Okay, enough food-

Here's another zinnia. Are you tired of them yet? Good, me neither!

Still Gardening (like Madame DeFarge)

Amaranthus caudatus

"...may Love, we pray/ Like amaranthine flowers, feel no decay..."* -Joachim du Bellay from "A Vow To Heavenly Venus," ca. 1500.

*It says that cuz amaranthus retains its color almost indefinitely when dried.

Yay for sunshiny yellow things!

I bought the little yellow vase for $4 at Edith's shop. Yellow makes me happy. So do bright lights cosmos.

Glads From the Farmers' Market

Why? Cuz they make me glad! Also got fresh mozzarella, broccoli, potatoes and shallots. I love Thursdays.

Bright Lights Cosmos

I love how the annuals kick in when the perennials start to fade out.

More Annuals

Sunflower and zinnias. I mostly stick to perennials, but gotta have these happy flowers. Pretty sure they both originated in Mexico. They thrive on hot weather so they're happy this week. And so am I.

Bachelor Button

One of my all-time favorite annuals. They look great in a vase and as beautiful as they are, they never show up other flowers. Instead, they seem to make the flowers around them look even more better than they would alone. They should probably be called "Perfect Bridesmaid" instead!

DLB Roswitha

Another one of our latest acquisitions.

Toreador's Cape

Here's another daylily variety that we got at Swallow Hill. Mmmm, delicious hemerocallis!

Vermeer Lily

We planted 60 of these this year. This one looks ratty. That's because the picture was taken today and it's been in the vase since July 4th. That's pretty amazing- 22 days in a vase. No wonder they're so prized as cut flowers, eh?