Giant Allium
June 17, 2009 by export
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They bloomed, of course, while I was gone on vacation as I knew they would, but I did get to see them when I returned! The first thing I looked for was them in my front flowerbed, yes, I am a garden nerd I know. Who cares if the house is still standing, as long as my allium have bloomed, its alllll good.
I must admit, I thought they would be larger! A few years ago I saw some in a garden in my city and they were gigantic, and obviously, if the bag I bought says Giant Allium, I assume that mine are giant as well. I would label them medium, compared to the ones I saw and lusted after. I don’t have a really good picture, because as I was preparing to take a picture, my lovely little daughter managed to rip…off…most of the blooms on my most beautiful set of 5, only to throw them into the water fountain. I almost cried lol, waiting all these weeks, only to see them for 5 minutes and not even get a picture to remember them by. Sigh. Every time I see those little flowers floating in the fountain, I reminisce. Also reminds me that I should clean my fountain. So enjoy the picture of the lone survivor of the carnage.
My globeflowers are gorgeous, everything is green and growing in my backyard so lovely, with the exception of my pumpkins which shriveled up and croaked. My brother did try, I am sure, but they didn’t make it. I do, however, have seedling coming up of all the three vines (cukes, pumpkin and zucchini) I was experimenting with which would do better, started early or started in the ground after the last frost. Good thing I did, because now we might have a chance of pumpkins still!
And I think I killed my 4th scarlet honeysuckle, the one in the front is very, very sad with me.
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