November flowers - GBBD'09

Sweet brugmansia flowers went to compost heap together with all the leaves and some stems - completely naked, still in the pot, she will be stored without water until February.

November flowers need to be in orange color, which is so desired now. Vibrant and spririt uplifling. When days are getting shorter and shorter... Here at 4.30 p.m. is already pitch black outside - was it like this previous years? My husband says no - but how is that possible? What could have changed?

Do you remember my poinsettia from previous year? I keep 2 of them growing. They got nice dormancy period, pruning and now slowly new leaves are naturally growing in red. It looks like she will be red for Christmas, without any additional effort.
Does it count among November flowers today?

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GBBD is hosted by Carol at May Dreams Garden - so if you are interested, just hop over there to see blooms from all over the world.

GBBD, snow and Blog Action Day

Do you also think sometimes, that even if you are 40 or 50 today, there is high possibility of next 40 or 50 years in front of you? If yes, do you also think about how your garden will look like?

I wanted to make just regular GBBD post today, but also I wanted to post today for Blog Action Day which is also happening today. After short thinking, I have decided on Sunday to make today 2 separate posts, but yesterday events changed my mind.

I can sadly report too early arrival of winter – all my blooms in the garden are covered with snow! I don’t remember such early winter in middle Poland. The first snow was usually appearing and leaving fast in second part of November, and real winter arriving in December. But in October?!

Those made me combine both posts together, because we already witness the change and I realized that if I write my Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day post in 50 years, flowers blooming in my garden will be possibly different. And by 2080 I may see some flowers blooming 2 months earlier – this is what say researchers from the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh.

Whatever is causing the climate change, the process seems to speed up. It is happening faster than predicted before. Currently used climate change models predict an average of 5.2 degrees in the earth temperature growth, which is double in comparison with projections made six years ago. Such rise in temperature will affect all plants and animals - scientists say it will desynchronize it.

According to mathematician Robert Clark of Monash University in Australia and geoscientist Roy Thompson of the University of Edinburgh, every 1 degree of change in temperature may speed up the flowering by 11 days.

Whatever is causing the climate change, make sure you get more environmentally friendly. Mahatma Gandhi said “Be the change you want to see in the world.” What to start with? Aside the changes in your gardening style, you may think on the chemicals you flush down the drain every day in your household - start with reading this awakening article if you would like to know what I mean.

This is mixed post written for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day hosted by Carol at May Dreams Garden and also for Blog Action Day which is both happening today 15th of October.

Source of information: WFS

September flowers - GBBD'09

September flowers is the subject of this month Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Thank you for visiting. Let me show you some of September flowers flowering this morning in my garden.

Rose of Sharon.

Rose The Fairy.

Both Pelargoniums were overwintered already 4 years and they are still fine, blooming great. The lower one had an accident one month ago. Unfortunate pot was blew away by the wind and majority of poor Pelargonium got broken. The plant you see on the lower picture is only the remaining bottom which was saved. It seems to be happy to survive - look how many flowers appeared - I have a feeling it says "thank you, for not throwing me to compost heap".

Sedum spectabile Autumn Joy.

This is New England Aster known before as Aster novae-angliae, but today its taxonomy has changed to Symphyotrichum novae-angliae.

White petunia bought recently to fill the empty pot looks especially nice at the twilight - when white flowers glow like stars on the sky.

Perovskia articipfolia selfseeded - look where she is growing - in October I will move her to a better place.

Mophead hydrangea.

Lavender is still blooming. Maybe it is not so prolific, but still charming.

Hydrangea paniculata Limelight.

Colchicum.

Brugmansia flowers - for more brugmansia photo click here or 'Brugmansia' label on the left.

GGBD is kindly hosted by Carol at May Dreams Garden. Jump over to see September flowers from all over the world.

Beautiful Flowers of August - GBBD'09

Can you you believe, some time ago, in fact long time ago, I couldn't understand all those 'ooh' and 'aah!' people were doing over flowers.
Today I know the power of flowers and the reasons why I have not seen it at those times. It was my distance to Nature and myself that not only hold me back from progressing, but also made me blind to Nature's wonders.
That was time when I lived in the city. 5 years ago I moved to countryside, where I live close to Nature, I garden, digg the soil and I am happier than ever while getting connection with real self.

What flowers can do for you?

1. Especially in the times of difficulty you can use flower's ability to elevate your spirit, get comfort and hope.

2. Even if you don't do it consciously, do you know that you meditate while admiring flowers? Time you spend looking at flowers is very powerful and transformational.

3. Many people say, that presence of the flowers in the hospital room, helps to heal.

Below you can see beautiful flowers of August that I send directly to your PC from my modest garden in Poland.

Admiring flowers and meditating is powerful experience, so have wonderful time while looking at what's blloming currently at "Ewa in the Garden".

Rose "New Dawn"

Rose "Mary Rose".

Rose "Chopin"

Pelargonium

Osteospermum - African Daisy



Hydrangea paniculata "Pinky Winky"

Obedient plant

Monarda hybrida

Lilly of unknown name.

Ligularia przewalskii

Hydrangea macrophylla - Mophead

Lavender at the pond.

Echinacea.

Daylilies - looks happy than ever after getting some home made compost this spring.




Aslan was also very attracted by flowers I have photographed - does it tell you something?

On this picture you can see more August blooming flowers.

Flower Meditation

After looking at all these flowers, close your eyes, see the picture of the flower which appeals to you most. Think what it means to you as a friend and as flower. After few minutes the mental picture of the flower will fade away. Have a look again at the same picture - I wonder what you feel?

You may do the same with the chosen flower in your garden. Choose the flower which attracts you most at the moment.

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PS. GBBD is hosted by Carol at May Dreams Garden.

Most beautiful June flower - what's your pick. GBBD'09

I tried to choose single one most beautiful June flower, but this is not easy.

Rose flowers...?





or peony flowers?









But what about modest beauty of Alchemilla mollis....



..... or Digitalis ......



...... or Geraniums ......





..... or Heuchera ....




... or Irises, which story you may read here .....







.... or Philadelphus coronarius ....



... or Lobelia with hardy Geraniums ....



... or pansies ...



.... or wax begonia ....



This is really difficult to choose - do you have your favourites?

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day is kindly hosted by Carol at May Dreams Garden - thank you Carol.