These colourful flowers are the highlight of my yard this year. Celosia are everywhere. Thanks to a close friend ordering way too many plants for her little greenhouse, my tiny greenhouse got to catch the overflow of well over 200 little seedlings. They transplanted like a dream without any hindrance to their growth at all, and they had no trouble hardening off. They are in my front built-in planter, in my front flower bed, in nearly 50 planters, and there are even some left in the greenhouse. Surprisingly the ones that have been left in the greenhouse are not doing nearly as well as the ones that have been transplanted outdoors. Quite a lot of people don't know what these little beauties are and find them quite fascinating. They grow in a variety of vibrant colours, including, red, pink, yellow, orange and my favourite, fuschia. You might think that the flowers would be prickly, but they are quite soft, and when wet, almost silky. By accident, these little annuals have br
Beautiful photos my friend. Seeing the beautiful full moon is better than any firework display/ Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteThese are great photos and I’m impressed that you know all the birds. Hope you are doing well.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. I especially love the one of the moon.
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Your pictures are so delightful! Love the picture of the baby Avocet. We have a family of Canada Geese the swim by every night. It's fun to watch them grow.
ReplyDeleteLovely photographs and thank you! I have seen this white flower before, now I know what it's name is!! Thank you.
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