Solstice Beauty

June 23, 2014

June is the month where things settle into their boots (or roots, if you will) and start to show off everything they’ve got.  I recently took a walk around the garden on the Summer Solstice to capture some of the sweet moments that are currently happening.  Think nasturtiums, calendula, borage, phacelia, arugula flowers, Johnny Jump Ups and a king-size mullein! (Click on the photos for larger, more glorious images)

 

 

Many of the flowers pictured here are deliberately planted as companions for the vegetables nearby.  Calendual and nasturtiums act as pest traps, attracting aphids away from squash and brassicas.  Borage and phacelia attract pollinators (like the bumble bee doing the splits above!) to squash, tomato, and cucumber flowers.  And Johnny Jump Ups and roses bring joy to pretty much anyone who stops to spy or sniff them.  Welcome to summer everyone!

 

 

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