Bee and Echinops

beautiful photo

Thank you York. I might post the others, I couldn't choose. THe bees were loving these, and honey bee too. Not a common sight here, must be a bee keeper somewhere near.

I really like these, but they never do well by me!

Agreed. They look wonderful, but I noticed this flowering coming just as we would get cold enough to end it. That usually means winter survival is not likely. Just not enough season. Still, I'm willing to try.

lovely picture, i hope it survives the winter

I know the feeling GT. We have such a short growing season compared to the southern parts of UK. If we get a cold wet july like this year, the roses don't manage their second bloom until it's too cold. And there are plants which just don't get long enough to mature and flower like this.....I find it frustrating enough here....don't think I could cope with your winter!

Thanks Sticki. :)

Karen, we get 24 hours sun to help speed things along well, but still, lilac is a midsummer flower here. I've started pushing bloomer feed on plants to speed them along a little. I will get morning glories one day!

:)) I've had those, in late september! I once grew cup and saucer vines...cobea scandens...in the conservatory until they were about six feet tall, then planted them out and the first and only flowers appeared about one day before the first frosts in October!! :((( so sad, such a beautiful plant and I sooo wanted it!! You live and learn eh?

Brill photo.

Thank you Clarice. :-)

I got really strong buds on the morning glories this year, pushing bloomer on them. They will get it early next year. I have to grow them against the south wall on the porch to get enough heat for them to grow well. It is live and learn, trial and error, but the garden just improves every time doesn't it? :-)

Great shot.

Thanks TOG.

I hope they do. I would love one in my garden. No one at the nursery expects to see them in spring.