this spring we placed a few old tires at the end of our beds to help block the hose from dragging over our crops while we walk around watering.
we filled these tires with dirt and in two of them, we planted a “save the bees” flower mix, planting sweet potato slips in the other 2 tires. during mid and late summer these “save the bees” flowers really took off, particularly the cosmos flowers, which grew to be over 6 feet tall! most of the flowers are pink, and they were in full bloom right around the time of the wedding, which was nice. they are on their way out now, and i’ve been picking some periodically to enjoy them in a vase inside the house. i think they are fun, funky, and very dr. seuss-like! they don’t really have a smell and their stems are a little curvy and crooked at the top, but the bees sure love them. an added bonus: they have light green, hairy/fuzzy stems that make them look even more fantastical!
don’t they look like they are straight out of the lorax?
I recommend growing cosmos flowers to anyone who enjoys a fun, funky, colorful, bee-filled garden or yard!
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