Chines Lantern Flowers

I ran around the yard cutting flowers before last night’s first hard frost. These are the final blooms of the year (plus a few orange roses from the grocery store!). It’s a bit of a hodgepodge, but I didn’t want to leave anything pretty behind. It’s summer’s last kiss goodbye, and this summer girl is already counting the days until spring. 😢

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For those of you who inquired, the Chinese lantern flowers and “pumpkins on a stick” are both from seeds, and then dried. I grow them for fall floral arrangements and decorating.

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