#annuals

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 8 September 2024

The drooping, crimson tassel-like racemes of tiny flowers of Amaranthus caudatus (love-lies-bleeding, chenile plant, Inca wheat, lady's riding whip, velvet flower, cat tail, tassel flower) are at their most dramatic at the end of summer and early autumn. This short-lived frost-tender plant is popular in summer bedding displays and for containers.

Jill Raggett

[banemmanan]

Monkees Annuals

The Monkees Annuals: 1967, 1968, 1969

Uh, so, wouldn't it be wild if there was, say, a link that would take you to a google drive containing scans of all of these annuals. Obviously this would be a folder created solely for my own personal use... but perhaps accidentally left open to anyone who followed that link..? 👀

Crazy if true.

(Anyway, feel free to reblog/download/share with friends, but keep it lowkey so as not to flag it to anybody who might decide that this needs taking down.)

[geopsych]

So.

Today two family members ill-advisedly took me to two separate garden centers and told me to go wild and get what I want for my containers this year as a birthday present. And well yeah, this happened.

[kidcore-nostalgia]

[nncastle]

People ask me all the time how my pots keep blooming from May till November. The answer is simple but not easy. They need water daily and feed every two weeks. We are religious about it. Take care of your annuals and they’ll take care of you for months. There’s no sense in spending money on a nice annual basket if you drop the ball in the middle of the summer when they need the most care. They love the heat but require daily attention.

[arconinternet]

Max Headroom Books - Picture Book of the Film, Guide to Life and Annual (Books, 1985-1986)

You can rea-rea-rea-rea-read them here.

[los-plantalones]

sweet alyssum

[downthetubes]

Don’t miss this Christmas cracker of a saving from The77 Publishing

Ian Gibson's final work, Lifeboat, has been reprinted by The77 Publishing and, together with The77 Annual No. 1 is being offered as the perfect Christmas present for fans of the legendary 2000AD creator

[smashpages]

Agatha Harkness takes the stage in ‘Contest of Chaos’ this summer

Heroes fueled by chaos magic will battle in Marvel’s annuals this summer.

cover by Russell Dauterman

[charlesreeza]

My front garden at its late summer peak - August 27, 2023

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Friday 9 August 2024

This front garden has been seeded with an annual meadow mix of orange flowered Eschscholzia californica (California poppy) and Calendula officinalis (pot marigold, common marigold, ruddles, Mary's gold, Scotch marigold) which contrast with blue flowered Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist) and Borago officinalis (borage, starflower), and dotted with the pink blooms of Agrostemma githago (corn-cockle).

Jill Raggett

[oogziepie]

Wishing everyone a June nineteenth is tomorrow June eighteenth

[doo-wop-city]

Stella in Anticipation at Pink Cadillac

This is the 399th Doo Wop City post. The very next next post will be the Doo Wop City 400th Post Spectacular! Be sure not to miss it! It was still summertime when Stella visited Pink Cadillac in her A-Line dress for a hot prepared meal at Pink Cadillac Diner. So, unsurprisingly, the venue was filled to capacity with hungry tourists. While she waited for a vacant booth, she had some photos taken…

[kidcore-nostalgia]

[nncastle]

It’s that time of year when the annuals need protection. It’s wonderful to take a bath amidst lush greenery when it’s cold outside. This year I setup UV lights in the solarium to keep the palegoniums happy.

[paintermagazine]

‘The morning read’

‘Flirt’ magazine annual

Original cover art: Peter Driben