I have been trying to find more Maiden Pink’s (Dianthus deltoides ‘Maiden Pink’) seeds but have failed this far.
The flower likes the rough terrain we have in the summer cottage and has done well the past few years.
I like the pink color of the blooms. Somehow it just stands out nicely.
I sowed the Artic Fires (Dianthus deltoides ‘Arctic Fire’) last year and they are finally blooming.
It will be interesting to see weather they make it through the winter because the sports I moved them to is a bit challenging when it comes to overwintering.
For the safety’s sake I sowed some more for the coming spring. Just to be on the safe side.
Took a long walk with my friends to day and visited several flower shops when walking by. Not much more you can do since we have the lockdown. Sincerely hope that we are able to save as many lives as possible. We can worry about the economy later.
Not exactly how I planned to spend my birthday but cannot complain. The weather is beautiful and company good.
In one of the shops noticed this dianthus (Dianthus caryophyllus ‘Peach Party’) and fell in love. Now it is in the balcony which is getting very crowded.
Dianthuses are doing well this year and there are so many colors available in the stores. Nearly bought few more this morning but resisted the temptation.
Flowers are enjoying the heatwave that has been giving us over 30 degrees Celsius temperatures past few days. I have also managed to relax in the near by park sunbathing.
At this time of the year our nights are less than five hours long and it does not really get dark at all. Up here in the north we know that winter is never that far away and desperately try to enjoy the limited number of summer days we are going to get.
Summer has arrived. Suddenly temperatures have risen and all the snow is gone. All that happened quickly this year.
I am starting to fill my balcony with flowers and aiming to spend a long weekend at the summer cottage.
Found this adorable dianthus when biking last weekend and simply needed to buy it to be able to enjoy it all summer long.
Gardening in the North 