Dried Arrangements, thoughts on growing potatoes and geraniums

 I found that peony flowers dry quite nicely and I made this arrangement using them as the main feature.  Also in this arrangement is some purple statice, white astrantia, red yarrow, grape hyacinth stems with seed pods, coral bells spent flower stems.

I have been growing some potatoes in reusable grocery bags (woven fabric ones) and having pretty good success. I really like just being able to dump the bag and find the potatoes without digging. I was thinking that next year I will place some of the bags on top of the big plastic containers I use for growing.  That way, the roots of the potato plants can go down into the soil of the container but all the potatoes will be in the bag. I could also place the bag right on the ground of a garden area.

This patch of geraniums is actually 3 plants each in a 8" pot.  I started them as cuttings in the spring - 4" cuttings dipped in rooting hormone and placed in soil.  I pinched out any flower buds until the middle of July forcing the plant to put more energy into leaves.  Now I have a lovely display of flowers blooming all at once. I will bring one of them inside before winter and repeat the process next year.