A great novel is a kind of conversion experience. We come away from it changed. — Katherine Paterson, Gates of Excellence
Winnie Nielsen says: Lovely yellow roses of Summer! How lucky you are to have these pretty blooms to cut and enjoy in a vase beside your computer.
Hi MaryJane, today we are off to explore a bit of old Florida at Wakulla Springs and Appalachicola in the panhandle. We are going with some friends to see where people enjoyed our state back in the 1920s. I wish I had one of the 1920s bathing suits for the soon to be 65 year old body! LOL!!
MaryJane says: Wouldn’t you look dapper. Actually, I have one of those vintage women’s suits and unbelievably it’s made from wool. Enjoy your day dear friend.
Amy Cloud Chambers says: My daughter who doesn’t have the time or inclination to garden has the most beautiful yellow roses in her backyard. They must be incredibly hardy because they get no special care!
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Isn’t this a garlic flower? Just guessing by the way the stem looks. Whatever it is , it sure is pretty.
It is in the Allium family, but this one is decorative, planted expressly for pollinators. I think this one may be called Gladiator. I planted them too long ago to remember:)
Hmmm, does that mean that the honey has a hint of garlic in flavor and aroma? Last week in Apalachicola, we were in Tupelo Honey territory. I learned from one of my books I read for the Bee Badge, that the concentration of Tupelo trees exist in this part of the Florida panhandle up into the lower parts of Georgia. I was lucky enough to find a local farm stand and purchase their honey. It was $15 for a 12oz jar but there is nothing quite like it in taste and color when you get the real deal.
I haven’t noticed too many of my honeybees on it, but it’s been covered in other kinds of pollinator insects. Tupelo honey? Very cool.
I really like this flower, I’ve always seen them in catalogs and wondered how they do. So pretty!