One of my favorite summer flowers.......the zinnia!
Folks who have success raising them tell me how EASY they are to grow. They don't grow for me.....even though I LOVE them.
So. . .I have to rely on the kindess of others to SHARE a bouquet with me!!!
My mom was the Zinnia Queen. She had big ones and little ones and they were all different colors. . .almost always started with the dried seeds from the previous season. When I visited her in the summer, she would send me home with a huge batch of them to enjoy.
Since they are usually going strong around my summer birthday time, my buddy Bonnie has frequently given me a beautiful arrangement from her zinnia patch as part of my birthday gift!
This picture is from 5 years ago. Bonnie shared these gorgeous zinnias with me AND that vintage Rodney Kent hammered aluminum pitcher were in!! I keep it displayed in my kitchen all the time!!
What t was I thinking with that hairdo? :)
This year Bonnie didn't plant zinnias !!!! Boo Hoo!!!
However, yesterday I was visiting my neighbor and she was showing me her flowers and I FLIPPED when I saw her zinnias. . . .
and she picked a bouquet for me!!!
Ahhhhh......
She also gave me a tomato plucked fresh from the vine!
I don't grow tomotoes either!
I put the zinnias in one of my mom's vases. . . .
THE STONE RABBIT was wondering what are you favorite summer flowers?
I love so many of them, but these are the top of my list. . .they remind me of my childhood and my mom's love of gardening.......a skill she did tried to pass on to me, but it didn't take. :)
Happy PINK Saturday to all of you!
Be sure you pay a visit to Beverly's blog HOW SWEET THE SOUND. You will find a lot of other bloggers ready with their weekly shares!!
DANA
I love your photos of the zinnias! I also enjoy that they remind you so much of your mother. The flower that is my nemesis for growing is dahlias. They're so beautiful but not in my yard. Tell the Stone Rabbit that my favorite summer flowers are roses (of course), hydrangeas, and those elusive dahlias.
Have a lovely weekend!
Robin
Posted by: RobinfromCA | August 14, 2015 at 02:15 PM
Zinnias are at the top of my list too. I've not had good luck growing them, but your friends certainly does!
Happy Pink!
Posted by: Sarah | August 14, 2015 at 09:35 PM
I love zinnia's too but don't have room in my garden to grow them. I just gaze over at the one's in my neighbors garden!
Posted by: AnnMarie | August 15, 2015 at 05:32 AM
I love them, too. I have only a small pot of them but hope to get seeds when they "die" back and plant some in the ground.
Happy Pinks...
Posted by: bj | August 15, 2015 at 05:53 AM
I do love Zinnias too but haven't grown them in ages. I think my favorite is peonies, I just wish they bloomed longer. The scent takes me back to my birthplace where they grow everywhere.
Ann
Posted by: Ann | August 15, 2015 at 09:55 AM
Happy Pink Saturday, Dana - and TSR, too.
We were definitely on the same zinnia wavelength. I haven't tried to grow them yet, but it is something I always intend to do. So far my intend to hasn't worked. Maybe I need to write myself a sticky note.
Posted by: | August 21, 2015 at 10:24 AM