The mornings are cool, the afternoons are warm, and the garden is in a pleasant state of relaxed and messy exuberance. Blooming in my yard right now: roses, toad lilies, Russian sage, dahlias, ageratum, lantana, geraniums, pansies, mums, aster, hydrangeas, weigela, butterfly bush, all mingling nicely with the leaves that are just starting to turn, […]
Whew — I was really worried that the process of unwinding the morning glory from the shrubs it’d got entangled with and rewinding it onto the porch might break off all the flower buds — but a day later, looking great! Yay. 🙂 I think this variety is Grandpa Ott’s. Is it just me, or are fuchsias
Planted tulips: Blue Diamond, Mount Tacoma, Angelique (together), Black Parrot, Cummins (together), Blushing Girl, Andre Rieu (together), Jumbo Beauty (on its own). I haven’t planted a lot of tulips in years, but the ones I put in five years ago have mostly disappeared (they don’t repeat reliably here, unlike the daffodils, which repeat and even
September morning in the garden, after rain. Rosa Eglantine, morning glory (which I know many of my neighbors consider a weed, but I love it, even if it does insist on climbing my hydrangea instead of the porch railings), Pinky Winky hydrangea (love that shift of colors as it mixes white and green and pink),
Chilling and forcing bulbs for the first time (I’ve done paperwhites and amaryllises for years, but they don’t require chilling, so are much simpler). These are fritillaria and muscari — the bulk of the bulbs are going into the garden, but I’m thinking I can do a a little pot of each type to try
Some of my roses are enjoying a second flush; they’re actually blooming better now than they did in June.
I keep trying to take photos of my gaura (Siskiyou Pink), and am not satisfied with any of them. They are very delicate and flutter in the breeze most gorgeously, like flights of pink butterflies. My phone camera has trouble capturing the bright detail of them against a grassy background. I suppose I’ll just keep
Monarch and elephant. David Austin rose. Quickfire hydrangea, pinking up for autumn, with annual planter and purple steps beyond. Double coneflower / echinacea. Hydrangea Pinky Winky.
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Meadow rue (lavender mist), an under-appreciated flower, I think. Struggled a bit in the heat of July, but coming back strong now. This one’s going out to all the mums-haters out there. See what a nice backdrop those dark red mums make for the bright purple asters? Come on — come over the dark side
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