Cathy of Words and Herbs is inviting us to join her in posting photos of flowers to cheer our Northern Hemisphere winter days as we move into December.
Here is a collage of the snapdragons that were flowering in my garden on 17th October this year.
Mostly self sown, they had struggled all summer and then chose late September and October to put on a show.
It has been a weird year in the garden.
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How wonderful to have all these flowering so late into the year, Sandra, and mostly self-seeders too! Is Pic-Collage a specific programme or app, Sandra, or part of a wider editing programme?
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Pic-Collage is a free App, that I have used it for about a year. I tried to use it again today and I got a message that I needed to subscribe to use it from now on. I have deleted the App. I found something else already on my iPhone – called Layout, which is ok, but not as user friendly as Pic-Collage.
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I wonder if it was related to PicMonkey, which I used for many years on my laptop before it became paid for? I need to find yet another new editing program as Picasa is no longer supported
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Technology!
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I wouldn’t mind paying a nominal sum, but the PicMonkey was aimed at more regular users and I might only use it once a week
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Snapdragons! Those are such cheery spots!
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They certainly are Kathy. 🙂
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Well worth the wait!
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Yes! and some of them are still going. 🙂
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So pretty. Better late than never. 😊
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Yes! on both counts. I love them.
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Wonderful to see some snaps! Inspirational, I may try some this winter.
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I just love them. They are so promiscuous that they produce such varied and beautiful offspring. Definitely worth trying. Good luck!
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Beautiful colours.
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I am always thrilled to see what colours pop up.
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Late bloomers, but when they bloomed, they sure did bloom.
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Yes indeedy! A bit like me!!!!! HaHa! xxx
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I was thinking the same thing about myself. 😉
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Hi Sandra, yes, definitely a weird year in the garden! Your snaps are beautifully varied, I love how they how they hold up in a vase, too.
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Thank you Eliza. (I love your name. I don’t think I have told you before, but if I had had a second daughter, she would have been Eliza) Yes! they really do last well as cut flowers. Underrated stars of the garden! xx
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Thank you for the compliment (or maybe thank my parents who chose my name)! 😉
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Lovely! Mine waited till then to flower too, but I don’t have such a lovely range as you.
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They have mostly blown in from who knows where – my gardening relies mainly on recognising snapdragon seedlings, and other goodies, from weeds. Selective editing goes on daily with a cup of tea in hand. 🙂
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What a great selection that you have. I used to have some of these in my last garden. I must add them to my wish list for next year.
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They are such good value, and seem happy to flower for a long time – there are still some flowering now.
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Love your snapdragons. Mine have only just finished blooming, and I still have sweet Williams in flower. Lovely reminder of days past, and days to come.
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Yes indeed – a wonderful bonus from our bonkers heatwave of a summer. 🙂
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I love snapdragons but rarely see such a variety of colours. Each one is gorgeous but seeing all of them together in your collage is just amazing! 😃
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They are such good value for a humble little plant aren’t they.
I have just had a lovely time going back through my photos of flowers from this year. Thank you Cathy for the prompt – outside it is dull, grey and misty here this morning – inside my mind is full of colour! 🙂
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😃 Yes, I think that is part of the fun, sifting through all the photos we’ve taken over the year! 🌷🌷🌷
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Definitely!
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