I am a bit of a nana. I have a crazy amount of cardigans, love a floral print and LOVE nana flowers such as hydrangeas. Sadly, I've yet to be able to grow hydrangeas here. For some reason they just won't survive the first season. But I NEEEEEEED them. I love their hues, and how they fade away to the prettiest shades.
I'm thrilled that it's coming into winter and the season for my other nana fave - pansies. Oh, the pretty face of a pansy - is there anything more delightful? I'm sure there's more. Tell me more.
What are your fave nana flowers?
I love carnations and think they smell beautiful even if they're such a daggy, gawky flower. I love all cottage-y nana-y flowers, but carnations seem to get a terrible rap (I blame the 80s).
ReplyDeleteAlyssum too. It smells like honey and spring.
Oh Jenn, carnations are totally back in vogue - have you seen the amazing ball bouquets people are making with them? Divine.
DeleteI love alyssum too. It's so under-rated because it's so easy to grow, but it's ever-so-gorgeous.
I like them so much that I've resorted to having a nana style dried bunch of hydrangeas in my lounge room. G.x
ReplyDeleteOoooh, I do like the sound of that!
DeleteOh I'm SUCH a nana. Skip laughs at my love of cardigans and tea in a floral bone china cup.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite flowers of all time are sweet peas. I love the softness and the scent. Thankfully they are out when it's my birthday cause I always get a bunch. x
Lucky you having a birthday in sweet pea season. Aren't they just glorious?
DeleteI ADORE hydrangeas! Have you tried growing them in pots? That's how I do mine... And then give them a big prune after flowering.
ReplyDeleteLove Pansy's too. Must buy some! And I love violets.
Nana flowers are gorgeous - I love most things Nana actually! x
Pots you say? I might give it a try.
DeleteLime, lime and more lime! And mix it with black sand. My Grandma and great Aunt grew multitudes of hydrangeas in beautiful hues of pink, mauve and blue. You can get a certain colour by the blend of soil apparently.
ReplyDeleteBut you will kill me when I told you I ripped them all out at my cottages.
Sorry.
I think you've hit on my problem. Our soil is really clay-filled - I'll bet that's the problem. I've got a spot I'm going to lime and black sand and give it a shot. (and I'm ignoring your second last sentence - I will forgive you because you're fabulous) x
DeleteOur soil was the same. But I remember being a kid and watching my Grandma dig the sand and lime in until she was happy with the mix.
DeleteAnd yes, I am fabulous. As are you. x
Hydrangeas remind me of home. I really do love Nana stuff.
ReplyDeleteYou've got to love any flower with memories attached don't you?
Deletei love, love LOVE hydrangeas.
ReplyDeleteso nannaish but gorgeous colours.
a few months back I was talking to my partners nanny about them & she said I could grow it from a clipping so she cut me a bit from hers and it's growing, very excited that it's growing. still green and only about 10 cm but I am excited!
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Oooh, clippings yes! I'm going to grab some clippings from my mother-in-law (she has gorgeous lace cap hydrangea). Good thinking!
DeleteI was reading an article just the other day "Are you a young fogey". It appears that I am. And they are my fav flowers. :D
ReplyDeleteA young fogey - ha - love it!
DeleteNanna flowers are by far my favourites. Hydrangeas are number one. And roses and peonies and freesias and... all the nanna stuff!
ReplyDeleteI'm not particularly nannaish in other aspects, although I rock a good homemade cardi. x
Home-made cardis? Get out! Mine are all purchased, but I do have quite a few - even short-sleeved ones for summer x
DeleteYep, I'm a regular granny too! Though until you posed this question, I hadn't thought of myself in that way. But I DO have a lot of cardi's, love floral prints and adore all the old school flowers, like hydrangeas and roses and pansies and petunias. The one thing I won't do that is Nana, is wear Nana fragrances... some of those scents still make me heave! xo
ReplyDeleteLike the Yardley fragrances? I swear I bought my nana every single one of those. And Charlie. And 4711.
DeleteThat's it! 4711! I couldn't think of the name, but totally remember the bottle. My Nana looooooved that one. Oh no, I'll take Chanel and Gucci and Marc Jacobs any day, thankyouverymuch xo
DeleteHydrangeas are my favourite. We stayed at a place in berry recently wher they had a gazillion hydrangeas in the garden. I figured for the amount of $$$ we were paying they wouldn't mind if I picked a few........or more. I am also a sucker for lavender soap in my undies drawer. :-)
ReplyDeleteJonquils. I adore jonquils. I even have a special vase in my retreat reserved just for them.
ReplyDeleteI'm in love with hydrangeas. I think I even did a couple of posts about how much I loved them a couple of years ago. :) And they have their own board in my pinterest.
ReplyDeleteI love any flower that you'd find in an English Cottage Garden. Are they nana flowers?