Thursday, August 6, 2015

Flower Garden & More Canisters

The brown eyed Susan's, Rudbeckia hirta, are finally coming into their own. They bloom later in the summer.

Here's what they look like as they are beginning to open. I just love the wrapped petals around the center on the one at the bottom.

 Here's a single plant, they are prolific bloomers and they make excellent cut flowers.

Here is a single phlox, Phlox paniculata, flower. These are a tall variety of phlox. They come in a variety of colors and I plan to add more colors as the years go by.

Here is the whole plant with blossoms. You might wonder why I use botanical names. Too many common names are shared among plants and if you want a specific plant hardy to your location it's best to be sure of the botanical name to be assured you're getting the correct plant for your location.

Here's my flower garden I planted this Spring from 3 inch pots. The plants are filling in nicely. Next year I'll add more in the blank spaces. We used ground cover cloth and bark which keeps almost every weed out of the garden. My idea is to have cut flowers to enhance my pottery booth at the farmer's market next year.

Yesterday I made three more canisters. These are a few inches shorter than the other two. More size reduction in height and width still needed for salt cellars. Tomorrow's project I guess.

Gary went to the shooting range with his Jeep club yesterday. A guy came up to him and said "You sell pottery at the farmer's market don't you?" Gary said yes. The guy said "I bought a plate from you and I just love it". You never know where you'll run into customers and collectors. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

16 comments:

  1. How lovely that the satisfied customer told Gary. Positive reinforcement is always welcome and too rare.
    Love your plants - and think they would be a wonderful addition to your stall.

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  2. Hi Sue, thanks, yes Gary said he really needs to get started making pottery on the wheel, just been caught up doing yard projects, recoating the driveway and building an outdoor campfire. I love my garden so happy I splurged on the plants.

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  4. That's what makes customers wonderful!

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    1. Hi Joanne, thanks, yes wonderful, we are trying to rack our brains to remember which plate he bought. Ha.

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  5. Don't you love surprise customer feedback? You remind me that I need to get some Black Eyed Susans! How cool that you will have your own flowers for your booth next year!

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    1. Hi Suzi, thanks, yes black eyed susan's are really worth growing, supposedly they are short lived but I haven't found that to be true.

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  6. What sweet little flowers, brown eyed Susans, and they are spreaders...glad you've got the ground cloth to maybe keep them in check. Your cut flowers will be so nice to have all summer next year!

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    1. Hi Barbara, thanks, oh I don't want to keep them in check, must cut the ground cover cloth and give them more room, lol.

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  7. Black Eyed Susans are one of my favorite flowers.

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    1. Hi Lori, thanks, they are kind of prickly and make the skin itch but worth growing that's for sure.

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  8. It's a small world! That's why you have to smile and be nice to everyone who comes into your shop or booth.
    The black eyed susans are beautiful. I had a quite few growing around my house in NH.

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  9. Hi Michele, thanks, so cool he remembered us from the pottery booth; the black eyed susan's are blooming in the wild around here too, saw them last week.

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  10. You're on a roll. You certainly are keeping busy...and out of trouble! :)

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  11. Hi Lee, thanks, Gary says my pottery making keeps me out of jail. Ha.

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  12. Hi Lee, thanks, Gary says my pottery making keeps me out of jail. Ha.

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