My little sunflower patch

摘要

The last couple of years my Raphiolepis border between my house and my neighbors was on its way out bit by bit... branch tip by branch tip. Eventually over this past winter they turned a pleasant russet brown; still a nice tidy visual barrier. No watering, no trimming, not that I ever trimmed them before, but low maintenance never the less. Along with that, no blooming and no new bronzy tip growth contrasting with the dark green foliage. Okay, I admit it, I was a bit slow in getting them pulled out.I finally did and boy it was a job! I pulled them out in Spring and the area sat idle there until I could figure out what look I wanted, or until the right plant came along; still no inspiration. I had always admired the new sunflower varieties, but never had a spot for them. I decided while I was waiting for inspiration that I would plant myself a sunflower patch. In June I planted tall, medium and short varieties (Bright Bandolier, The Joker and Music Box). What ever happened to 10 cents a packet or 69 cents a packet seeds? It used to be cheap to plant seeds. I guess I will have to pay more attention to the seed exchange at the end of the year... maybe you'll find some tall, medium and short varieties of sunflowers to choose from this year in the seed exchange.