faded flowers

Zinnias in the garden, in the vase and for the future.

The more flowers you pick, the more you stimulate flowering. In the vase, put your zinnias preferably on a small layer of water.

Remove overblown flowers as soon as possible, therefor all energy goes to new flowers, and you have constant bloom.

However, if you want to harvest seeds to sow next year, you need to wait until the flowers finish blooming and allow the seeds to ripen. Just make sure to harvest the zinnia seeds after a few sunny days, whereby the seed heads are dry and not soaking wet.

Don't sow zinnias in the same place two years in a row.

I put these faded zinnias in a vase, and will let them dry and keep the seeds for next year. ... and I also like faded flowers.

splendid zinnias

Look at the splendid color combination of pale orange and lilac. This stunning zinnia is by far my favorite summer flower of the season.

It's the Zinnia elegans Forecast, a mixture of single and double flowers in all kind of exotic colors of purple, pink, lilac, orange, salmon, yellow and vanilla shades.

A few days after picking, the colors fade a bit and the zinnias are even more spectacular.

These ones are growing in the Villa Augustus garden. Note to self; I will definitely sow the seeds in my own garden next year.

crate of cheer

The last zinnias of the season. I like the florets on the flowers.

pillow sale

One pillow, two faces!

I love to make 'fabric' with wool. All colors can be combined! The trick is how to make them work.

This harlequin pillow is now for sale in my Etsy shop ♦ 50% off ♦

fall leaves & full bloom

While the walnut tree in our garden is dropping it's leaves, the zinnias are still in full bloom.

a zinnia jungle

The backyard turned into a zinnia-jungle during our summer vacation.

bunch #2 from the garden

Bunch #2 from the garden is for the sweethearts who stay at home.

july garden