Sunday, February 17, 2008 The Growing Challenge Posted in Protager Gardening Elements in Time has a growing challenge - I have been a tad slack in posting - but grabbed camera last night & clicked away. I have no idea what this flower is & would LOVE to know if someone can tell me. I thought I was rather clever getting a photo of a cricket - you know you see a great photo op & think stay still, stay there please until I get your photo.  This flower is among a cottage mix I planted & I really like it! - Again would love to know its name. I am in LOVE with hollyhocks - don;t they make a nice show growing up the chicken coop & among the blackberries - someone keeps eating them before we get a feed off them - A human I think! You can see our paddocks are really dry - I keep the grass long around flower/vege beds & pick it for the animals. We are now getting tomatoes daily - the cherry ones are being eaten like fruit in our home - sun ripe you just can't beat! Tastes nothing like shop ones. Front garden looks nice with pumkin, sweetcorn (not sure if this will do ok - I think I planted too late no ears are up yet) zuchini also picking daily - and you can see last of the cauliflowers that I'll pick today for dinner. Honey dew melons we have a bumper crop. James also grew these from seeds & I along with others didn't think we could grow them here - so a real buzz! And my baby - it is soo adorable don't you all think? An egg plant - • Post A Comment! • Send to a Friend! Comments Monday, February 25, 2008 - flower identified Posted by Anonymous That flower's a zinnia, is someone hasn't already told you. • Permanent Link