Becky’s Squares photo challenge has returned.
This month’s theme is Renew. Or Burgeoning. Or Moving Forward. Or Reconstructing.
You get the idea.
Seeing the garden awaken after months of deluge made me think that maybe seeing how nature renews itself might be my theme. My garden is my happy place and it will, I’m sure, help me to move forward.
Sown from seed last year I am over the moon to see this plant with its heart-shaped leaves thrive. As a child I loved to collect the seedpods and peel away the outer casings to reveal the opaque silver dollars.
Cornwall in Colours 
Another beauty. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this plant in flower. I’ll be looking for the seeds for this at the nursery.
I grew this from seed last year planted it out mid September. There were two plants, but one didn’t make it.
Did it start when you were a kid then, the love of flowers? Were mum or dad gardeners?
Aren’t all kids curious about flowers? Daisy chains, dandelion clocks, popping fuchsias, making rose petal perfume? Dad was the gardener, he loved roses. I never saw mum doing anything in the garden.
I never popped fuchsias. We didn’t have any of those. Stepdad did the onions and veg and Mam the roses.
Did you come exploring Ronda with me? Monday will be more of a hike 🤗🌸
Not got to Ronda yet, been trying to organise a few days away for OH”s 75th birthday. Difficult when it’s half term.
Where do you fancy? There are child free places 🫣🩷
The problem is with bookings! Not going abroad. Too much hassle. Around Salisbury hopefully, not too much driving and some interesting places and good pubs to visit.
Good luck! 🤗🩵
Lovely next to the forget-me-nots. Serendipity or just this time of the year –> https://picturesimperfectblog.com/2024/05/14/honesty-ltd/
Love your seed heads. They are just beginning to form here.
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Another fab photo.
Much pinker than I remember. But pretty.
I like the colour – is it pink or purple? Pretty little flower.
Pinky-purple? I thought it was more purple than this, but it looks OK in the border with the other spring flowering plants.
So pretty.
The seed pods are pretty too.
I remember those seed pods, but had no idea what the flower looked like. Thanks for taking me back to my childhood, Jude.
Best wishes, Pete. x
I guess we all loved the money plant.
Every year I say I’m going to add Lunaria to the garden and I still haven’t actioned the thought. It’s is lovely, I’ll just have to admire yours from afar.
Last year I decided to get some biennial seeds, so grew honesty, sweet rocket, foxgloves and wallflowers. Can’t wait to see what flowers!
That should be nice – let’s hope they all flower! Was it a mixed packet of seed or individuals and did you direct sow? I’d like to try direct sow but I never seem to have any success.
Separate packets and I sowed them in small pots in mid June. Kept outside on my potting table until the autumn equinox when I planted them into the ground. Most of them grew really well. I’ll have another go this year as I have seeds left.
Great – I’m looking forward to seeing them all 😊
So am I!
It is so beautiful!
This one is quite compact, but in the wild they can be big.
That’s interesting
I remember honesty but wouldn’t have recognised it in this form.
Grows wild in the lanes, but I had to sow seed to get one. But the red campion has finally landed on my Cornish hedge!