Sunflowers

Alright, I admit it.  I m a sucker for sunflowers! As soon as the grocery stores have them out early in the summer I buy a bunch weekly to put on my kitchen table. I cut the stems very short and put them in a chunky vase with just the heads peeking out.  They are like a ray of sunshine in the room.

Last week I went to a local nursery/farm stand and they had a wide variety to choose from.  I fell for these shaggy petaled ones.  At the grocery store you get five flowers to a bunch and I always look for the biggest heads.  At the farm stand there were four to a bunch, but there were several buds included which proceeded to open through out the week, a real bonus.

In my previous home I had a lot of garden space and a large vegetable/cutting garden and I grew them there successfully.  In my current home I have limited garden space so I tried to grow them in a big pot outside of the deck. I was moderately successful.

Thanks for stopping by.  May you have a sunny sunflowery day!