Balcony Update

It is only July, and the mums are starting to bloom! 

The birds have always enjoyed dining on my balcony, especially now that I've been providing a new kind of bird seed. It contains bits of fruit and sunflower seeds which end up scattered all over the balcony and in the potted plants. Months and one new pot later, I have 2 beautiful sunflower plants about to bloom!

My dad gave me something called a Flower Rocket for my birthday. It's a rolled up material full of seeds that you plant and water every day. Soon, you end up with several types of flowers in one spot. They start out pretty small:

And then they really get going! (Note: the petunias were planted separately and are not part of the flower rocket.)

Here are a couple of the mystery flowers that have bloomed from the Flower Rocket so far:

This blue one is one of my favorites! It grows in the countryside along country roads, but I have no idea what its name is. 

Then there's this dainty little plant whose bloom is less than an inch across.