Good girl on saving the seeds from the zinnia. And if you have any marigolds you can plant the whole dried flower head in the ground, and they will bloom next year.
I have a giant ziplock bag with dried marigold flower heads from last year! I grew them again this year, but I still have enough saved for a while yet to come.
Well, ordinarily I think it would be a bit too cold here for a tree to do as well as mine has, but it's planted in a south facing corner of two brick walls. It gets great warmth and light even in the winter.
Lots of what came back were pink and lavender. I did get a few solid reds return, but not many. Next spring I plan to add some different varieties/colors to the mix.
We've gotten lucky with our tree. I remember a few scraggly bushes in this area when I was growing up but you never see them anymore...and certainly not trees as big as mine!
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Good girl on saving the seeds from the zinnia. And if you have any marigolds you can plant the whole dried flower head in the ground, and they will bloom next year.
That pomegranate is so beautiful!
I wasn't aware or I had forgotten you had pomegranates . Lucky one for that !
Those pomegranates look delicious
I have Pomegranates growing in my garden in France, but they are inedible; they don't ripen. However; they look nice.
A deliciously beautiful photo!
How wonderful that your climate is such that you can grow pomegranates!
Beautiful flowers and fruit, this picture looks like a artist's still life.
Thanks for the tip on saving the zinnia flower heads. I will cut mine today.
I find that my reseeded zinnias almost always produce lavender flowers. Is that true for you or do you get lots of colors?
Happy autumn! I think I've got to plant more zinnias next year.
I always thought pomegranates were something grown in California. That's a great photo!
That's a beautifully composed photo. Happy Autumn, Jennifer!
Love,
Janie
This looks lovely!
I was thinking of the equinox that day, too - and in just another 3 months today is Christmas Eve 😊🎄🌟
I have a giant ziplock bag with dried marigold flower heads from last year! I grew them again this year, but I still have enough saved for a while yet to come.
Isn't it pretty?! That one was bursting open on the tree so it's the first one I picked.
Since moving in six years ago, we've planted a fig, crabapple, and the pomegranate tree.
They're good, but VERY tangy.
Last year was the first time the tree produced fruit, and it didn't ripen. I'm pleasantly surprised that they have this year. :)
I love the dusty pinks, lavenders, and greens of the dried flowers beside the vivid red of the pomegranate seeds.
Well, ordinarily I think it would be a bit too cold here for a tree to do as well as mine has, but it's planted in a south facing corner of two brick walls. It gets great warmth and light even in the winter.
Thank you Karla!
I'm going to scatter them on the cleaned out bed and cover them with mulch for next year.
Lots of what came back were pink and lavender. I did get a few solid reds return, but not many. Next spring I plan to add some different varieties/colors to the mix.
They're so easy and make great cut flowers!
We've gotten lucky with our tree. I remember a few scraggly bushes in this area when I was growing up but you never see them anymore...and certainly not trees as big as mine!
Happy Autumn dear Janie!
Oh no! Don't say the "C" word yet!! Haha.
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