First Pike Melon flower for the season! (Yes, this excites me). I have a special place in my heart (and garden) for heirloom plants.
#Gardening #HeirloomPlants #Melons

I'm trying to recall the name of an old-fashioned "farm garden" flower that grows similarly to delphinuim/hollyhock/larkspur (tall stalks), but has a "word" for a name and not the usual flowery name.

It's a rather plain flower in comparison, but a deep indigo w/ white.

HELP!

#Gardening #flowers #gardener #heirloomplants #whatisit

July in January…
visit from a bee, busy with zinnia ‘Queen Lime Orange’, from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.

#JanuaryJoy #gardening #seeds #UrbanGardens #HeirloomPlants #bees #pollinators #NaturePhotography #payingattention

#JanuaryJoy
“A smoldering and memorable marigold with gracefully wavy stems and smoky orange and red blooms that resemble embers in a crackling fire. This old variety has long been tended at the Linneas Botantical Gardens in Uppsala, Sweden.”

Last summer I grew this heirloom variety marigold, ‘Burning Embers’ from seed..a glowing beauty! And you only need one: it forms a 3 x 3‘ shrub!
seed source is Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds:
https://www.rareseeds.com/linnaeus-burning-embers-marigold

#gardening #flowers #seeds #HeirloomPlants

#JanuaryJoy
“A smoldering and memorable marigold with gracefully wavy stems, and smoky orange and red blooms that resemble embers in a crackling fire. This old variety has long been tended at the Linneas Botantical Gardens in Uppsala, Sweden.”

Last summer I grew this heirloom variety marigold, ‘Burnt Embers’ from seed..a glowing beauty! And you only need one: it forms a 3 x 3‘ shrub!
seed source was Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds:
https://www.rareseeds.com/linnaeus-burning-embers-marigold

#gardening #flowers #seeds #HeirloomPlants

Went down a bit of a rabbit hole when I posted my Rembrandt tulip photo today. If you want to learn more, this is an illuminating blog:
https://www.tulipsinthewoods.com/bulbs/insulinde-broken-tulip/

And if you want to add some of these lovely heirloom bulbs to your garden, this is a wonderful source of antique bulb varieties:
https://oldhousegardens.com/store/category/Tulip

#JanuaryJoy #tulips #gardening #HeirloomPlants #flowers #payingattention

Pictured is a variety on my wishlist, and a photo from the bountiful Pike Place Market in Seattle WA