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Sue’s scattered sunflowers and what she did

A simple story of a stormy scattering of Sue’s sunflowers and ,…her solution!

 

One day in South Dakota, a storm blew strongly through and around the picnic shelter Sue’s family uses to keep the insects out while they eat. It blew all the sunflowers down, down, down and now they were within reach of the hungry deer.  The bees still buzzed around the cheerful, but now a bit shaken,…sunflowers!

Scene of the storm outside Sue’s covered dining area

 

Oh those poor sunflowers..

Ruined, right?

What the deer didn’t eat and the wind didn’t blow apart, Sue gathered gently into some galvanized containers and watering cans. She can

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make lemonade from lemons…

 

Farm fresh!

 

Soon to be perky sunflowers, with bees still buzzin’ around!

 

The end..

For more on Sue Gerdes:

Meeting Sue Gerdes

 

Glassy, classy pumpkin globes

Sue’s Blingalicious Bowling Ball

Re-purposing old light fixtures in the garden

Making snazzy re-purposed garden arches

Sue Langley

Sue Langley, a passionate gardener and photographer lives and gardens with her husband and Corgi, Maggie on 7 acres just south of Yosemite, Zone 7 at 3000 feet. She manages the Flea Market Gardening Facebook page and website.

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