I am amazed ( and very happy! ) that for the first time EVER this year, I have managed to grow Sweet Peas with any degree of success.
I've been dying to have the delicate smell of my own, home grown ones around the house; it must be one of the most wonderful ambient joys there is...
They have flowered very closely to the gorgeously scented Pinks, so, this morning I decided to pick an aromatic bunch, and adding a sprig of Honeysuckle...
...at the bottom of the garden about 5 new Opium Poppies had opened overnight. I've never grown them before and last Autumn I simply scattered some seeds from an old, dried poppy head, and I just can't get over how beautiful they are...
(...which then led to a combined picture for the table )
...however, on a different note, this isn't great!!
LOVE the smell of Sweet Peas! I grew them some time ago, now I can find them at the free market so I buy a bouquet once in a while, but of course nothing as growing them yourself! Lovely pictures as always
ReplyDeleteThe smell is so amazing, and so delicate too! It’s my biggest gardening accomplishment this year!!
DeleteSuch gorgeous flowers! What book is shown?
ReplyDeleteThank you! It’s an old 1950’s copy of The Collins Guide to Wild Flowers...beautiful pictures as well as being really useful!
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