The Sun is still Twirling

Petals of a sunflower twirled, tangled. Striving to free themselves and bloom.

© Burke's Garden, 2009.

November Bloomers

The weather has been beautiful. Dry, sunny, mild temperature, between 75˚F - 60˚F. Leaves are falling, but they didn't turn color quite beautifully as we expect. I have no complaint, I have these bloomers and more around the garden.

Straw flowers.

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Coleus and Oxalis with blooms.

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Mandevilia, a tropical plant, with blooms.

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Roses seem to love this weather.

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Sunflowers in zinnia patch.

© Burke's Garden, 2009.

Some more from the garden this morning

Salmon color poppy with bluish veronica.

Orange chrysanthemum blooms start to open.

Third batch of sunflowers - The seedlings by the greenhouse.

They are Valentine and Velvet Queen sunflowers,

one week after sown.

A Lone Sunflower

A giant sunflower voluntarily grows at the edge of compost pile by an run-down shack. It may not be the tallest but for sure has the biggest leaves of all sunflowers around the garden.

The Euphoria of Sunflowers

The sunflower field is at its peak and covered with blooms. Soon the petal will fall, the seed mature, then birds, squirrels, raccoons maybe, will have a feast enjoying the seeds and flower heads.

Giant zinnias are also blooming along the perimeter of the field.

The sunflower field 2 months ago (April)

when the seeds were just sown.

Multiflowers Cinnamon Sun

Cut Flowers

We tried to sell cut zinnias and sunflower on Sunday through our neighbor's blueberry orchard. We also put some of our produce there. We may need to put a "produce and cut flowers" sign under their blueberry sign to attract more people.





Sunflower and zinnia field. It's our annual flower field, we've been doing this for 3 consecutive years in different spots of the yard. Not only is this for esthetic reason, but also to feed the wild. Birds and squirrels love the seeds of sunflowers. One year I spotted a big coyote, I wanted to call it a wolf, which was hunting for squirrels among the flowers.

Portulaca Blossoms on Circle Garden Feet

Portulaca is minute in compared to other plants but it brings colors to the feet of this circle garden.

Composition

Daylily and petunia in tractor-tire pot

with yellow canna lily on the background.

Tall sunflowers surrounded by lower growing plants

such as zinnias and cosmos,

and chrysanthemums and portulaca on their feet.

Dinner-plate size hibiscus flower

with petunia on the background

and a tiny gaura flower on the lower foreground.

Large hibiscus and tiny Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink', 

closer look.

Gaura butterfly-like flowers.

Floras

Gardenia

Gladiolus

Hardy Hibiscus

Front porch mix

Hydrangea

Sunflower - Sun Samba

Zinnias

Cinnamon Suns are blooming today

Seeds from Renee's Garden.

Bloomers of the Week

Mimosa tree's blooms. Wild.

Mandevillia on trellis. Bought this year.

Dwarfed gardenia. Bought this year.

Lilliput zinnia (from last year's flower seeds), lantana blooms and big sunflower leaves on the back.

Chrysanthemums flourishes and full of flower buds on sunflowers feet.

Blue veronica, red yarrow, and pink chrysanthemum.

Giant-zinnias patch has just been weeded. They start blooming, too. Purchased the seeds this year.

Portulaca on sunflowers' feet. Grown from last year's flower seeds.

Portulaca.

The first cosmos bloom.

Hydrangea and hydrangea (variegated) blooms.