Hi there! And I must say that we are quite happy to say goodbye to the soggy month of July. Thankfully, it did pass quickly. I’m full of hope that August will be nicer!
Speaking of bad weather, the rain also rather messed up my lavender schedule. There were many delays in harvesting it, due to the rain. Thankfully, I was able to harvest most of it. The good news is that it dried out really quickly and I’ve already made a couple of lavender wreaths. 🙂
The other news for July is that my dahlias are finally starting to bloom! They have grown big enough for me to stake the area and provide supports for them. I did this after some strong winds completely broke off one of my plants at the base, leaving it useless for this season (and with loads of teeny tiny buds on it!). I had everything set-up to do, but didn’t think they were big enough yet… Lesson learned.
I’ll be joining Garden Ruminations for our Six on Saturday meme. I hope you’ll enjoy the tour!
In Peace,
Dana
1 – Lavender wreath. I’m going to say that all of my wreaths are bespoke, because no two are alike! They tend to come out a bit quirky, swishing here or there. One thing I definitely do, is completely cover the wreath in lavender. I like to use a huge amount! This one took a few hours to make. I used floral pins to keep the lavender in place on the straw wreath.
2 – Delphinium ‘Shelby’. This is such a lovely two-toned blue with purple. They are short stems, thankfully. This has helped them with our windy weather.
3, 4, 5 & 6 – Dahlias! Clockwise from top right: Creme de Cassis, Wizard of Oz, Hartenaas and Totally Tangerine. It’s still early days for them, but I’m so excited because they are all just so lovely! Some of the plants are relatively short, too, so I’m hopeful they won’t be damaged in poor weather. I can’t wait to work these guys into some flower arrangements! Stay tuned!
Thanks so much for stopping by. Do you have any favorite dahlias that you think I should add to my collection? 🙂
Mom in the Garden 
You are so clever with your wreath making. My favourite Dahlia from your show is Creme de Cassis, those colours are wonderful.
Thank you, Rosie. The bonus with the lavender wreath is the fabulous smell while making it! I agree, the Creme de Cassis is quite special. 🙂
Your blooms are beautiful, and I LOVE the Dahlias. We’ve had the opposite problem
here in the Upper Midwest this summer–severe drought was our issue until very recently. It would be nice to have just enough rain, wouldn’t it?
If only we could share the water around the world – wouldn’t that be perfect? Glad you drought has has eased up.
I have never grown dahlias, but love the different forms and colors. The hartenaas is adorable!
I think the downside of dahlias is that we’re supposed to dig them up every year. We’ll see how it goes with lots of cover on top, to see if they’ll survive our mild winters. 🙂
I can’t be bothered to dig things. Fingers crossed you can insulate them and no hungry critters go after the tubers! up for winter – it’s sink or swim in my garden!
I know, I think successful gardening is when we get the best results with the least amount of work! 🙂
Amazing wreath, I bet it smells wonderful! ❤ Love your dahlias.
Lavender is the best to work with! Yes, I’m a new huge fan of dahlias. 🙂
What a nice dahlia collection. Creme de cassis is dreamy!
And I still have a bunch that haven’t yet bloomed and I can’t wait to see how they look! 🙂