We planted a number of bulbs in our garden during lock down and in July they
started to bloom. At one point I had a flower big as my head in the garden.
That was a great moment. This year has been a Dahlia trial year for us. Some
varieties worked great while others didn't do that well at all. I think we
need a little bit of schooling on the subject until next year. Any advice you
might have is welcome.
I also want to grow zinnias, echinacea, phlox, cosmos, and so many more
flowers. I'm not sure about growing from seeds... I seem to always fail.
Any advice there too?
With cats running around my legs and the sun slowly descending on Saturday afternoon, I collected some over bloomed and broken flower stalks. Apparently that is what happens to Dahlias this late in the season, the stalks bend and all flowers end up hanging or laying on the ground... But even these upside down, weather bitten, broken and dirty Dahlias takes your breath away. I'm in love! I tied two bright and colorful bouquets to bring inside. One bouquet found its place in the bathroom window, the other one in the living room. They might not last long but ooooh they make me so heart skippy happy!
This winter I want to teach myself a bit about growing a flower garden. How to choose seeds and bulbs, plan the garden beds, how to plant, when... Next year I want my garden to look like Kate's at the blog Foxs Lane (look here, here, here and here... isn't it so dreamy... like the most delicate, beautiful, passionate and frail love story...). I know, I know, she's a flower farmer and has green fingers, a big flower patch to grow on, many years of growing experience and all that but still. One is allowed to dream. To wish. To hope for a flower garden dream to one day come true...
Annette
I love dahlias too they keep on flowering when everything else has faded and add some much needed colour to our gardens, the first frosts will kill them so lets hope we don't have any for a while.
ReplyDeleteThey look beautiful. It's a flower that I haven't seen in a long time.
ReplyDeleteSuch beauty!! And the colours!! Oh, swoony-swoon....LOVE dahlias and the way they make you feel! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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