24/09/2026
Not every bloom is meant to be cut. I’m enjoying watching our sunflowers this year sitting under their towering smiley faces and looking up. Planting sunflowers has been a great experiment of feast vs famine. Out of the 50-some seeds we planted, we probably got about 9 growing because the garden critters just love to dig them up and munch away. I can’t blame them, I like snacking as much as the next squirrel. It does make the blooms that arise all the more special to celebrate.
Maybe one day I’ll make an essence but for now, these big guys want to grow tall and free as can be. When you practice listening more than taking, it becomes apparent who is ready to be snipped and who is not. When these dry out, I’ll thread a string through them and turn them into hanging feeders for the Steller’s Jays, Northern Flickers and maybe even the nuthatches. My favorite season for winged visitors. 🐦