I cover as much as I can around the house and Wool House. I use the shearing sheets (which are now so easy to get to :-). In the morning, as soon as the sun hits the front of the Wool House, I pull the sheets off and the Blanket Flowers get right back to work.
Bees of all sorts work the Gaillardia all fall. Big bees, tiny bees, green bees, honey bees... I'd love to know what they are thinking when they fly in for breakfast and find everything covered up. There are always a few already climbing around under the sheets, probably complaining.
Or maybe they are relieved to see the blooms still safe and sound for a few more days.
Some puzzle fun for you :-). I'll try to get a picture of bee rush hour this afternoon. Almost everyone was headed home last night by the time I thought about it.
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I hope you can get your flowers through a few more light frosts if it helps the bees. Here in CT we still have not had enough of a frost to do in the cosmos, catmint or montauk daisies so there are still some blooms for the bees.
Your gaillardia are beautiful. Enjoy the day.
How can you have had a couple frosts already when you were just complaining that it was still summer-hot there!?! Looks like our first frost may hit next week. No flowers to ruin here.
never seen such beautiful flowers..
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What pretty flowers. I'm sure the bees are grateful for such lovely nectar sources too.
Beatuful!
I love my flowers also. Ours have been gone for a month now. Still I'm enjoying the warmer days.
Highs in the low 60's and lows around 32 or lower.
Linda
We've had a few frosts and even some slushy snow in Michigan but my pots are still going gang busters. Thought about cleaning the pots but - nope the bees need them. Strange weather for early November. Thanks for the puzzle!
What beautiful flowers! I love colder weather, so when fall and winter roll around, I'm a happy camper :-)
Have a great week,
Judy
beautiful flowers and I like the frost because the allergies are lessened. I miss the flowers but love not having a drippy nose from the fall weeds!!
Those Gaillardia drove me nuts for 69 minutes! :)
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