The sunflower has, for me, always been a white whale of sorts. I’ve always been intimidated by the centre of the flower. How could I possibly re-create the deep pool of darkness, sprinkled with bright little glorious slivers of light, and be happy with it? Also, making thousands of tiny floret flowers and spending hours and hours doing it does not really appeal to me. In truth, flower centres rarely if ever fan my fire. But that’s the thing - we won’t always like every step of the process. To...
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THE GIANT LEEK… PHOTO By CARO
The giant leek impresses with its gigantic, mostly purple-colored flower balls. Its leaves give off an onion-garlic-like odor and often die shortly after flowering. The warmth-loving giant leek needs a sunny spot in the garden in order to develop fully. It also provides expressive accents in summer and dry bouquets.