06/11/2025
Oh hello there, summer! Cosmos, dahlias and rudbeckia made their debut this week, and there will be lots more to come!
One thing that I love every year is the smelling the plants for the first time, I don’t just mean perfumey blooms like roses and sweet peas, I’m talking about how dahlia stems and foliage have a particular earthy aroma, and feverfew with it pungent yet spicy smell, and the wild minty monarda. When I cut those dahlias this morning it was like an old friend was here again, triggering that olfactory memory I haven’t smelled since last October.