Love your enormous sunflowers! Great shot. those must be a mammoth variety (?) I had a mixed pack this year so we only got one really tall one (and it's not that tall).
I was there when you planted those 'little' sunflowers in the spring! I'm so glad the chickens didn't eat them all up! This picture makes me smile so much. I STILL want to attempt a sunflower house. Next year for sure! xo
Adorable kids, crazy-big sunflowers!! What variety are they? Did you start them indoors, or from seed? I really have to give sunflowers a try next summer! What's a sunflower house??
They're Russian mammoths, and I just bought the seeds at the local farm supply store! I started the seeds in the spring (first time) to give them a chance against marauding chickens. You can read about Sunflower Houses in the book "Roots, Shoots, Buckets, and Boots"...it's awesome!
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Love your enormous sunflowers! Great shot.
ReplyDeletethose must be a mammoth variety (?) I had a mixed pack this year so we only got one really tall one (and it's not that tall).
Love this! Sun flowers are just so much fun for children.
ReplyDeleteI was there when you planted those 'little' sunflowers in the spring! I'm so glad the chickens didn't eat them all up! This picture makes me smile so much. I STILL want to attempt a sunflower house. Next year for sure!
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Adorable kids, crazy-big sunflowers!! What variety are they? Did you start them indoors, or from seed? I really have to give sunflowers a try next summer! What's a sunflower house??
ReplyDeleteOh, that's a great one!
ReplyDeleteThey're Russian mammoths, and I just bought the seeds at the local farm supply store! I started the seeds in the spring (first time) to give them a chance against marauding chickens. You can read about Sunflower Houses in the book "Roots, Shoots, Buckets, and Boots"...it's awesome!
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm officially inspired to plant some sunflowers in the spring :)
ReplyDeleteHere's our little summer moment:
http://unintentionallife.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-moment-summer-grasshopper.html
I'm loving all the sunflower moments. Yay!
ReplyDeleteOur moment:
http://www.itsafullnest.com/2011/09/02/this-moment-9-2-11/
Great photo! I am amazed at how tall the sunflowers are!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Now that would be my Christmas Card photo.
ReplyDeleteI love her smile!
ReplyDeleteSunflowers are one of my favorites and I didn't even know they could get this tall!
my moment at the oregon coast:
http://www.himherandtheirs.com/2011/09/this-moment.html
OH! Look at those little blessing. LOVELY lovely photo. The lad is sure starting to look like a mini version of Dad.
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteLOOK at how the sunflowers are turning their faces to your beautiful children. Following the sunshine. Awesome!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sunflowers. The city squirrels sadly don't allow for that kind of growing to happen!
ReplyDeleteHappy long weekend!