Good year no snails
Petunia profusion
Stripes dizzy the eye
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Sarah is a British eccentric who writes offbeat fiction, haiku and tanka poetry. When stuck for words, she sketches or paints instead. She's into nature conservation, sustainability, gardening, dogs, natural health, and reading. Her sociability is something that happens in short bursts with long breathing spaces in between.
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I used to grow Petunias religiously. Loved the various colors. Now, it’s all about things we can eat, but I do miss the colors. Thanks for sharing yours with me.
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Petunias are from the nightshade family and not for eating, but there are a lot of flowers that can be eaten. Nasturtiums are yummy and peppery. I know that they sell them in salad packs in posh supermarkets and delis in the UK for quite a price, so that might be something you could grow and sell at farmers’ markets.
Here’s an article about flowers that can be eaten, if you’ve interested. http://www.burpee.com/gardenadvicecenter/annuals/general-gardening/edible-flowers/article10892.html
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They look like some kind of strange humbug, vibrant and cheery.
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They do look like humbugs, don’t they? I used to love those huge glass jars in sweet shops that were filled with assorted humbugs.
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I had to look up humbug! And yes, they do look like them! Pretty and deliciously colourful!
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I’m salivating at all this talk of humbugs, but then I think about the cost to my teeth and that sits on any sweet temptation. I’ll stick to petunia-gazing instead 😉
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Great idea! 😉
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Beautiful stripes too xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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I like to think that the pixies painted on those stripes when nobody was looking, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Well thing I don’t like petunias. But see these stipey ones? I’d sell my soul. They are gorgeous x
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So beautiful! Each year, I typically plant purple and pink ones. I love them. But these striped ones are wonderful! 🙂
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They are wonderful, and seem to go on forever. So far, it’s been two months of continuous flowering, with many more blooms on the way 🙂 I buy them every year, although this is the first time I’ve found any yellow-striped maroon ones!
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