There is also some foliage from a wildflower that sprawls in the front yard. These are the silvery, velvety leaves of globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua), which bears coral orange flowers in spring. Some roadside plants have just had a second flush of bloom so I'm able to include a shot of the flowers here. They are considered good garden perennials for the desert.
The plant in the front yard has not put out a single bloom so far. I don't know whether this is because it is too young or in too much shade. At any rate, I am not going to try transplanting it to a garden bed just yet as it takes up a lot of space!
And then there are the little flowers in the vase.
These are a few trumpets from my newly-planted Coral Fountain or Firecracker Plant (Russelia equisetiformis). I've begun a post on the Russelia and hope to be able to complete it soon. The colour is delightful.
Hi Amy - yes this works OK and I think must be the setting that others have used. I think it was a bit naughty of Google to try and force everyone to have a Google account to be able to comment, and what a shame you have had to lose all previous comments because of a change in settings. I do so hope you are feeling better in yourself now and that your dental issues are resolved or at least improving. Thanks for taking the trouble to sort this out despite not feeling brilliant
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to see that that change in settings worked out the problem. Thanks for getting right back to me! At any rate it's better to lose the comments now after only a few months, but it is upsetting :( Am feeling much better though not quite full speed... I really appreciate your letting me know about this problem, by the way, because there was no way I could have found it myself! And your comment only appeared once - I am not sure what happened, but everything looks fine on this end ;)
DeleteOops - no idea how you got that twice! I didn't press anything twice, honest!
ReplyDeleteI like using herbs in vases too, it is always nice to have some perfumed leaves around the house. I hope you're feeling better and thank you for your comments on my GBFD post.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the good wishes, Christina; I think I'm nearly back to normal now :) I've really enjoyed the fragrance in the vase though I did wonder later if it was wise to combine the scents of basil and spearmint! Another plus with the herbs is their lasting qualities, which I hadn't given any thought to before...
DeleteWhat a fabulous idea to pick your herbs and feature their gorgeous foliage.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you liked it, Donna :) They've done very well in the vase, and many do have lovely foliage!
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