Bloomin' Tuesday

Early in the spring, at church, our boys were given little flower pots with a sunflower seed in them. This is the only one that made it to the outdoors, and it has grown far beyond our expectations! Had I known it would actually survive, I probably wouldn't have planted it so near the house! Being right below an eavestrough that regularly overflows when it rains has kept it well watered!
There is a second head, but it's bowed way down to the ground!
Aside from the sunflower about the only real color right now is the petunias and marigolds.

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15 comments:

  1. Hello Deborah, I love that sunflower. I didn't plant sunflowers this year and I am kicking myself for it. Your petunia are very pretty too! I love the yellow marigolds mixed with red petunia, very pretty!
    Love, Ann

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  2. More pretty healthy petunias! I just can't do them, and I love them!!! The sunflower is amazing isn't it? That something that small, can grow that big in one short season! Thank for sharing:)

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  3. I have a coffee table book that features the sunflowers of Italy, where they grow them commercially. It's quite a sight to see acres of the huge sunflowers, all bending over. It looks like they are dejected.
    Aiyana

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  4. Love the sunflower! I planted some for the first time and the rabbits ate them the first day out! Jean

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  5. Sunflowers are such a happy flower - they always make me smile. Love the red petunias too!

    Manuela

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  6. aiyana..we have fields of sunflowers here in Manitoba too...it is beautiful to see an entire field of them. As kids we used to go cut off a head and eat the seeds....they were soft, but we didn't mind!

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  7. i love sunflowers. I am going to have to plant some next year. Thanks for sharing. Happy Bloomin' Tuesday!

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  8. Hi Deborah, I have never creased to be amazed by sunflowers. It is so nice that your son's flower bloomed. It must have been wonderful to see him watch the sunflower grow!
    Sweetie

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  9. Sunflowers are such happy flowers. The petunias are still blooming their hearts out.

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  10. The sunflowers look like they are loaded with seeds. I'll bet there are a lot of happy birds hanging around your house! Your red petunias are beautiful. I have to plant some next year!

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  11. I like sunflowers, last year I grew some in my little garden, I don't look to happy in this picture, I took it using a tripod and a timer, I think I was wondering if this was going to work or not.

    http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/4953/giantsunflowersandmejulps6.jpg

    This year I grew some more of them, I think they're so pretty.

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