Hollyhock Quilt...

 

Hollyhocks

Old Fashioned Hollyhocks

have always been a favorite of mine...

They are in full bloom...

If you look closely in the very center

you can see a 5 point star...

You can plant the seeds in the ground 

spring, summer or fall

 and they will sprout right up and begin to grow.

They winter over really well.

The next summer they will bloom beautifully.

They are drought tolerant and don't need water.

They are prolific and re-seed themselves.

Not only beautiful, but easy to grow.

Midnight in the Garden

This is my Hollyhock quilt from 2010

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LuAnn Kessi 

More Snowflakes...

 In between making hay this summer,

I have been paper piecing more

snowflake blocks...

These snowflake blocks are a bit advanced

so you need some foundation paper piecing

experience to get them done...

I love the precision of paper piecing

so really enjoy creating these snowflakes...

I have completed 15 snowflake blocks so far...

not sure how many I will need.

Nothing is sewn into place just yet,

I am auditioning possible border treatments.

This will be an ongoing project for

the rest of the summer months ahead...

We put up new fencing around the flower bed

in front of the house...

to keep our chickens from scratching it all up !

That is a super giant lime green hosta

by the whiskey barrels...

I do love me some lime green !

The Gaillardia aka Blanket Flowers

are really putting on a show right now...

Hundreds of blooms on just one plant !

If you look close...

you can see the bumble bees just love them !

This image is from a month ago...

lots more flower blooms out there now

and a couple of tomato plants

with tomatoes on the vines.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Flower Power...

I just can't clean out the flower beds yet...

 

By Now...I normally have the flowers 

all cleaned out,

mulched and put to bed for the winter...

But, take a look for yourself:

The dahlias are really putting on a show !

They are responding to all of this gorgeous

and sunny autumn weather we are having

here in Western Oregon...

I just can't clean out the flower beds just yet...

There are even a few zinnias blooming...

I will miss them when they are gone...

These images will have to last all winter...

The bumble bees appreciate the flowers too !

As long as this beautiful weather sticks around,

so will the flowers!

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LuAnn Kessi 

Front & Back....

We are enjoying the last of our 

summer weather...

The front flower bed is still

in full bloom...

These marigolds are the size of a baseball...

This flower bed is just outside

the front door...

This view is from the front door

looking out toward the barn

and my Thread Shed...

Whiskey Barrels and Wagon Wheels

in front of the house...

That little window is the garden window

in the kitchen.

Petunia pots on top of the barrels...

The front flower bed looking

toward the front door...

You can see the red barn and

the yellow Thread Shed in the background...

This is around the back side of the house:

Lots of State Fair Zinnias

growing along the patio...

Looking out from the back door

you can see the cattle in the pasture

and the calving barns on the right...

 Come March,  we will be spending

a lot of time across the river

at the calving barns...

It is good to slow down and take time 

to appreciate what is around you.

I will miss all of this come winter.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Blooming...

 

Each morning when I water the flowers...

I take the time to appreciate them

and how happy they make me...

Whiskey Barrels by the Hen House...

Thread Shed and Hen House...

They are located in the yard next to our house.

The chickens enjoy hanging out by

The Thread Shed...

The rooster takes good care of his hens...

This flower bed is located just outside

our front door...

In full bloom...

Black Eyed Suzies, Marigolds, Dahlias,

Blanket Flowers, State Fair Zinnias

Check out the size of that

Jumbo Lime Green Hosta

next to the front steps !

Enjoying the last of our summer blooms

before autumn sets in...

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LuAnn Kessi