Feuilles Mortes

An article about the atmosphere of autumn. Then it is all too tempting to use the title ‘Feuilles Mortes’. The French title (literally: dead leaves) refers to a song by Yves Montand in which the melancholic atmosphere of autumn, with its fallen leaves, plays a role. But this beautiful sadness is only one element of autumn.

Summer Zinnia: Abundance from the picking garden

The exuberance of summer comes in different variations. The yellow cornfield with blue cornflowers and red poppies is technically the icon of summer in terms of color. Color against color reigns. The assortment includes many colorful flowers in which blues are now well represented. Zinnia occupies its own place in this whole.

Blossom needs air

If you want to use a blossom branch beautifully, you have to give it air. It will flourish with plenty of space around it, like a solitary tree in a landscape. Cut short and crammed between many other flowers, the character is lost. That is one aspect of blossom and air, but there are more.