My Beautiful Dahlias, I have been looking at some new varieties for next year, I find them so incredibly perfect to look at, so many different colours a shapes that I can't decide which ones to buy. We will also dig a bed for them rather than having them in pots. Although i love having them just outside the back door.
If I could recommend anything for you to try next year it would be these Climbing Petunias, they are gorgeous and have filled the whole tub. There are so many flowers on them, worth every penny.
Not as exciting but I find the darling flowers on the lobelia so fascinating, thats a mint in front.
No introduction necessary but worth including, pretty bright pink Geranium, this we managed to save from last year.
Our first Zinnia, they have taken ages to flower I sowed these in February.
Beautiful daisy's!
Now I have to say that I was not prepared for how gorgeous this fuschia is, we bought it back in March, it cost £1.50 so we weren't expecting much, but oh my, she's like a perfect little ballerina, with big poofy skirt with layered petticoats underneath, I must have spent 15 minutes sat taking in all the details.
I tried to capture the chocolate box purple velvet texture of this petunia, so pretty!
This rose is a commemorative rose when we lost our dog Gemma, she was part of our family for 13 years and left a huge hole. So Paul went out and picked this pretty rose and a large pot to put her ashes in. She has treated us to a lovey display of roses every year.
A lovely purple clematis.
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That's it for today, sorry there's no card tutorial, I was determined to not let Covid stop me but it clearly had more determination than me!
I hope that you all have a lovely Saturday,
Love and hugs to all,
Sandra xxx