Today was the first really warm and sunny day. Plants were actually droopy. I haven't had to do much watering beyond the containers this year -- due to all the rain. I'm going through the garden trying to come up with the names of 15 genera Katherine and I can request for our horticultural mass design. Yeah, that's right....not even different cultivars or related species, but totally different genera.
Annuals -- (they need to really be able to stand being in oasis and bloom for at least 3-4 days before pooping out) marigolds, snapdragons, bells-of-Ireland, cosmos, celosia, amaranth, salvias, lantana, zinnia.
(not petunias, impatiences, or delicate hanging things) maybe nemesia, torentia, lycanthia.
Perrenials in bloom now -- echinicia, rubeckia, Queen Anne's Lace, Russian Sage, some mallow, late blooming astible, some early blooming chrysanthemum, perhaps some speedwell/veronicas. Add obedience plant, gaillarda/blanket flower, sea holly and globe thistle.
The catch for all of this is that they have to horticulturally perfect. So that rules out my zinnias. But maybe my hydrangeas. Otherwise, I don't know what can come from my garden. Gladiolas are too tall and you'd have to pick them before much of it was open.
Next week we collect what we can and put something together. Fun but challenging!!!
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