Today I am joining Cathy at Rambling in the garden where she challenges us to pick something from our gardens to enjoy in our homes each Monday.
Although it is the first week in November, you could be forgiven for thinking it is mid-summer. Having not picked the Zinnias for several weeks there was an arm-full to pick today. Rather than mix them with a lot of other flowers I decided they should bask in the lime-light as I don’t know how many more weeks they will be producing their scintillating flowers.
I added only a green Chrysanthemum (from cuttings taken last year) and Elaeagnus for some delicious perfume.
Zinnias, just lots of Zinnias
I do love the little stars in the centre of each bloom
The cylindrical vase found a place on the mantle shelf, at least until I light the fire
With my thanks to Cathy for hosting; why not visit to see what magic she has performed today and to see other vases or better still, what do you have in your own garden that you could pick and share with us.
Creating my own garden of the Hesperides 
I agree Christina, my garden and vases show it does not look like autumn although that will not last long here…so I can keep seeing stunning flowers from your garden. Beautiful vase and love those zinnias.
I have no idea how long the Zinnias will continue, I suppose until it gets cold at night.
I now have serious Zinnia envy.
Sorry! they are a plant that seem to love my climate – what can I say?
Rosa acceso e verde: che abbinamento!!!
I have enjoyed your zinnias to no end. So happy to see them again today!
As I’ve mentioned, this is the first year I gave ever grown them, I didn’t know what I was missing all these years.
Love your special zinnia homage. They certainly have thrived under your conditions this year. Mine have exhausted themselves and I’m now able to find only a stray one here and there. Are you needing your fireplace often these days?
We light the fire most evenings; the days are very warm, glorious really but a fire is nice in the evening although some nights it then feels a bit too warm.
Sounds perfect. We had some near freezing temperatures early in Oct, but the last two weeks have been similar to yours.
Yes, early October was much colder than it is now, so our weather seems similar to yours.
They are just as lovely as ever – and doesn’t the shade of green of their foliage set their colour off perfectly? The opening buds of your green chrysanths are a subtle touch too. Thanks for sharing Christina
I removed most of the Zinnia foliage so I think what you could see was the Elaeagnus.
Doh – silly me! The foliage is perfect anyway, whatever it is! 🙂
How lovely. Unusual to still have zinnias going with the chrysanthemums!
I rather think the Zinnias might outlast the Chrysanthemums!
I am envious Christina, we just have bedraggled here. Lovely vase as always!
Thanks Julie, the autumn is the bonus that makes the hot, dry summer bearable.
Simple and lovely Christina. You are right to enjoy the zinnias while they last. I was lucky with cutting a few cosmos before our hard frost last night.
I’m pleased that as the green Chrysanthemums open more the crimson and orange Zinnias look even better. When you say a hard frost, was everything white? Our garden conditions are quite similar during the summer but yours is much colder than mine in winter.
Yes, we had three nights of really white frosts, but only about -2° or -3°. It was very pretty but quickly gone once the sun rose.
The temperatures here are only just dipping below 10°C
And I thought I still had a lot of Zinnias! Your cutting garden is a wonder, Christina. It still feels much like summer here but the clouds are blowing through today and I’m hanging on to the vague hope we’ll get some rain.
I’ve been planting and was very pleased to discover that the soil is at last wonderfully damp but still warm so perfect for root growth.
I imagine those little eleagnus flowers are packing a punch with their perfume Christina especially in a warm room. The zinnias are quite splendid. A couple of my allotment neighbours have grown some most impressive patches of them on their plots this year but mine didn’t flourish. I will just have to persevere.
The Elaeagnus smell wonderful in the house but more especially as the perfume wafts across the garden.
I love your Zinnias, of course they love your sun and warmth. How lovely to be able to pick an armful. I have pulled mine up now, but I will certainly grow them again next year.
The Zinnias have been such a revelation, Liz; I’ve never grown them before and to be honest not even considered growing them. I realise that that do like the high levels of light and the heat here but they seem to do well in a lot of gardens. I’m going to devote more space to them next year with more colours.
How did we not notice zinnias before? What beautiful carved and coloured objects they are! I have to have a really warm summer to be successful with them here. Yours look elegant and lovely. Here we have (admittedly beautiful ) dripping grasses,falling leaves and seedheads.
I know, how did we not grow Zinnias before, one reason is I suppose that I didn’t really grow annuals at all! But for cutting they are the best.
Your zinnias are still so beautiful, Christina. The shiny leaves of the Elaeagnus fill in marvelously, I love their fragrance this time of year.
Yes, the Elaeagnus are wonderful, not overpowering just nicely there.
I have not tried bringing Eleagnus in the house, great idea. I have yet to grow zinnias and will have to try next year, they are lovely.
Good luck with Zinnias for next year Doris, they love heat and light and some water.
Nothing cheerier that a vase full of Zinnias.
Indeed so!