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Monday, 7 November 2011
Colour
Picked a big splash of colour for the kitchen table yesterday ... not bad for November?
Calendula
Cerise Queen
A rose we inherited with the house .. it has no fragrance, but the blooms are beautiful as a cut flower.
Currently I am picking off all my calendula flowers to infuse a herbal oil, so I can later make creams and ointments. It's great to use as the flowers grow back faster than I can pick them!
Yes, me too - I've been amazed this year just how many blooms I've had, its really true that the more you pick them the more they produce. I put these ones on the kitchen table but I'm leaving the others to go self-seed. Thanks for dropping by :-)
Hi Hedgewitch, Your rose is so pretty! i still have a couple that are blooming, they warm my heart whenever I see them. Your calendulas look beautiful too. Mine got a bit of powdery mildew during that dry spell in October and are looking a bit sorry now though they and the nasturtiums are still flowering their heads off! xxx
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Currently I am picking off all my calendula flowers to infuse a herbal oil, so I can later make creams and ointments. It's great to use as the flowers grow back faster than I can pick them!
Amazing how much color you still have in November! Enjoy:)xx
Hi Joel,
Yes, me too - I've been amazed this year just how many blooms I've had, its really true that the more you pick them the more they produce. I put these ones on the kitchen table but I'm leaving the others to go self-seed. Thanks for dropping by :-)
Hello Leslie, thanks and welcome!
Hi Hedgewitch,
Your rose is so pretty! i still have a couple that are blooming, they warm my heart whenever I see them. Your calendulas look beautiful too. Mine got a bit of powdery mildew during that dry spell in October and are looking a bit sorry now though they and the nasturtiums are still flowering their heads off! xxx
Thankyou! Roses are my favourite.. and to have them this late in the year is a real joy.
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