A slave to the Goddess Flora shares his garden adventures.
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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.
Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.
Just look and admire but don't eat :)
ReplyDeleteAlthough I do love to eat them as well.
DeleteWonderful! The second photo surprised me, as I'm accustomed to seeing the first and third. Thanks for including this one! (Where are the bees?)
ReplyDeleteGood question about the bees. They must have been on a break or something as these are usually covered with them. I have two neighbors who keep bees so they're plentiful in my garden, thank goodness!
DeleteThey are such a pretty flower!
ReplyDeleteYup.
DeleteI wondered the same thing as Alan, how did you manage a photo with no bees?
ReplyDeleteThe bees have been preoccupied with all of the clover blooming in my lawn.
DeleteI've tried — and failed — numerous times to grow cardoon. I've seen a few that are magnificent specimens around town: great hight, leaf color and shape: made me drool but I have no luck with them. Any tips?
ReplyDeleteSun and manure. Mine got shoved in as an afterthought in a bed with bad soil. I threw some steer manure on top and they took off.
DeleteThere is plenty of steer manure used in the raspberry patch. I'll give it a try.
DeleteBy-the-way, I collected and save the Orange Alstromeria seeds.
Bless your heart for remembering!
DeleteEat one, leave one - that's my motto!
ReplyDeleteYou're wise. I usually forget to pick them in time. Fortunately, we have some great farmers' markets.
DeleteMy cardoon is blooming, but when I photograph it, the electric purple color comes out pink, your camera did a great job on the color!
ReplyDeleteI've been very pleased with my camera, bought second hand online.
DeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeleteDear Mr. TOG ... this is indeed too beautiful to eat .. it always amazes me when I see a veggie show off to the extreme as this one does ... I would say it isn't all about the flowers but for this one ? YES it is !! LOL
ReplyDeleteJoy : )
We'll eat the ones we buy and enjoy the flowers of the ones in the garden.
DeleteThe cardoons are almost too tall to see the flowers. Fortunately, ours is outside a second story window. Now I'm thinking artichokes...several, so we can eat a few, leave a few to blossom. Thanks for keeping me on my toes.
ReplyDeleteI grew cardoons and thought the same thing so changed to artichokes because they have lower and bigger blooms. Although that cardoon was sure pretty!
DeleteThese are so pretty! I'd have to be a die hard artichoke lover to ever cut them.
ReplyDeleteWe need acres of garden space so that we can grow enough for both flowers and eating!
DeleteYeah, It's true! That artichoke it too pretty to eat =)
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