Alliums were everywhere this year at Kew. These of course are purely decorative, but others are cultivated as onion, garlic, scallion, shallot, leek, and chives. They are such a fabulous flower, but don’t ask me to name the others!
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Wow! Those are so interesting and beautiful! Great photos!
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Thank you
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How beautiful! Here is mine for today. 🙂
https://momdeavor.com/2017/09/19/square-in-september-california-poppy/
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Beautiful picture and I love the purple colors!
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Thank you so much for popping by and for your lovely comment
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So very beautiful!! 😀
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Thanks Cee 🙂
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The header looks amazing! Alliums seem to be everywhere these days, yet a few years ago I don’t recollect seeing them at all. I used to grow chives in the border back in the 1980s mainly as a decorative plant so I must have been ahead of the crowd!! I also have purple for you today. Seen at Beth Chatto’s nursery.
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Of course you were ahead of the crowd, Kew is only just catching up!
I’m glad you like the header – I prefer it to the square. In fact I’ve just been looking at today’s square and a few ahead I think I may have prepared these all at the end of the day as I prefer the headers in all!! Might see if I can tweak tomorrows
How are you today?
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Must admit I dropped using headers as I didn’t think I’d have time to manage a post every day. Feeling a lot better now, yesterday I was even feeling quite lively! Need to get some fresh air as that always helps, but a bit wet at the moment.
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So glad you are feeling better . . . . . and very sensible to drop the headers! Do hope you get outside later xx
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Still raining…
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oh no – no rain here all day and even glimpses of blue sky. Thought Cornwall was meant to have better weather!!
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Well, surrounded by coast we do suffer from sea frets, fog and mists as well as rain – think this lot should have moved away by now, but it’s obviously decided to hang around. Hoping tomorrow is better.
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Hope it gets better for you but don’t send it my way!!!
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I’m afraid I think it is working its way eastwards!
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No sign of it this morning thank goodness . . . hopefully the Isle of Wight has done it’s usual trick and turned it north way before it got to us!
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That’s very good of it!
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Fiddlesticks . . .spoke too soon!! Downpour now
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Oops! Sun coming out here, so I shall head out now, see you later!
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Hee hee just went to visit the link when i realised it brought me back here!! Off now to find your purple another way xx
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A case of baby brain!! Perhaps you could delete the incorrect link!!
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Sorted 🙂
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They make such a lovely strong statement in a border, don’t they? I like them a lot. 🙂 🙂
Jude might be late joining you today. She wasn’t feeling great and I know she has family over from Oz today. Me, I’ve just been gallivanting 🙂
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oh no poor thing . . . . but lucky you gallivanting all over. Anywhere new or revisiting old favourites?
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An oldie but on a goodie on a glorious day. No break in the clouds yet today. 😦 How are you coping with the social stuff? I know- loving it! 🙂 🙂
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Hmmm . . . . . .struggling a little bit I must be honest!
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Bring on the Algarve! Or Costa de la Luz? 🙂 🙂
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Such beauties! One of my many favorites!!
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Thank you so much 🙂
There are a few more to come!
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I am excited to join in the square in September fun!
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Excellent 🙂
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