Working in the Garden / Hints

It's time to get working on those gardens! Of course, we went from 78° to 18° in the span of two days! Who knows what tomorrow may bring.

Use the clues to find two words that when anagrammed together will reveal the name of a flower.

Example: a short coiffure? + luscious (6) = do + rich > orchid

-1. wise man + ancient alphabetic character (8)
-2. a bay horse sprinkled with white + shenanigan (9)
-3. first word in a Billy Ray title + clue (8)
-4. nearby + word before up or shift (9) [hg]
-5. New York has a central one + insult (8)
-6. Tennessee NFL'r + self-composure (10) [tp]
-7. drat + chef clothes protectors (10)
-8. stream + hospital employee (9)
-9. precious + yield (8) [dg]
-10. inn + boat typically used by the coast guard (9)
-11. "life" partner + prevention measurement? (9)
-12. it's typically found in a vein + light spectrum creator (8)
-13. word with teen or American + 15.4 grains (8)
-14. copy + Zappa's eldest's middle name (7)
-15. bring upon oneself + talk back (9) [is]

Challenge Clue:

For the one who loves tilling the soil, having the gnats fly up their nose and getting their arse skewered with a lengthy rose thorn, this challenge is for you.

sister + aware of + have + rejection in the belief of God (4 words totaling 17 letters) [nooa][3437]
Putting the answers in order results in a bit of a funny.

14. ape + unit = petunia

Great start, Bob

3. achy+hint = hyacinth

11. limb+ounce = columbine

12. ore + prism = primrose

8 - flow + nurse = sunflower

1.Magi+rune=Geranium

10. buttercup (pub + cutter)

13. idol + gram = marigold

You're all a great bunch of gardeners!

2. roan + antic = carnation

7. nag + aprons = snapdragon

5. park + slur = larkspur

That's what I have too!

4. handy + gear = hydrangea

15. incur + sass = narcissus

9. dear + gain = gardenia

6. Titan + poise = poinsettia

What a nice bouquet!

That just leaves the challenge clue. I've added the first letters for the answer words (that have to be anagrammed) and the lengths of these same words.

I think I've got the words...nun, onto, own and atheism.
The anagram is for anyone who wants it

Those are the words, Joan. The answer has four words in it too.

Snow on the mountain?

Most excellent, Pandora Nicely finished off!