Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Pink and Purple

I'm amazed these days at how quickly plants are coming into flower!  The season just keeps unfolding, all too fast.  In the last few days both our Pinks and ur bush clematis have flowered.  The pinks are right below my window and the clematis sits beside me - up on a small table because a chipmunk was coming onto the deck and targeting it to dig in, scattering dirt all around.

Mrs. F.G. took at leadt half these phots, including the last three.

This is the patch of Pinks just below my window.  Can you see what's blocking my view of them?  Yes, it's a Milkweed.  We have five of them which we'll be watching closely for Monarch eggs.

As usual, I'm attracted by the bright pink colours.

Mrs. F.G. brought in a few blooms to go with the white Petunias on the island, right in front of my breakfast spot.  We have some tiny little vases to put them in, so they don't block my view of the sink and the dishes to be done!

I managed one good close-up.

Outside our bush Clematis has burst into great purple flowers.  More than a dozen blooms unfolded, all in about three days.

The individual flowers are beautiful if you take a close look.  We have six other vine Clematis we're waiting for.

We had a wonderful long rainy day yesterday, very welcome indeed after about three weeks of heat and sun with no rain.  There were a few rolls of thunder and heavy rainfall, but it was mostly gentle rain that went on for five hours.  Wonderful for the garden.  In the evening a young skunk and two young rabbits were foraging in the yard.  Mrs. F.G. will have a wildlife problem if they start nibbling her plants!

A cold front followed the storm and this morning the temperature has dropped about ten degrees.  With a strong wind outside it's really quite chilly. I can't remember seeing the clouds blowing across the sky so fast.  The sun shines for a few seconds through a clear patch and then the shadows of the clouds return.  I'll wait for warmer temperatures this afternoon before I go out, and hopefully the wind will have died down.












21 comments:

  1. Some great pink closeups, for sure! And I adore the color of those clematis flowers. I hope you can get out today. :-)

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  2. The pinks, and that gorgeous clematis that is oner really royal bloom, In such a short time you both have created a beautiful garden with colour and edibles together.

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  3. Love those pinks! It is still quite windy down here!

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  4. Quite wise of Mrs. FG not to block the dishes from your view -- just a gentle reminder. Those pinks are spectacular. We've had to put beer out for the slugs that are eating our marigolds' leaves.

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  5. It is unbearable hot here except for the wind.

    Great photos!

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  6. We have a number of Clematis growing up trellises but I've never thought of growing one in a pot. Do you know the name of yours? It's gorgeous.
    Don't know if you check back but I replied to your comment on my blog. Just to say that we do live in Abbotsford. It's not far for us to go in the direction of Chilliwack and the Heron Reserve.

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    1. It's Clematis 'bijou', definitely not a climber, usually under 12" high.

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    2. Just today my DIL sent me a picture and name of a Clematis "bijou" that someone in her garden group had posted. Nice coincidence. Thanks for confirming that I definitely need to find that one.

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  7. I don't know if it's our soil or what but we have not had a lot of luck growing Clematis. Or Butterfly bushes. I like those pink flowers of yours.

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  8. I love the pinks! My clemantis bloomed early but I'm tickled pink that I found a new blossom today and more waiting to open up.

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  9. Enjoy those plants now - all too soon fall will be here! And you know what comes after that!

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  10. I love the clematis. I've never seen this type.
    I looked at my garden and realized I had very few colours!
    I am happy for you getting rain. We have 0.75 mm, which is far less than we need.

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  11. Love the pinks and purples. I don't have any clematis, would know where to plant them although they are so pretty.

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  12. Hello,
    Your pinks and purple blooms are just beautiful. The Clematis is a favorite.
    I wish I had some milkweed here, the monarchs butterflies are a pretty sight to see! The rain is welcome here. Take care, enjoy your day!

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  13. Such wonderful colour blooms, a joy to see your photographs.

    All the best Jan

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  14. Oh, I so loved these flowers...they are beautiful.

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