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Les Fleurs

I love flowers!  Every year I grow more. I love giving away bouquets and I love having fresh-cut flowers in the B & B.   Many have come and gone since Spring, but here are some of what’s in bloom in late August. I hope they put a smile on your face!

                                                      Shasta Daisies at Aubergine Band B
                                                          Sunflowers in the Finger Lakes
                                                White hardy hibiscus at Aubergine BandB
                                                                   Aubergine Dahlias
                                                     Rose of Sharon at Aubergine Band B
                                                                   Aubergine Clematis
Heliotrope at Aubergine-tres Victorian!
                                                                Finger Lakes Dahlias
                                                      Finger Lakes Summer Flower Power!
                                                             Aubergine Band B dahlias
                                                     And more dahlias at Aubergine Band B
                                                                Dahlias in the Finger Lakes

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