In Bloom - torch lilies (knifophia)
Things come into bloom in the Cottage's gardens at their appointed times. Yet, due to unseasonable wind and heat, blooms and leaves are shriveled within days. Watering brings relief for a few moments but the ceaseless winds wick away moisture leaving plants wilting and sere.
Within a few days the torch lily blooms have dried under the continuous assault of heat and wind.
In protected parts of the garden flowers bloom on schedule and stay to delight the senses.
In the Sideyard, protected by the height of the Cottage, the clematis on the Kitchen Garden fence climbs and blooms in purple magesty.
Protected from wind by the sumac hedge, grapes are forming in the vineyard.
Pink "farm-fence" perennial sweet peas are blooming on the Kitchen Garden fence near my single-strand clothesline.
These farm fence sweet peas are pretty, pink, drought resistant and come back year after year. They have no scent as do their annual relatives (find farm fence sweet pea seeds at my etsy shop, "gailsgarden")
The white-flowered elderberries are now blooming.
My next post will feature a recipe for making elderflower water to pamper your complexion!
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