Summer flowers

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Zinnias

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Roses

This Summer the flowers are as lovely as ever. Some flowers thrive on lots of intense sunshine while others prefer the shade or need lots of water. Roses seem to manage quite happily whether facing the heat of an Italian summer or the more variable British one. Looking at flowers in a garden try and think of how many girls names come from flowers or plants.  Or could ...

Rose -popular in Italian and English

Daisy - in Italian Margherita

Violet- Violetta

Holly - would be awful in Italian .. Agrofoglio

Ivy - also awful in Italian Edera .. In French it is Lierre. I only know that because I had a friend whose mum was called Ivy and they named their boat Lierre after her.

Heather , in Italian Erica

Hyacinth, we all know Hyacinth Bucket , her sisters are called Daisy and Rose.

Veronica , the same in Italian

Virginia , from Virginia creeper.

Primrose

Then there are the names of flowers that could sound nice but are not used like Zinnia and Petunia.

There are many that couldn't be used at all like Plumbago.

As you look at the flowers and think of their names you can quite easily weave a story round them.

The snowdrops are always the first to appear

Heralding the beginning of a bright new year.

Then primroses and violets follow quickly suit

Crocuses and daffodils beginning to shoot.

Tulips in their splendour give colour everywhere

Competing with the blossom that floats into your hair.

Honeysuckle, foxgloves, and flowers bright magenta

You only know the name if you go to the Garden Centre.

When the roses start to bloom

You know you'll be alright

Their scent will surround you

Far into the night.

Now a Summer fanfare of colours from flowers big and small

Just look at those delphiniums

Standing straight and tall!

We all need the flowers to help us on our way

There is nothing like the flowers to brighten up our day.

I expect you are all thinking that a ten year old could have written that ! That's me- young at heart !

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Cliff top flowers

Petunias visiting for a holiday