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Month: July 2021

July 31, 2021July 30, 2021Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – 31/07/2021 -Mid Summer Blooms

An abundance of rain has given an abundance of beauty.

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July 30, 2021July 29, 2021Chris Mousseau

Flower Friday: Close, Closer, Closest

Some flowers are born for a close-up.

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July 25, 2021July 24, 2021Chris Mousseau

Silent Sunday – Peek A Boo!

July 24, 2021July 23, 2021Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – 24/07/2021 – Lilies and Lace

One of the tallest flowers blooming in my garden this week wasn’t planted by me (or anyone…); seeds just blew in with the wind (or were dropped by birds or small rodents perhaps), as native (or non native) wild flowers do. It’s Daucus carota, known over here as Queen Anne’s Lace. Like so many plants […]

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July 19, 2021July 18, 2021Chris Mousseau

In a Vase, on Monday – Spinach and Stock

Spinach sprigs help fill out this week’s vase of fresh cut flowers.

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July 18, 2021July 17, 2021Chris Mousseau

Silent Sunday – Raindrops on Earwig on Coneflower

July 17, 2021July 16, 2021Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – 17/07/2021 -Seed Starting Rewarded

A rainy July has kept the garden happy this year.

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July 16, 2021July 15, 2021Chris Mousseau

Flower Friday – Compass Plant

A native perennial I’ve loved since the moment I heard about it is the Compass Plant – Silphium laciniatum. I think my attraction was originally to the common name and then its striking height. It grows to about eight feet high in my garden some years, and its large basal leaves are said to point […]

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July 12, 2021July 11, 2021Chris Mousseau

In a Vase, On Monday -a summer snapshot

A variety of summer flowers inthis week’s vase.

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July 11, 2021July 8, 2021Chris Mousseau

Silent Sunday – Raindrops on Redbuds

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