RE: The Flicker Haven Farm Files-Bottling, Bouquet Making, And More Than A Modicum Of Back Strain

Somehow I missed this post until now. As usual, your level of activity makes me tired just reading about it. Ha ha! Your bouquet turned out nicely. My sister introduced me to the idea of using Ladies' Mantel in a bouquet to add a bit of green and variety. I got rid of my original plant years ago, but it had dropped seeds all over and I have masses of those plants now. I have more to do around here these days than energy, so I've just ignored the "flower beds" in front of the house and let them go. One is a jumble of Ladies' Mantel, iris, spirea, lavender, and columbines. The other one is mostly mint now, with a Burning Bush, and one balloon flower that I keep marked with stakes so I don't lose track of the poor thing in the confusion of mint.

I need to read up on when to dry garlic. Mine is probably ready to harvest, too.