Summer is coming to an end,
as flowers are fading away.
Fall is in the air and
around the corner.
Autumn with cooler temperatures
and beautiful colours.
I have never planted annual
sunflowers before this year.
Last Spring, with the sad news
of Russia invading Ukraine
and Sunflowers being the
national flower of Ukraine;
to show solidarity,
I decided to plant some.
A little Sunflower Garden
that I planted late in June.
I started them from seed and
have a few flowers so far blooming.
They are an easy flower to grow.
Germinating fast and they tolerate
poor soil.
I have approx, 7 types of
Sunflowers planted.
I'm anxious to see more blossom.
The next 2 photos is an update ,
15 days later after I made this blog post.
Sunflowers
symbolize signs of peace and contentment.
I'm happy to see
birds are feeding here.
and bees, wasps and other insects.
Gaillardia (blanketflower)
A perennial.
A smaller bright one at the right bottom of the garden photo.
Teddy Bear Sunflowers
( A photo taken later)
In the back of the Sunflower garden
grows a Rudbeckia which I didn't plant.
A perennial flower
that will return, next year.
From the same family (Asteraceae)
as the Sunflower.
I do have some perennial sunflowers
that have been here for many years.
Below are False Sunflowers with
Gooseneck Loosestrife.
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Some other flowers
blooming at this time.
Gooseneck Loosestrife,
with its graceful arching flower.
Black-Eyed Susan
with Pearly Everlasting.
Black-Eyed Susans
can be biennial
made great dried flowers,
and look nice in a bouquet.
False Sunflowers
An invasive
perennial plant
Scented phlox
with Sunflowers
Helenium
a perennial flower,
from the same family
as the Sunflower.
Different shades, shapes
and bright colours.
One of my favourite.
They make beautiful cut flowers
and are long lasting in a vase.
Ligularia a huge plant
from the Sunflower family also.
While walking on the beach last week,
I found this rusty horseshoe, lucky!!
Last year I collected rusty
thing that I found around the property
and made a A Rusty Corner
I added more since then.
Sunflowers
The National flower of Ukraine.
Sadly still at war after 6 month.
Check out my blog on
Harvesting Sunflowers
by clicking here
Here in Canada, 2022 is
"Year Of The Garden".
I received a certificate after
submitting my Sunflower Garden.
Thanks for your visit
Enjoy the rest of Summer.
💛🌻💛
