The zinnias in our cutting garden (in Rwanda) have begun to bloom this week.
A “high prole” flower, says Fussell’s book on American
class, the aristocrat wouldn’t touch them, says Cooper
on class in England. So unguardedly, unthriftily
do they open up and show themselves that subtlety,
rarity, nuance are almost put to shame.
Utter clarity of color, as if amidst all that
mystery inside and outside one’s own skin
this at least were something unmistakable,
multiplicity of both color and form, as if
in certain parts of our personal economy
abundance were precious – these are their two main virtues.
– Mona Van Duyn, from “A Bouquet of Zinnias”
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Beautiful images.I love growing zinnias.
Lovely!
Lovely, lovely zinnias!
I must grow some this summer.
Happy Bloom Day!
Lea
Lea’s Menagerie
I love zinnias! So cheerful, so carefree. Don’t care what people think of them!
Hi everyone — thanks for looking in on February Bloom Day!
don’t know if you are using Google Plus, but here’s a link about Rwanda.
http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/is-rwanda-set-to-reap-the-demographic-dividend
Interesting. Thanks!
Cindy, I love all the different colors of your zinnias. This is one of the few annuals I love to plant in my garden — LOL, must be a reflection of my ‘high prole’ upbringing!
hello, please can you tell me a little about your climate and if it is almost the same as the one in Nigeria, I’ll really like to follow your blog and know more about what I can plant in Nigeria.
Thanks.
Hi, Rwanda is less hot and humid than Nigeria. So we can normally grow tropical plants and plants from the U.S. and Europe. And we have two dry seasons and two wet seasons.
oh great, I should totally be a regular at your little corner of the internet world.
I hope you will!
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