not just a bunch of yellow roses...

Ako´s Yellow Rose  

The rose bush has been in the garden since middle 90´s,  the time 
when we got  Ako, our rottie..

We ordered it from Germany,  but it´s  actually  a 
David Austin rose named Ausmas.. 

The first time it bloomed, I was fascinated by the 
 beauty of the cup-shaped blossom,  with luscious petals
 and its lovely fragrance that is a bit similar to that of a honeysuckle,
spreading its scent all over the garden.

Our bush develops clusters and clusters of buds 
in each of the branches  and it´s even growing vigorously more
 each year.....

...so many buds, yes.. so many buds that would become beautiful, 

gorgeous blossoms in a couple of days....

...spreading wonderful scent and mesmerizing every 

human being.... well, even the bees and 

other insects as well. 

We´ve been blessed having this in our small garden paradise..  
the reason behind why  we call it Ako´s Rose is that, 
we planted it  almost the same time we got him
 from that  farm in Lower Austria 
way back in 1994.

A very robust variety, just  feed it with a common-used 
fertilizer and prune in Fall...  the following 
Spring, it will start to thrive wonderfully.. 

Some blossoms are cut for my vases and after
 a few days when petals fall, I just gather 
 those and  put them in a container  to 
dry for  my potpourris.

And sometimes... I put them in one single vase  or 

put the  blossom in  each jug or jar

 grouped  together to give a different 

mood  in a room.

These flowers gave us so many happy moments

 and whenever we see them, we see our

 beloved rottie Ako, who  left us with 

beautiful memories!

 Enjoy your day  whatever you´re

 doing, wherever you are...

Thanks for visiting!

xoxo,

Mercy

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a dash of pink and yellow....

Floral arrangement used-up most of my 

afternoon time these days. 

It all started when Spring came in as the

 flowers along the meadows and fields 

started popping out, wanting

 to be picked. 

Today´s flowers came from a pathway that Lily 
enjoys to run up & down... and it´s this pathway
  where  I picked the wildflowers I used in most
of my bouquets to date.

One of the advantages of living near the 

corn and wheatfields is that, 

 we  get to roam around with Lily

 (mom in-law´s four year-old chihuahua)

 in these vast areas and at the same time

 find so many wonderful natural materials to 

decorate our home.

The city of Vienna is very green, every sidewalk has 

trees and/or  planted with flowering bushes. 

In the outskirts of the city, the open fields are tilled

for crops and planted with big bushes 

as windbreaker.

Lily´s pathways are full of various wildflowers...

 camomiles, cornflowers, poppies and 

many more. 

You wouldn´t believe it but there are so many floral 

species that are really growing on these fields 

 and grounds, hand in hand with the wheat or corn.

 The blossoms are just  there waiting to be picked....

... and so.. that is what I did and turned these wildflowers

 into a bouquet .... like this one.

Thank you for taking the time 

to read this blog!

Happy Sunday!

xoxo,

Mercy

just a simple bunch of wildflowers...

How can I resist gathering those vividly 

colored wildflowers? 

Blossoms, blossoms, blossoms.......

....see them, these  tiny little flowers so gracefully 

standing in their form....

 waiting to be acknowleged and adored.

. 

Each has its own beauty, casting spell to 

each beholder 

that appreciates its value...

.....influencing our thougths, inspire

 and make  us smile for a while 

despite the troubled and worried minds

What could your thoughts be in  a world 

without flowers? 

" To see the world in a grain of sand

and heaven in a wildflower,

hold infinity in the palm of your hand 

and eternity in an hour." ,,, William Blake

Happy Wednesday everyone!

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out of the blues....

The wheats have grown  more than 1 meter  high now. 

Along the pathways, where the farmers  drive their tractors to till 

the field, there are  various wildflowers that pop-up out 

of the blues... 

The seeds of these wildflowers either  came from different areas of 

 Marchfeld (part of Lower Austria)  that  we considered countryside  or   by means 

 of pollination through bees and  insects or can be that the farmer´s scattered

them  all over/along  the  field pathways.

Whatever is the reason for the wildflowers existence, it´s a pleasure to look 
at them always , just being there.... standing still and spreading 
their beauty! 

It´s amazing that a  gathered bunch of these cornflowers could be  turned 
into a gorgeous bouquet at no cost at all!

Cornflowers are actually tiny flowers.... 

as you can see in the photos here. When they are held altogether 
they create a big impact  when placed  on a table 
because of the deep blue color. 

If you can gather some of these, you´ll surely make 
a wonderful arrangement to get inspire with. 

Gathered some and made them into a bouquet .......

I hope your weekend is wonderful...

Thank you for reading my blog.

Happy Weekend!

xoxo,

Mercy

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lilacs and wildflowers...

Flowers, flowers, flowers....they make me smile

 and give me inspirations each day.

I could not imagine my home without flowers... 

they bring joy  as well as give pleasure to the eyes

 of every beholder...

The violet Campanula above is my latest 

addition  to the flowers in my garden.

I have a small space available in  my backyard...

....so I tried planting flowering ones that are my favorites

as well as sum up the fave colors for my own satisfaction.

 The interactions of the various shades of light to 

deep pinks  give a gorgeous contrast to the 

evergreen conifer hedge..

I love Lilacs,  my neighbour gave me  a bunch 

over the weekend when she made 

a walk in the woods.....

...and they are all over our pathways, too!

Except for the dandelions, you won´t see 
 these tiny wildflowers on the pathways
 if you won´t look carefully 
for they are really really small...

The wildflowers start popping-out now

as the days go on toward summer ...

and as I told you, they are seen in the middle 

of the fields where the wheats are grown. 

And so, I´ve had the idea of picking the wildflowers

 each day when we walk Lily, mom in-law´s 

four year-old chihuahua.

It was fun making bouquets according to 
the colors .... 
...I chose tiny vases so that when the flowers
 are arranged , they would look like 
normal size when they are photographed..

I also used berries in my arrangements above ...
I don´t think that these berries are edible.

These rapes are popping out in the middle

 of the wheat field, so I went to gather them...

 BUT(!), I should have waited  because 

it rained in the morning and the field 

was muddy!!! 

The rest is for you to imagine as to what 

  happened  with my shoes...LOL!

Centaurea cyanus or the blue cornflowers are 

so gorgeous and  can easily be arranged 

because they have long stems that can be cut easily according to the vase used.

Such gorgeous lilacs!!! 

They are one of the first arrangements I did since

 I started making bouquets last week. 

Last but not least, is this cluster of various green flowers, 

the ones in the middle that look like grains will 

turn white in a few days...

I added the violet campanula so it would look livelier..

I hope you enjoyed the Lilacs and the

 wildflowers.

 I wish you were inspired by the flower pics, too!

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.

 Have a nice Wednesday ahead!

Til next,

Mercy 

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