Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Sunshine is back!

The rain last week felt a little dreary, a reminder that winter is close, but the flowers are showing their thankfulness by rewarding us with more blooms.      
                                                                                    
The roses may not be as big as they were earlier in the summer but smell just as good!  I save the petals all summer , along with the lavender, for gallons of potpourri.














The hydrangeas are still blooming and turning the rusty pink that signals their fall colors.  Every bush rewarded us with big, gorgeous blooms this summer, they were all pink but dried beautifully.


I dried these hydrangeas earlier in the summer and have given them a little moret color for fall arrangements.





And, these were done in a deep purple.  I'll do a few more in some rusty pink for arrangements.  Have a big fall wreath that will be perfect for these big blooms.