Views from my Balcony – Summer Flowers

This year, I didn't plant any geraniums and marguerites as usual, but decided for a 'bee friendly seed mix'. It turned out quite well; there are new flowers popping up every few days.

Marigolds, bluebottles and other pretty flowers
There had been a rain shower right before; the drops lend an extra sparkle to the flowers.

Bluebottles, petunias and more
A veritable wilderness. Those flowers all grow higher than the description of the seeds says. You can literally watch them grow from the seeds I put in in late April.

Marigolds and sunflowers
The colours of summer; little suns on my balcony. They do indeed, attract a lot of bees, but I don't have a macro lens to get decent photos of the wee buzzies.

A sunflower called 'teddy bear'
This is a low growth sunflower called 'teddy bear' – an extra fluffy variant which is well suited for balconies.

Pretty mix in front of the window
Another mix in front of my bedroom window. Those pretties can be seen from both sides, the balcony and the room.

Marigolds, bluebottles and more
Those photos are just snapshots from the middle of summer. The fun started in spring and is going on well into autumn. I'm defintely going to do some seeding again next year.