Yay for treasuries!

I got a lovely little convo from Ajewelryboxx today saying that she'd featured my Teddy Bear sunflower seeds in a treasury.

Check it out!

Thanks for including me! :)

Seed collection has begun!

It's that time of the year!

Thursday, I harvested my first batch of Gomphrena seedheads and spent a lot of the day sorting them. I also cut my dwarf Teddy Bear sunflower heads and sorted them.

Today, I collected more Malva, Callirhoe, and pruned off my first set of Monarda seedheads. I don't have very good luck collecting the beebalm, but I try every year, anyway.

Hopefully, I'll have some more hosta seed to share, shortly, too! I just noticed some of my seed-grown 'mutts' beginning to bloom. They're so rewarding to grow from seed and it's amazing what variety you can get from plants prized simply for their leaves.

I'm all about these!

I LOVE these sunflowers! I'm all about these guys this year. This is the second year I've grown them, and all of the rain has turned them into something special. Their fuzzy little heads really make my day every morning when I take my lovely, lazy hound out for her morning sun. They're nice and short so they fit in my flower beds and I don't have to worry about staking them or wind taking them down.

Here's my girl with her new haircut. I gave her a nice summer trim -- down to 1/8" on her body and 1/16" on her flatwork! I'm so glad I don't have to worry about keeping her show coat on a roll.

Some bloomers.

I was a bit worn out today, but I did my regular walk-about and decided to take some pictures.

Here's, I think, Ajuga 'Burgundy Glow'. I need to go out and check the tag, but I'm pretty sure that's what this one is. It's dealing quite well with our direct, roasting, southern sun.

Here's one of the blooms on my Teddy Bear sunflower. I sold it's 'cousin' with a blue cut bottle container a week or so ago, and I hope it'll be shining it's sunny head for it's new owner soon. :)