“The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies.”
Gertrude Jekyll
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Many of my garden flowers are now over, and producing wonderful seedheads in various shapes and patterns. Let’s take a closer look at some of them!
The Physalis alkekengi (Lampionblume) seed capsules have started turning orange already and lend an autumny feel to the garden. They are related to the Cape Gooseberry, but are not edible and are extremely hardy (and invasive!)…
Nigella damascena – beautiful seed pods, and edible seeds…
Rosehips glisten and remind me that the summer is drawing to an end…
Day Lily seed pods still looking so fresh and green…
Cranesbill, (Storchschnabel) with its beautiful curves…
Clematis – almost as beautiful as the flowers themselves, these hair-like seedheads are a pretty garden ornament
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All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today
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Don’t stop sowing just because the birds ate a few seeds.
(Danish Proverb)
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Nature is so amazing, and you capture it so wonderfully in those pictures. The Rosehips look so much like a squid!
Oh yes, now you mention it… LOL! Thanks Danny!
Very interesting post. Clematis is nice at this stage. Physalis alkekengi (Chinese lantern) is so attractive, but I had to turn some down once warned it was “aggressive.”
Yes, VERY aggressive, so please don’t be tempted! I pull up miles of the stuff every year!
Now as I begin to grow old gracefully, your post encourages me that going to seed may be the most beautiful time of my life. Many thanks! 🙂
How lovely Merrill! Aging with grace, shall we say! 😀
Hi snowbirdpress, I agree with your comment. Gardening may be the most beautiful time in my life too, the older I grow…It makes me feel happy.
I love watching the flowers turn to seed…so interesting and beautiful…clematis is one of my favs…love those quotes too 🙂
Hi Donna. There are so many more I could photograph… this post made me look at all the seeds in my garden much more closely than normal.
You find the beauty in everything, Cathy.
That’s so kind of you Robin. I do try! Thank you! 😀
I agree with all these comments! Seeing the seeds coming out is just a wonderful moment of seeing the future, the cycle of the seasons, the whole of nature moving forward!
I agree – all that summer sunshine has been packed into those little parcels, and then some of them just burst with it in spring!
What a lovely selection of seedheads – and the rosehips look great!
They are very pretty this year… the most we’ve had yet! 😀
A great collection of photos Cathy – so many differently ‘designed’ seedheads! Do you collect seed to sow for next year, or leave it to sow itself?
I collect a little nigella, and hollyhock seeds, but a lot sows itself. I have also started saving some fennel seeds – to eat! Apart from that nature is left to itself… I cut a few things down in autumn, but as late as possible. 😀
Seedheads in our gardens are indicating the near end of summer – and there is a feeling of
happiness, gratitude and melancholy all at the same time…
I´m grateful to my parents for sowing the love of gardening so deep into my heart. I love the
quote of Gertrude Jekyll. The older I get the more I need gardening to be happy.
I know exactly how you feel Elisabeth! Your garden is so lovely – it must be a source of strength. 😀
Thank you so much, Cathy!
Stunning! I love seeds heads, and I think my favourite photo is the clematis, but only think as there were so many great shots to choose from.
And the line ” All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today” is simply superb!! Thank you 🙂
Thanks for such a lovely comment Claire! I love clematis seedheads but my favourite this year was the cranesbill… simply because I had never really noticed it before! 😀
They are as pretty as the flowers. Do you leave the seed heads on for the birds?
I leave almost everything for as long as possible – the wildlife gets priority!
I love this post. I often do not pay attention to the seed heads after flowering.
Thank you Mary. The seed heads are so easy to overlook, but are often so pretty.
Hi Cathy! 🙂 How absolutely beautiful!!! I especially like the last one. I never paid much attention to seed heads until I started to leave them for the birds and then for me since I save some for myself. Some of the seeds ( The one’s that last through the winter) I just randomly throw in selected areas for a random effect, it is fun but now I may be getting too random…its becoming more of a science experiment really.
I hope you don’t mind if I tweet this…birds love seeds, you know. 😉
I throw them randomly too! And I don’t mind at all if you feed the birds Strawberryindigo 😉 ! Thank you for your lovely comment!
Es sind so heitere Aufnahmen. Man spürt, dass nichts verloren geht, dass sie Samen voll Leben, kommendem Leben sind.
Thank you – a lovely comment and so true. 😀