A ‘Double Click’ Bouquet
Pink and red, 30 August 2017
Extra-fancy, vibrant cranberry
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Double Click’
Photographed on the balcony, 15 August 2017
Sunflower season
In a hot and dusty field, 12 August 2017
Soft pink in the shade
Anemone hupehensis, 10 August 2017
Tangerine dream
Dahlia, 09 August 2017
'Hot Papaya' in Hot Hot August
Another serving of my new favourite Echinacea cultivar: ‘Hot Papaya’.
Photographed 07 August 2017.
Walking on sunshine
During the dog days of summer, a favourite walking route takes us to a home and garden where exuberant Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan) creates a path of sunshine at our feet...
...and attracts and nourishes the pollinators:
Echinacea & Bumblebee
Along the seawall path to Granville Island a pollinator-friendly border of Echinacea (Purple Cornflower) provides nectar and pollen to bumblebees.
‘Hidcote’ Purple
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’
Photographed on the balcony, 29 July 2017
I cut a few lavender stems for display and drying. The rest stays in the garden to provide nectar for the bees. It's no great sacrifice as I enjoy watching the pollinators at work.