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I ran away from teaching to the country to grow veggies. There are also some chooks and a pair of troublesome goats who were so much trouble they had to go! My simple green life isn't always as simple or as green as I'd like...but I keep trying!

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Daisies and phlox





There seems to be a dearth of bees around this year.  It probably has something to do with the wet weather.  They like this daisy though.   Clear evidence that it is a great idea to plant flowers in with the veggies to lure the pollinators in.  Mind you, these are in the front garden, so are not doing a very good job of advertising the pumpkins. in the back yard.
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  1. AliJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    I am guilty of not planting enough flowers, although I did put in a few at near the end of last year. I hadn't realised how lovely they would look in amongst the vegetables until they started blooming. My humble plantings were quite magnificent, and I have vowed to plant many many more this year.

    Of course I had forgotten then until your lovely daisy just reminded me!

    Thanks Hazel.

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  2. DaffodilJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Hi Hazel, you have such a beautiful garden! Again I am reminded about also planting flowering plans to attract the bees. Thank you for sharing!!!!

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Hazel I have herbs flowering in my vegie garden that attract the bees - parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano, comfrey, basil and coriander.
    I also have some marigolds that are growing beautifully but are a bit slow to flower this year - the bees don't find them attractive but other insects do.

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  4. Mark WillisJanuary 30, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Yes, I'm also guilty of concentrating too much on the edible plants at the expense of the ornamental. A good compromise for me is to keep growing lots of Marjoram and Oregano. The bees love this more than anything else.

    I can just picture you poised over that Daisy, waiting for the perfect bee pose before taking the photo. It is a great photo though.

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  5. Lrong LimJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Pretty picture of the white daisy!

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  6. Sue GarrettJanuary 30, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    We grow lots of flowers on our plot and the bees also love the flowers on fruit bushes even the insignificant flower on the currants and gooseberries.

    It's important to grow a range of flower shapes as different bees feed from different shaped flowers - short tongued like daisies and long tongued like bells and tubes!

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  7. garden girl in SAJanuary 31, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    There is a major lack of bees worldwide so we all need to do everything we can to encourage their survival. Nice pics.

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  8. RoslynJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    Great photo of the bee and the daisy.
    I'm a great believer in flowers in the vege patch but you have to watch which flowers you choose. One year I planted cosmos. They flourished and self-seeded and grew like weeds. Now I stick mainly to marigolds and flowering herbs.

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  9. KelliJanuary 31, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Beautiful flowers, I'm a fan of phlox. Its supposed to be a good cut flower too.

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  10. RoseJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Yes we've noticed about the bees too Hazel. The front garden still has flowers so we attract some but Tony's noticed the dearth in the backyard.

    Gorgeous top photo.

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