Its too hot to write much, and since I have shown most of these many times, I shan't list them. After visiting Alison's flower farm last week, I thought I would have another go doing a hand tied arrangement with flowers and greenery from the garden.....
Alison made it look easy, and even with all the techniques in my head, I cannot get the central flower to stay there.
It is very hot again, the rain they promised was only sufficient to dampen the leaves and not the ground. Alison has cancelled her open garden due to the drought, and I really do not hold up hope for many more flowers until the rains come, and then I fear it may be too late for this season.
Your roses always look lovely, Noelle - and I realise how rarely I cut mine for a vase...don't know why, just forget, I suppose... Shame about Alison's open garden - is she still able to provide enough flowers for her business?
ReplyDeleteShe will probably limit any new orders, and is watering where possible her cutting beds, but the rest of the garden is drying up, just like all the others in this area.
DeleteYou can't go wring with those beautiful roses, Noelle, and the displays reflected in the mirror are wonderful as well. I love the elephant :) I hope there's some rain in your near-future. We've had forecasters predicting the possibility of thunderstorms for a week now but none have reached us. Of course, that's not unusual here as it is in your part of the world.
ReplyDeleteNoelle, the roses are stunning. You make hand tied arrangements look easy yourself. So sorry to read how the weather is affecting gardens there. Hope you get some relief soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear that Alison's plans have been thwarted and that it's so dry in your neck of the woods. We have been more fortunate as far as rain is concerned but I know how devastating the lack of it can be having been in East Anglia during the drought of 1976. Your lovely roses are singing as always. You will get there with the central flower one of these days.
ReplyDeleteEven this week we had very little rain one day, dry as a bone two hours later. I have been filling in cracks with sieved soil to prevent evaporation from deep down. I am really going to have to change my gardening style.
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