{"id":6814,"date":"2015-08-12T09:45:22","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T16:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=6814"},"modified":"2024-01-24T07:08:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:08:44","slug":"august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/garden-nurseries\/august\/","title":{"rendered":"August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I snapped these\u00a0photos at Cistus Nursery last week. The vignette was so beautiful it stopped me, and then gave me a sort of melancholic shiver. Turning the calendar page and seeing the word <strong>August<\/strong> is a wake-up call. Summer\u00a0is packing its bags, do not take it for granted.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Spring is the season of doing. The garden is doing, the gardener is doing. So much to do! Summer arrives and there\u2019s still doing but a different kind; watering and upkeep in the garden, hosting out of town friends and family, garden tours, garden gatherings\u2026busy busy busy.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/01150257\/Cistus-vignette-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6817\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/01150257\/Cistus-vignette-1.jpg\" alt=\"Cistus vignette 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/01150257\/Cistus-vignette-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/01150257\/Cistus-vignette-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>August&#8217;s job is to remind us to stop and enjoy it all, relax and soak it all in. If you haven\u2019t yet laid on your back and looked up at the summer sky \u2013 do it now. If you haven\u2019t had your morning coffee in the garden \u2013 do it now. Spend a few minutes out in the garden before bedtime, watch the stars and stare at the moon. It\u2019s still summer\u2026let\u2019s squeeze every bit we can out of it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/01150257\/Cistus-vignette-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6818\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/01150257\/Cistus-vignette-2.jpg\" alt=\"Cistus vignette 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/01150257\/Cistus-vignette-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/01150257\/Cistus-vignette-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was only later, on Facebook \u2013\u00a0a Cistus post \u2013\u00a0that I found out the name of the gorgeous Alstroemeria, A. &#8216;Indian Summer&#8217;. Quite apt don&#8217;t you think? With this post I&#8217;m joining up with the Wednesday Vignette focus over at <a href=\"https:\/\/flutterandhum.wpcomstaging.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Flutter &amp; Hum<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I snapped these\u00a0photos at Cistus Nursery last week. The vignette was so beautiful it stopped me, and then gave me a sort of melancholic shiver. Turning the calendar page and seeing the word August is a wake-up call. 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