My Mums and Two Sunflowers

I had to take a break today.  I was so stiff and sore from yesterday's manual labor - I should have taken two pills before sleeping.  So that means there are still thirty Tulip bulbs to plant and, hopefully, this week while the weather is still nice.

The Mum I dug out of the back yard this Spring and put in a pot as a trial plant passed with flying colors.

I love it!  And I think it loves its new sunnier spot.  The color is more vibrant and looks terrific next to the new Sedum.  I should be able to do five more transplants next spring.  They will add a lot to next year's Autumn.  Can you tell I'm excited?  The colors just work together so well.  I disliked greatly these plants in the back yard and I don't think they liked being there either.  So we're both happy.

Here's a picture of the new Mum I bought this year.  It is a dark red and will also look good next year with the pink ones on both sides of it.  There is another one by the front gate which will get the same treatment.

I will also take a piece of the white Mum and find a spot for it in the front.  I have to be careful with it though as I have been babying it along for years now.

Yes, potted sunflowers is the design I chose for the Autumn Wallhanging.  I managed to spend most of the afternoon stitching two of them and still need one more.  This is a wonderful design from PlanetApplique, beautifully stitched and reasonably priced.

It might be too small though, next to the apples and the acorns.  I WONDER why I couldn't see that it was too small when I stitched out my thread order.  I needed to look at it critically then, not later.  I will probably decide to redo all three of them in a larger size and on the Designer 1.  Something that starts out so simple just evolves and evolves causing problems at every step of the way.  I WONDER what I'm going to do with all this experience I'm getting.  Sure can't share it with anyone.