Willy-Nilly Gardeners

Every year I find sunflowers growing in my garden in places where I wouldn’t have chosen — perhaps planted by the resident squirrels who are a bit willy-nilly in seed placement. Sometimes I pull the volunteer plants out—most of the time I just leave them to grow and enjoy whatever happens.

Classic Sunflower Perfection

This beauty was one of my favorites–classic sunflower perfection.

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Mid-Summer Garden Lovelies

First sunflower to open—a volunteer from 2022’s crop.
The succulent chair garden is flourishing!
This lacecap hydrangea is from a funeral basket arrangement 15 years ago. A sweet reminder of the love of my cousins and my dad’s legacy of faith.
A white Asiatic Lily on the west side of the house.
Clematis ‘Princess Diana’ still looking rather regal
This & That – an eclectic hodgepodge of plants and purple-y painted miscellany after a refreshing rain. The purple in my garden is my quiet nod to my sweet Momma’s battle with Alzheimer’s. .
“And the yellow sunflower in beauty stood.”
~William Cullen Bryant
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