You can keep your roses. I like a bouquet of daisies. (And check out that yellow polka-dotted bow.)
Dandelion on a Grey Fall Day
Harvest Weekend in Santa Ynez Valley
Photos taken in Santa Ynez Valley, CA.
Give it a Try: Mermaid with Flower
Purple flower in mermaid’s arms from the plant on our porch from the nursery guy who said, “Not sure if this plant will flower or if it will live, but plant it and give it a try.”
We Smell Good: Sweet Pea Flowers
Photo taken at the Saturday Portland Farmers’ Market.
Purple Blossoms
Blooming lilac, jacaranda, and chive flowers. Purple blossoms all around.
Clover Love
How sweet to see that the same wild clover clusters in the yard have infiltrated a potted plant on the porch with purple and green clover.
Honeysuckle Days
Hoorah, it’s honeysuckle season.
Stopping to Smell the Rose
One of those great moments: I was on the other side of the fence yesterday when I witnessed a passerby stop to lean over and smell the rose.
Spring Flowers
Nature’s Inspiration: Pink Jasmine
The jasmine is blooming on the porch and I get to breathe in the rich and sweet blossoms before leaving for work in the morning and when coming home at the end of the day. I love the deep pink buds that hold the delicate white flowers. It’s like the pink of my don’t-leave-home-without-it lip gloss, Jane Iredale’s Cosmo PureGloss. So when I find myself having to refrain from gobbling up the flowers because they smell so good, I put on a little gloss and dab on some of Aftelier’s jasmine solid perfume, another makeup bag staple that comes with me wherever I go.
Jasmine Valentines
Jasmine flowers in bloom for Valentine’s Day.
Pink Up, Down, All Around
Pink roses, pink sky.
Indian Summer Jasmine
Heat wave and jasmine’s in bloom.
Seed Bomb: Before and After
I’ve posted about the seed bombs from Flower Bomber previously. Here is what came from one of the seed bombs planted in a pot in the yard.
Hydrangeas In Bloom: Before and After
Our hyrdrangea plant is in bloom. Pink! Photos of the progress.
Tomato Flowers
Here come the tomatoes.
Flowers: Throw and Grow ‘Em
Three cheers for a friend’s blossoming venture: Flower Bomber. You can buy a package of 20 flower bombs–ping pong ball-sized balls of wildflower seeds and organic compost–on Etsy (we’re both members of Team EcoEtsy). Then, fire away! The idea is to throw and grow them in vacant lots or other places that could use some pretty flowers; you can read the manifesto of the Green Guerrilla on the blog. So far, I’ve put one of the seed balls in a clay pot and am already seeing some sprouts (pictured). The rest will be distributed this weekend in less obvious spots.
Photo: Poppies in the Wind
Photo taken in Malibu, CA.
Flower Up Close
I got close to the amaryllis in the neighbor’s yard, channeling Georgia O’Keefe a bit.
Stef McDonald 