I also have a hollyhock blooming. I've been trying to get them to grow for three years, with no success. They did beautifully at our last house. I don't know why they have done so poorly here. But, here is the first bloom.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Tea Olive time
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could embed fragrance in a blog? The Tea Olive bush (Osmanthus frangrans) is not an impressive shrub. It has tiny white flowers in late spring and again in late summer. But what a marvelous fragrance! You can drive around town, or walk down any street in west Raleigh right now, and smell this wonderful scent. My tea olive bushes are small, and I hope to keep them from getting too large.
I also have a hollyhock blooming. I've been trying to get them to grow for three years, with no success. They did beautifully at our last house. I don't know why they have done so poorly here. But, here is the first bloom.
I also have a hollyhock blooming. I've been trying to get them to grow for three years, with no success. They did beautifully at our last house. I don't know why they have done so poorly here. But, here is the first bloom.
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I don't know if I've ever smelled a tea olive bush, but I'd love to be introduced to one in bloom. Hollyhocks are cheerful flowers. Mamma and I enjoyed a row of them at Lucy Maud Montgomery's home on Prince Edward Island.
We have a new plant in our yard that has buds all over it. I'm looking forward to seeing what they look like and identifying the plant. I'll send you a picture. I may need your help!
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