From Pansies to Petunias

Or perhaps it should read

from lettuce to petunias!

For we do plant lettuces in empty planters in February

to enjoy in the spring

But when it gets warm . . 

it tends to bolt!

And about the time we need to replace the lettuces

in June

the annuals are often on sale

And we tend to replant the planters one by one

(or sometimes two by two)

instead of one big "switch everything from fall to summer"

marathon of planting.

Saturday, we found some supertonics

in an interesting color

Which I thought would look good in Linderhof's garden

replacing the lettuces in the concrete planter.

And in the big planter under the kitchen windows

Although it really isn't a window box

Are pansies -- most of which were planted last fall

Not as lush as in year's past

because the April hailstorm decimated them

I always hate to see the pansies go

But they won't survive the 100 degree days of July

And annuals will

So we pull them up . . .

But not before

We clip the blossoms

to candy

The blossoms coated with egg white

Sprinkled with sugar

And left to dry

And while they are drying . . .

the petunias were planted

Love the purple and white purple against the bricks

A tin full of sugared pansies to garnish cakes and cupcakes this winter

At Linderhof, candying pansies is a rite of June!

It's Monday and I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday and Yvonne at Stone Gable for What's On the Menu Monday.