I’m joining one of my favorite bloggers this week for her Week of Flowers, 2021. Cathy lives in Bavaria and blogs at Words and Herbs. Her garden is stunning. Cathy is inviting all of us to share a bit of color/colour during these dark and difficult times. She wrote:
Last year my Week of Flowers 2020 was such a success, with so many people from around the world joining me and posting wonderful colourful photos from their gardens. It really did me good, and the feedback was amazing. Let’s do it again! All you have to do to join in is post one flowery photo a day, for a week, starting from Wednesday 1st December, 2021. Put a link to your post in the comments section on my daily post, and turn on the sunshine!
Cathy – Words and herbs
Today’s post features vibrant shades of purple. It’s fun revisiting these blooms from earlier this year.
These lovelies bloom in the early days of spring, looking gorgeous as buds and flowers. It lifts my spirits looking at them, knowing they’ll come around again and again.
Salvia is part of the sage family. The shrub grows well in our semi-arid climate, requiring minimal water once established. It provides a lovely infusion of color all summer.
My final flower of the day is (I think) a Scabiosa. Please correct me if I’m wrong. This one grows in my curb garden, mixing in with a variety of summer bloomers.
Purple is my sister’s favorite color, so it continues to remind me of her. This post is for you Sharon.
Thank you, Cathy, for inviting bloggers around the world to share in the fun.
Gardening Nirvana 
What glorious bursts of purple! I especially like the pom-pom flowers.
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Thank you, Laurie. You’re up late! It’s nice to see you here.
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I’m a night owl. 😉
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Wonderful! Yes, it does raise spirits to think of spring and remember the pleasure our gardens bring us! The last flower is gorgeous. It certainly looks like a scabious, although different to any I have seen here. Thanks for joining in Alys, and have a lovely day! 🤗
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Thank you, Cathy. Ive been trying to remember when we found each other in this big beautiful world of blogging. Could it really be close to a decade?
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Quite possibly! I have been blogging since September 2011, and have met so many lovely people in the blogging world since then! 🤗
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Lovely pictures and dedication
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Thank you, Derrick.
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Ooh, lovely purpleness. The Scabiosa is beautiful and I think that type is called a ‘pincushion’ or at least one very like it is. Whatever it’s called, it’s gorgeous and very good for bees.
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Thank you, Lynn. One of my generic garden goals is to plant with the beloved and essential bees in mind.
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Gosh…this is just what I needed. So beautiful, Alys!
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Thank you, Jill. 🌺
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So many pretty purple flowers for the bees and humming birds. Love the color purple too. Also thinking of your sister and wishing a better outcome. We are in Frankfurt and moving on tomorrow. Jet lag almost under control.You have reminded me to look for the beautiful amongst the concrete. Sending love and hugs. M & H
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Passionate purple! 🙂 Beautiful blooms, Alys!
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So pretty! I literally have NO purple flowers in my garden. Not sure why, it’s not that I dislike them… I think it’s probably that many of them prefer a drier climate!
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I’ve never thought about flower color and climate. That’s something interesting to ponder.
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I know there are purple flowers that thrive in this climate, but clearly the person who planted my garden originally didn’t care for the colour. Hot colours very much predominate. I do long for some northern hemisphere cool blues!
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My favourite is the Scabiosa. I’ve never seen it grown here and it reminds me of a place Lucy Who might live. You know, a gardener from Whoville 😘How wonderful to have green all year round 💗
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I love the idea of Lucy Who living among the Scabiosa. I’m a huge Dr. Seuss fan. He was an amazing writer illustrator and a treasure for all time.
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