Growing up in the U.K. people would often say, ‘The weather is changeable.’ Rarely do we say that here. It is sweltering, very cold, terribly dry, blizzarding or stormy. However this summer so far, I think I can honestly say the weather has been changeable. A week ago it was bluebird sky and 34C. The last few days have been wet, sometimes stormy and never above mid twenties. It has been very pleasant in my view and the amount of rain has been a wonderfully welcome change for July. The result of some heavy downpours has been more than a few flattened flowers, desperately trying to stand up straight again. Many blooms have managed to get their heads into a vertical position after being flat on the ground resulting in some funny stems of cut flowers.
This blue enamel jug of flowers including the wiggly ones has managed to look quite upright. The flowers were crammed in hoping they would straighten up and for most part it seems to have worked. It is a bundle of Queen Anne’s Lace, Ammi majus, Sweet William Dianthus barbatus, Orlaya, Larkspur, Delphium elatum, Yarrow, Achillea millefolium and Bee Balm, Monarda.
Stand Up Straight
This little Pond Posy resting on the edge of the pond consists of Feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium Lady’s mantle, Alchemilla mollis, Snapdragons, Antirrhinum ‘Chantilly Lace‘ and Zinnias, Zinnia elegans.
Cathy of ‘Rambling In The Garden’ hosts this page and I hope you are able to visit to see the other inspiring garden flower creations.
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