Day 22 - Gardening

A Gentian plant was missing on my balcony
I was happy to find it at the market yesterday.

It goes so well with the Edelweiss flowers that I already had.
Two mountain plants together.

This morning,
my walk took me up into the neighbourhood above mine
and I bought a beautiful bright Begonia plant
for the end of my balcony near the kitchen.

I had originally seen a deep pink one I liked 
but it had been sold.
This is a welcome flash of colour!


There's still some planting to do
of aromatic plants:
Basil and Lemon Verbena.

It's been a good day and the temperatures were perfect to do some gardening!


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  1. Gorgeous! I hope you post a photo of your balcony in all its blooming glory. I've never seen Edelweiss in person; it looks like felt. Does it have a scent?

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  2. Thank you, Susan. Yes, Edelweiss flowers do look as if they are cut out of felt! The petals are very soft to the touch. I've never noticed a scent to the flowers, but maybe in their natural environment in the mountains they do have a slight perfume. They are protected flowers and people are not allowed to pick them. This one was grown in a nursery and sold at the market. More flowers from my balcony coming soon!

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  3. When the boys and I still lived in town on our own, we only had a balcony and this one was laden with plants too. From peralgonia to tagetes, from thyme to tomatoes... I haven't got much of a green thumb, but I cannot do without plants and flowers...

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    1. Balconies are great places to decorate with plants and flowers. I even have a little herb garden and no backache from bending down over flowerbeds or turning the earth!I wouldn't be without my lovely balcony! I also eat all meals outside among my flowers!

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  4. Mmmmm - Lemon verbena and Basil I can just smell them now. I've grown lots of basil this year, including a cinnamon basil (which was DELICIOUS).

    WOW - I've NEVER seen Edelweiss before. What a wonderful and amazing looking plant. I just want to stroke it as it looks like it will feel soft to the touch! Thank you for sharing.

    Hugs, Sarn xxx

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  5. Edelweiss is quite an astonishing little plant and it is soft to the touch. It almost looks like felted wool! Your cinnamon basil sounds lovely. I bought a new type this year too which seems to grow very tall with darker than usual leaves and has a stronger taste. I love making herb drinks out of lemon verbena. I have some drying on a tray right now.

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  6. These are all so pretty.
    The gentian grow wild in our mountains.
    Edelweiss I have never seen in person. Maybe some day.

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    1. Thank you, Tammie. The Gentian and Edelweiss both grow wild in the mountains here also, but I was really happy to have found them both that were grown in a nursery for town folks like me!

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  7. Such pretty flowers! I remember reading on your blog about Edelweiss and seeing your photos last summer. It is such a pretty flower, looks so soft and makes me want to touch it!

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    1. Yes, you're right. Edelweiss is very soft to the touch and is a protected flower in the mountains!

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