For Saturday’s Flower a Day, we are having a PFD (pink flower day) again, but this time one that brings us right down to earth. These tiny pink radish flowers remind us of the beauty we see in the simplicity of these underrated blossoms. They come in pink, yellow and white, depending on the variety and below you see the white ones. They make a beautiful and spicy addition to a salad, with the brassica benefits, albeit on a tiny scale. But I admit that for me, their attraction is in the delicacy of the blooms hanging over the dark earth, ready to form the beautiful seed pods you see next. In the flowers today, let us celebrate the understated, the modest and the quiet stars of the plant world and of the human one too. No need to be dull.. a little spice is just fine!

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So many of my Flower a Day photographs have reminded my viewers of their mothers and perhaps this will resonate in the same way. My mother had these planted along the drive when I was a child, so I always think of her when I see them. I have never grown them myself, so was pleased to see this display in a friend’s garden in July, spilling over with little petunia flowers of different colours. I hope you all enjoy this petunia patch, today’s post to cheer. This is specially for all going through a tough time.
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We are back in our garden in the summer for today’s Flower a Day. Back in the warm days of dew drops on the flower petals and pale pink light floaty flowers like little butterflies on our hydrangea bush. Although there are plenty of more dramatic flowers, these are some of my favourites as I really prefer the understated and simple. I hope you all have a day with such light and beauty in it somewhere.
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Today’s Flower a Day photograph, one I took yesterday, is this beautiful ornamental cabbage! Who would have thought there would still be flowers blooming in Nova Scotia in January? (I know that there are snowdrops or other bulbs coming up in some gardens in the Northern Hemisphere now, but this is, as I said, Nova Scotia, Canada, and we are not anywhere near there yet – our winter has barely begun!) I found this outside a farm shop and it looked absolutely perfect, so intricate and furled and frilled and yet at the same time so…. bold. Bold to be there, outside, in the freezing day looking as lovely as any tropical plant. We may not all be like lilies, orchids or even asters, but we can be just as beautiful as cabbages in our own way. I hope that doesn’t sound too weird, for any who have read this far! Have a wonderful day, filled with your own kind of beauty.
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If only so many flowers were not of the Aster family (and so cheering) I would not be having quite so many World Wild Aster Days as I do. I wanted sun for you today. So here it is! I know the name of this plant is a rather ugly sounding one, so I am proposing that we change it to Sun Thistle. This is an edible plant (though I understand a little bitter) and was, once again, photographed along the edge of the road opposite my house. How can you help but like this bright, unassuming little flower that is everywhere in ditches and roadsides, brightening our walks and drives, as well as today’s post! I hope the Monday sun that it brings you cheers if only for a moment, as you go about your day. This is my wish as I get it ready to send out to you. XO
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Milkweed is a favourite of mine, though I admit that it is really disliked by some as it can be invasive. So why do I love it? Just look at those gorgeous little waxy flowers! And consider the fact that the leaves nourish Monarch butterfly caterpillars. Who wouldn’t love it for that reason alone? Although the caterpillars prefer the less common and not invasive Marsh Milkweed, they will lay their eggs on this variety. I love to watch the progress of the cartoon-like caterpillars as they grow from tiny striped threads into fat munching beauties, before they go into their cocoons to prepare for their life of elegance You can see these little beauties here. So I leave you to appreciate today’s Flower a Day, with all that it has to offer our countryside. Have a wonderful Sunday, all!
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Our fields and ditches would be much duller places in the summer and early autumn months without the glory of the Goldenrod yellow blooming everywhere. Today’s Flower a Day post is dedicated again to this underrated and often overlooked flower (which is NOT responsible for your seasonal allergies). So many of these wild plants brighten our lives in the countryside, so I am delighted to once again feature a favourite of mine. Enjoy this golden beauty along with a hug for all my friends. Enjoy your day, all!
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