When I'm gardening, I sometimes find little bunches of tiny plants that have sprouted. Hmmmmm...where did this come from? Many times I have planted seeds and by pulling up these little clusters of seedlings...the seeds that I want get pulled up too.....upsetting me a little. I have never left them to grow to maturity...until this summer.
I was watering my stacked planter and turned it to water the back, when I discovered a sunflower that was growing pretty well. It looked OK in the back, so I left it. I knew who the little gardener was....my friend the chipmunk. He scampers up to the bird feeder and stuffs his cheeks...then runs away to hide them. I've seen him rummaging around in this planter and sometimes I've chased him away so he doesn't break off a petunia. I must have missed this day...when he planted "his garden"
Today, it is blooming. No holes in the leaves....a perfect plant and situated so that people might think I planted it there. It is a pain in some ways...watering. If I miss a day of watering...the plants droops. I guess I should thank my chipmunk friend for planting this water meter. Now, all I have to do is look out the window and see if it is limp...and rush out to water the whole planter. I think that is the reason the rest of the plants are doing so well.
Thanks little chippy!
Balisha
Oh, this is so sweet! I love sunflowers. You have a new pal!
ReplyDeleteJane xx
Clever chipmunk :-) I have squirrels helping me the same way.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing how a chipmunk has success planting when sometimes despite our best efforts, our plantings don't work!!!!!
ReplyDeleteChippy is a cute name for your farmer chipmunk!
Chippy's sunflower is looking beautiful. Who else would have thought to put a pretty sunflower in the planter? He just knew that you would take good care of it and keep it watered so he can have some seeds from it later. He would water the planter for you, but he is too short to reach to turn on the faucet.
ReplyDeleteThat is a spectacular sunflower. It is rewarding you for letting it grow!
ReplyDeleteLove this beautiful sunflower...one of my favorite flowers.
ReplyDeletexo
Sometimes even we have luck with an unplanned addition to the garden. Maybe something that seeded itself or something in a color that we wouldn't have planted.
ReplyDeleteI love sunflowers too. I see them in florist shops and they always take my eye. They are so big and bold...a nice addition for a wreath in silk flowers. I've seen fields of them....so pretty.