We have an old wooden barrel in front of our garage that seems to have become the annual home of a beautiful columbine plant for several years now..
Here's a close-up of the flowers, a little past their prime maybe but still dainty and pretty. The plant just keeps getting bigger every year! It always takes me a minute or so to remember the name of this flower for some reason. I love it when volunteers find a favorite place to make their appearance and bloom year after year.
Ciao, bella!
Beautiful flowers! I love your blog...I come to it because it is so relaxing and keeps me dreaming of the time I can have my own farm!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, one of my favourites!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend.
~Andrea~
The barrel is the perfect place to put these country flowers! That barrel is a real treasure!So pretty.
ReplyDeleteYvonne
GOOD MORNING FARM GIRL,
ReplyDeleteCOLOMBINE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN ISN'T THAT COLORADO'S STATE FLOWER? IT IS A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER. BILLY BROUGHT ME A PLATE BACK WHEN HE WAS OUT VISITING AUNT CAROLINE AND IT HAD THE COLOMBINE FLOWER ON IT. WELL, THE WEEKEND IS HERE, THE TWINS COME HOME EVERYDAY FROM SCHOOL AND GO HUNTING FOR FROGS, OR ANYTHING THEY CAN FINE. THEY MAKE HOMES FOR THEM. MAKAYLA FOUND A NEWT, SHE WAS SO EXCITED. SHE GOT ONE OF HER FISH TANKS AND MADE A BEAUTIFUL HOME FOR IT. THEY HAVE LIZARDS AND GECKO'S SO THEY KNOW WHAT TO FEED IT. MATTIE FOUND A FROG ON THE PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL, SHE HAD HER TINY CARRYING CASE IN HER BOOK BAG, SO SHE PUT HIM IN THE CAGE, INTO THE BOOK BAG SO THE TEACHER WOULDN'T SEE IT. IT'S STILL ALIVE AND LIVING IN A NICE TANK TOO. THEY ARE SO FUNNY. WELL, HAPPY WEEKEND, HAVE A GREAT MOTHER'S DAY, AND GIVE MY BIG BROTHER A HUG AND KISS FROM HIS LITTLE SISTER. :)
LOVE, AUNT RIZ
Hi Farm Girl:)
ReplyDeleteThe blue Columbine is Colorado's state flower. I was thrilled to have a bunch of them under the aspen trees in my back yard, until the dogs trampled them to death. You've given me an idea to plant them in the one of the barrels I have. It never occurred to me that they would grown in a container.
I love seeing all of the beautiful flowers at your place.