Friday, June 1
Love in the Mist
The love-in-the-mist is just coming into flower....isn't it the easiest flower to grow?
I could only bring myself to cut 4 stems but had planned to cut some of a very rampent rosemary to bulk out my 'arrangement' but it was covered in cuckoo spit and I wasn't feeling in the mood for killing insects however detrimental they might be...and after looking up frog hoppers it seems they don't do much damage so they can stay.
N.B. I always collect seeds so if any of you would like some please let me know and I will send them to you in a few months time when they are ready.
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I adore Love in the mist, such a pretty frothy flower and the seed heads are just gorgeous too. I love the way it just finds a little place to grow each year!
ReplyDeletei must get some for our garden. i love being able to cut flowers to bring indoors. although elsa keeps taking it upon herself to pull the heads off my marigolds so there isn't a great deal out there at the moment!! beautiful foliage on the misty flowers...they look lovely just on their own in the vase. are the plants easy to find?
ReplyDeleteI had swathes of Love in a Mist at our last house - it was admired by everyone who passed the house. I have none in this garden, so would love some seeds if you have some to spare - they are beautiful flowers. x
ReplyDeleteLovely shade of blue. Despite being a huge fan of Sarah Ravens, I find it really difficult to cut bunches from the garden for the house. I get that from my Mum who actually didn't like cut flowers at all, said they looked better and lasted longer in the garden.
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ReplyDeleteI agree; I remember my Granny only ever had broken stems indoors - I feel very guilty cutting anything especially if it's bee friendly.
SR has such a huge garden I don't expect her cutting some for indoors impinges on the overall look...
However my mint has gone berserk so it will be getting a short back and sides so some can come inside
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Easy to grow. Yes thats what I thought but I hadn't reckoned on our slimy mollusc brethren who, finding not much else to eat in our garden, devoured the lot.
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