Balsams

By Always smiling

@allknowing (153529)

India

July 6, 2023 9:24pm CST

There was never a time we did not have these pretty flowers in our garden They come in a riot of colour. Even as a kid I loved these flowers a they served as a base for the tray of flowers we offered in church during the Feast of our Lady of Nativity It is Her birthday on 8th September We would take flowers to the church for 9 days before her birthday Collecting flowers from the gardens of neighbours used to be a practice we all kids followed - it was a first come first served saga. I have sowed some seeds now and I see they are slowly germinating Hope to have them in our garden. Any particular flower you miss now? Image credit:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balsam_flower_at_lalbagh7353.JPG

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

7 Jul 23

I miss my whole garden before I got ill and before Luna came to live with me. Beautiful flowers!

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

7 Jul 23

Luna is a big girl now Does she still trample?

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

7 Jul 23

@allknowing She runs when she is excited. I did not take her for walks out when she was small because we were on quarantine. Now that she is older and too big, I don´t dare to take her out. Once a young man tried to do it, she pushed too hard. So the garden is hers.

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

7 Jul 23

@marguicha Preiti had trained herself. She would just walk on garden paths Preiti did so many things on her own She was a marvel

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@Beestring (15372)

• Hong Kong

7 Jul 23

Those are beautiful flowers. I basically like all flowers, particularly orchids, roses, carnation.

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

7 Jul 23

Are you missing any at the moment?

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@Beestring (15372)

• Hong Kong

7 Jul 23

@allknowing I just bought some carnations.

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@RasmaSandra (98106)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Jul 23

They are very beautiful, I love the colors, I hope the flowers grow in your garden,

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

7 Jul 23

They have germinated and hopefully I will get flowers. Thank you

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@garymarsh6 (24028)

• United Kingdom

7 Jul 23

I am not a fan of roses. I love lillies.

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

7 Jul 23

Is that what you miss?

@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jul 23

I didn't know what these were called. They're very pretty.

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

8 Jul 23

They were so common here in the good old days

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@Butterfingers (66603)

• India

7 Jul 23

Not any, You do have so many different flowers and fruits in your garden, that's well done

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

7 Jul 23

Thanks. Yes. I have lots

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@youless (114117)

• Guangzhou, China

7 Jul 23

Any kinds of flowers are good for me. Now I have a habit to have fresh flowers in the vase and it gives me a good mood

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@youless (114117)

• Guangzhou, China

7 Jul 23

@allknowing Yes, I buy them.

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

7 Jul 23

That is a good habit you have developed. Do you buy them?

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

7 Jul 23

Oh these flowers are so lovely! I hope you are able to have them in your garden again.

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

7 Jul 23

I see them germinating Thank you

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@rebelann (117268)

• El Paso, Texas

7 Jul 23

Those flowers are beautiful, I have never seen them here.

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

7 Jul 23

These flowers are not easily seen here these days. I am trying my bes tto have them in our garden

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

7 Jul 23

You have brought the memory back to me thank you.

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@allknowing (153529)

• India

7 Jul 23

I think these flowers have always bee in n everyone's memory

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