The most abundant time of year in my garden is here and today’s mix is proof of that. It is hard to limit myself when picking and I end up with a vase full every time I go out to select ‘just a few.’
Pink: coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), spider flower (Cleome hassleriana), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata). Yellow: Calendula officinalis crosses, Zinnia elegans ‘Envy’ and bronze fennel flowers (Foeniculum vulgare). Accents: purple Verbena bonariensis and gray-green poppy seed heads (Papaver somniferum).
A small second vase holds Zinnia marylandica ‘Zahara Salmon’ and Dahlia ‘Hypnotica Icarus’ and ‘Grandahlia Dark Red.’
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts the weekly garden meme In A Vase On Monday, featuring flowers from our gardens. Click the link to join the fun or see what others are sharing this week.
Eliza Waters 
My bronze fennel is blooming also, although not as nicely as yours. It had it rough, and then got attacked by aphid. It is nice to know that it is perennial, so should be back for another performance next year. Watching yours has been interesting.
Now, I should try cleome.
Beautiful! I bet your flower gardens are amazing to walk through!
It might have been a small vase Eliza but its inhabitants were blazing giants 🤣❤️🙏
It would be hard to limit your choices from such abundance. I’m glad you arranged a pair of vases. Both are exquisite.
The first thing in the morning 😍❤️