gardens, guerrillas

[twoeleven]

some of the hit-and-run gardening raids in a local park have done quite well:



that field of coreopsis extends beyond all edges of the picture.



these turned out odd: most of this kind of coreopsis is yellow with red centers, like in the previous two photos. but these came out red on the front and yellow on the back:



i'm going to have to try to remember to gather seed from these in the fall to see if they breed true. if they do, it would be an interesting variety to grow.


meanwhile, back at home, everything's coming up lilies in one bed:





this one is so orange, it escaped the color gamut on my camera, so this isn't as orange as the real flower:



these are a little easier on the camera's sensor:






and i'm just starting to pick the earliest blueberries off the bushes. they're pretty tart, which suggests they need even more water. time to set up the sprinker.

Comments

[corvi]

Ooo pretty. We have feral Silene coronaria here, and they're implausibly saturated pink; they seem like some sort of visual glitch. "Stare at this picture for a while, okay, look at a white wall and you'll see the Silene coronaria."

[rebeccmeister]

Wow! Those lilies - a riot of color!

[twoeleven]

they prefer to call it a peaceful demonstration in support of flowers of color. :)

[rebeccmeister]

I have to admit, I clicked "submit" and then thought, "Hmm, there are too many connotations to the word 'riot' and that is poor word choice on my part."

How about, a festival of color!

[twoeleven]

festival it is! :)

[bluepapercup]

I hope you do get to save seeds from the all-red coreopsis, I am super curious if that is repeatable!

The lilies are a feast for the eyes! I am allergic to day lilies so I am pleased to be able to enjoy them through the screen!