Sweet Annie

 

I had this sitting in another corner of my Wool Room- Sweet Annie

I'd dried from my summer crop. I bought a bunch two Falls ago at

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village*** and fell in love. 

Crumbling the dried flowers releases its very distinctive scent. I never tire of smelling it. Though it is said to treat various maladies

I had also heard it repels moths, but I've found little to substantiate that claim. 

Then again I have no moths in the Wool Room, so there.

It's an easy grower and makes for a tall flowery accent to any perennial

cottagey garden.  

My seeds came from The Incredible Seed Co. in 

Nova Scotia. 

Apparently they self seed after the first season so I am set!

Hmmmm.... we're in the middle of another Big Snow so it's no

surprise that my heart is turning toward the garden. 

 

*** Sabbathday Lake is the last remaining Shaker community in the world. There are only two Shakers left but they are supported by a huge number of volunteers. Their old buildings are exquisite.