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Three vases on Monday

The sweet peas are looking and smelling delicious, so with no further ado here they are, in two vases this week.  In my third vase I have a couple of modest little beauties from my raised bed.  There is the adorable field pansy, and if you have never looked closely at the flower of rocket, the salad leaf, I include it here because it is extraordinarily intricate and I think it is very beautiful.

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  1. Sally15 July 2019 at 09:48

    Oh wow my absolute favourite. So beautiful. I can just smell them from here. They are the cheeriest flowers ever!!

    xx

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  2. Cathy15 July 2019 at 17:19

    I felt I could almost smell them too, Amanda. I have taken out my 'winter flowering' sweet peas so am looking forward to crop of my later ones. It is lovely to see yours in the meantime - and it is worth having your rocket go to seed so you can have their little flowers to admire!

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  3. Kris Peterson15 July 2019 at 20:24

    I love sweet peas and yours are gorgeous, while mine are long gone, being late winter/early spring flowers here. The rocket in the third vase is a nice touch.

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  4. The Shrub Queen15 July 2019 at 21:57

    Goodness!I love it, especially the Arugula. I grow it here in the winter (and Pansies as well) I will have some in February. I love the Sweet Peas and wish I could inhale their fragrance over the Internet. Sigh.

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