Do I really have to go out in the garden in the heat and the drought and the wildfire smoke and look for flowers that don't look like shit, so I can pretend to everyone that I actually still have a somewhat presentable garden that isn't burned to a crisp like the entire Trump family in whatever future Hell their souls will surely be consigned to?
Fine.
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| This Opuntia actually flowered on August 3, but the flowers are so fleeting, I wanted to record it here |
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| Lost Id Dahlia, but it's a big 'un |
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| Another Lost ID Huge Dinnerplate Dahlia, another big 'un |
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| Dahlia 'Totally Tangerine' |
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| NOID Dahlia |
The Begonias are keeping me sane (and the definition of sane is debatable).
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| Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' |
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| Orange Alstroemeria |
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| Cardoon |
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| Coreopsis |
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| Ornamental Oregano 'Kent Beauty' |
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| Allium wallichii ex China (from Far Reaches Farm) |
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| Daucus carota 'Dara' |
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| Scabiosa |
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| Echinacea 'White Swan' (and ubiquitous hose spoiling every view) |
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| Verbena bonariensis |
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| Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' |
These Nasturtiums (all three flowers are on the same plant) are like the three stages of despair.
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| Almost despairing |
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| Despairing |
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| Beyond despair |
Insert more swear words here. What are your favorites?
Carol at May Dreams Gardens hosts Garden Bloggers Bloom Day on the 15th of the month. Check out her post here.
