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Monday, February 7, 2022

The Bouquets of Spring and Summer 2021

We had a wonderful spring and summer filled with flowers.  
We began in April with daffodils and forsythia.
April 10

 April 12

The late daffodils are ending in May

May 6

May 6

This includes azalea.
 May 15


The rhododendrons are blooming in June.
 June 2

Oooh, and the peonies!  Backed with hosta leaves.
June 14

A rose purloined from a neighbor's bush.
June 15

The spiky purple flower is allium.
June 19

Aaaaahhhh - the sweetpeas have begun.
The dahlias are doing well, too.

 June 30

July brings great variety.

An arrangement of white zinnias 
with drumstick allium and garlic scapes.
July 7


Dahlias, snapdragons, hosta leaves.
July 17

Sweetpeas.
July 26


Gladiolus, white marigolds, white and pink snapdragons, red zinnias, red dahlias.
July 26

Snapdragons, hosta leaves.
July 26

Snapdragons, glads, dahlias.
 July 26

OOoooh  - the sweetpeas. . .
July 26

We found ourselves with more flowers than places to put them.
Such a problem!
July 27


The lisianthus is still blooming - 
here with white zinnias and
white snapdragons.
 August 21



The glads are so dramatic!               
 September 11


More lisianthus with white snapdragons 
and one pink dahlia.
 September 11


We were very lucky with frost this year.  It will be November 3 for our first frost.  This is very late for us.  Last year was September 18.

Lisianthus, dahlias, zinnias, snapdragon.
October 14


Lisianthus and zinnias.
October 14 
So fun to have bouquets this late in the year.

I had sorted through the 79 favorite bouquets to find these 23.  They brought joy.

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