Potpourri

I have been collecting everything that I can think of from my garden for potpourri. It's spread out across the table and I am sure it is going to start taking over my house.

Today I gathered Cucumber leaves, Lantana flowers, a tiny peach rosebud, Echanacea flowers and seedheads, Sunflower seedheads,

Yellow Purky Sue flowers, Chaste Tree Berries, Crape Murtle Blossoms, pink Lambs Ear leaves, Penstemmon blossoms, Garlic Chive seedheads, Butterfly Bush seedheads, Chocolate Mint, Calendula Petals, Eucalyptus, Zinna flowers, Blue Salvia flowers,

The items on the glass plate will fit right in, they are interesting seedheads from a tree during a walk in the park, Blue Hawthorn berries, Statice from a bouquet from hubby and a dried Zinna flower. The California Poppy seed hulls might be a stretch but we will see, there's dried Catnip seedheads, and Catnip leaf bundles which should work pretty nicely as a base.

On the kitchen table there are materials that can be used for the base. There is Tulsi, Sage, and Lemon-Lime (mixed) Basil.

The grow shelves have been repurposed as drying shelves and they contain Genovese Basil, and Lemon-Lime Basil.

The available horizontal surfaces are all taken, so in the garage are Apple slices with fresh and dried Zinnas. Once everything is dry I am going to start assembling combinations and maybe consider adding essential oils to the mix.

I enjoy collecting items for potpourri. It is just another way to be surrounded by the colors and textures of your garden.

Thanks for visiting! Garden on!

Poppy Fascination

These red crape poppies typically have a black cross in the center, but not this particular one.

The centers are mostly dark purple, with some variation, such as the powder green above,

And here is a yellow, with no sign of the black cross at all, as it is yet to form.

Here is the purple, power green, and yellow all next to each other perfect for the photo.

The yellow center has a white cross which is very unusual.

All of the nodding flowers are facinating because their form is so unusual compared to other flowers,

With their hairy pods, and stems and they way they will eventually lift up.

The black cross is seen from underneath the flowers too.

The seed pods have a striking architectural form and I can't wait until I can gather them to put in a vase, and to collect the seed for next season.

Thanks for visiting! To all of my gardening friends, carry on and hurry back!

Color Chaos

Color Chaos in red against green with splashes of orange.

Thanks for visiting. For all of my gardening friends, carry on and hurry back!