Here are a few garden gifts the month of August has brought to the createaerie, like…..
leafy growth to the water lotus I started from seed back in June…..
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lots of big leafy swiss chard…….
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plenty of colorful dahlias to harvest…….
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……..and fertile fronds of the sensitive fern. They’re great for drying, and will retain their gorgeous emerald green color for many months to come.
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The garden beds are showing no signs of exhaustion (despite the horrid, humid heat!)……..
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……..especially not the Stella D’Oro daylilies. Well, that’s actually because I cut them back completely to the ground just after their first flush bloom. They were up and growing again within a few weeks.
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Some gifts of harvest, such as my ornamental corn…….
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and other little curiosities from my garden, like…..
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dried golden yarrow……..
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dried poppy seed pods………
and those gorgeous fertile fronds, will become lovely little decorating accoutrements for the fall.
Ahh….., the gifts of August!
