Before this fall, I'd never seen a cosmos flower in real life. We planted them from seed and put the tiny fern-like seedlings in the ground haphazardly. In mid-summer they bloomed a single flower, and then the real growing began. The stems are all as thick as a hefty leek, and their bodies reach to my chest. All the sudden this fall, they bloomed in a fury. Hundreds of individual pink "comsoi."
Apparently this flower is native to Mexico where priests planted it in their gardens and gave it the name that means "an orderly and harmonious system." The universe wrapped up in one tiny yet infinite floral masterpiece...
Clearly I can't get enough of them and yet these photos do them no justice. If only I could share their delicate perfume with you. It's like rosebuds and honey.
How many of us want to be flower-farming-florists when we grow up?
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Just wanted to tell you I gave you a shout out on my blog today (www.GardenAndGrub.com) - your illustrations really are beautiful! (sorry I can'y send much traffic your way though, as no one reads my blog yet, ha).
ReplyDeleteAlso, I am inspired by the cosmos, I've never really done flowers in the garden much, besides sunflowers and calendula. I'm thinking next year I do a riot of flowers all over!
One more thing! I would love to see your cards in local shops - you should check out Dublin Roasters in Downtown Frederick, they support and sell things from local people at their cafe. I go their whenever I'm in Frederick and it would be cool to see your cards there :)
ReplyDeleteErin, that was so sweet of you! The photos you took are beautiful too! I don't even know what to say other than thank you. And that I've been thinking about seeking out some local shops like that... :)
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