Orange Poppy

 

This one is really bright. There is a solid yellow one with these two in this patch but it is not open all the way yet.

Orange and Yellow Poppy

 

They might not be 'Jelly Bean' but they sure are pretty.

Second Flush

The delphinium at the front of the house decided to come up with a second flush of flowers for me! That hardly ever happens with delphinium here. Once it has gone to seed, it is usually done. I have 5 of them that are giving me another round of flowers this year. Wish I knew if it was anything I did that made that happen so I could do it again next year! I have a feeling it was more to do with the weather than me though.

Feeding the Birds

 

Every year we get volunteer sunflowers growing in the bird sanctuary under and around the bird feeders. I pull them like weeds and throw them in the compost normally. This year, we decided to let some of them grow to see if we could get seed for the birds. There are 15 sunflowers out there now. Our season is not usually long enough to get sunflower seeds without a lot of frost protection work as the season gets later. I am not going to do any of that work. I am using a cross my fingers and fly by the seat of my pants strategy. Seeds are not that expensive and trying to harvest some was really just for a bit of fun. If I have to be out there covering flower heads with plastic in my nightgown, the fun just seems to drain out of it.

Another Pretty Poppy

 

Still not sure what these are but I really hope they go to seed!

Jelly Bean

 

The seed said 'Jelly Bean' but this was not one of the colours mentioned. It looks for all the world like it is sticking its tongue out at me!

Nigella 'University Mix'

The seed pods are as interesting as the flowers in both purple and blue. The blue age white and the plants are covered in blooms still. I love this plant, the foliage that looks like netting is totally unique to anything else I have in the garden. I am repeating this next year in more than one place.

You've Got Mail

The seeds are dry and cleaned. On Monday when the post office is open, I am going to dig up the 'Endless Summer' bits along with the Combine Garden Daylily and the dark Creeping Jenny. These seeds and the ones on your seed wish list will join all that in the box. Anything else you can't live without next Spring that I could throw in?

Sweet Pea at Front Deck

They are doing as well as the Nasturtium did last year in this spot. The dark green pad-like leaves of the Nasturtium made for a nicer contrast rising up through the Virginia Creeper though. I hoped these would have the added advantage of scent but not that I have noticed over the vetch blooming in the fields. Maybe once that is done. 'Pink Flame' opened.

Nigella Opened

In two colours so far. This pale and this dark. I absolutely love them. Both colours are great. There are three flowers and two of them are the dark. I am definitely putting some of these in next year.