The garden is looking more and more faded, although there are still several plants that haven't given up yet.
Zinnia 'Apricot Blush' seems to have lots more buds coming, but I wonder how many will bloom. I'm saving seeds from this one.
Rose 'Iceberg' is starting to get pink spots on the petals and the new buds look pink as well. I notice it doing this every year.
Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchard' has another bud. The rest of the Clematis' are long finished.
Echinacea 'Double Decker' finally produced a double, although it's a bit ragged looking. I just found it yesterday.
Ornamental Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) 'Lipstick' and 'Pink Panda' are covered in flowers as well as quite a few strawberries. The foliage is taking on a reddish hue.
Chocolate Eupatorium is full of flowers. I didn't realize they bloomed so late.
Variegated Wallflower (Erysimum) is in my top 10 list of perennials (although I haven't actually made a list). Look how vibrant the colors have gotten. I wonder if it'll ever stop blooming? I planted 'Bowles Mauve' at the same time but keep forgetting to check on it. I can't remember if it bloomed or not, obviously it's not standing out like this one.The Cedar needles are all over everything right now as is seen in some of these pictures. I wonder why it is that when the wind blows the neighbor's trees, all the needles fall into our yard and not theirs?
Love the ornamental strawberry. I remember seeing it on your blog months ago. Does it bloom continuously?
ReplyDeleteevery photo is just wonderful!!! even in fall we find beautiful things to share...Thank you for finding something to link in with me today...I love seeing your name in the linky...your gardens are always so lovely
ReplyDeleteI am sure that I could find room for that wallflower Catherine. How long has it been in flower for ?
ReplyDeleteI have never grown wallflowers but I will put it on my list. It is so colorful. We may be too hot for it but I will check it out. I really have had a successful year with the zinnias. I think I will plant a very large area of them as it does well in Iowa. Bigger that the area I did this year. Your flowers are still quite nice.
ReplyDeleteGinger - These strawberries started blooming in early spring and have been going since then. They get lots of sun where they are.
ReplyDeleteAnna - I planted this Wallflower in April, and it was just starting to bloom then.
L.D. - I checked the zones for it and it says 3a to 9b. Hopefully you're in one of those and you can try it.
Hello Catherine,
ReplyDeleteIt becomes more of a treasure hunt for me to find flowers to take pictures of in the garden. Luckily, my winter blooming plants should start blooming sometime soon.
I love you photo of the Iceberg rose. I like how some flower colors change in response to the temperatures.
Lovely photos and lucky you to have another Comptesse de Bouchard to look forward too. I prune mine about the end of January so they are long since finnished flowering. I'l hazard a guess that you pruned yours the end of February beginning of March. I would be interested in the answer.
ReplyDeleteI just discovered zinnias last year and they've quickly become my favorites for their huge, colorful flowers. Your double echinacea is so neat and white rose is absolutely stunning.
ReplyDeleteThe rose is simply stunning. Your photos bloom onto the computer screen and come to life.
ReplyDeleteYour white rose is gorgeous! I had one but it used to get brown at the edges of the petals, it never looked clean and crisp like yours. Noting the name "iceberg" for future referance.
ReplyDelete*hugs*Deb
I especially love your white rose Catherine. You really share some amazing photographs. Hope you all have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteI love the ornamental strawberry and variegated wallflower. In fact I can't get over how beautiful that wallflower is!
ReplyDeleteCatherine,
ReplyDeleteVery pretty blooms. That white rose against the striking blue sky is stunning. I can see why that wall flower is in your top 10 list. And zinnias are just universal I suppose... I don't know anyone who doesn't love them.
Gittan,
I really enjoyed reading more about you. Your taste in motorcycles and cars is a fine one!
Meems @ Hoe and Shovel
Catherine the white rose gets my vote today. That is a beauty. Interesting how the buds look pink.
ReplyDeleteLiker your blog! love flowers too! beautifull pix! =]
ReplyDeleteHi Catherine. It is so cool to see what your garden is doing. I know what you mean about getting those flower shots while you can. I cut off several of my more opened roses to bring inside before the rain ruined them. I have also been getting just a tad concerned about everything blooming and even new seedlings popping up. November is not going to be kind to them.
ReplyDeleteBy the way I do have parrots feather in my pond. It has grown like gangbusters. Monroe Water Gardens is where I got all my pond plants. They are great and the prices are very good. Right now they are having a 50% off sale on all the plants. It is well worth the visit. I included a link for you. (hope it copied well)
http://www.monroewatergardens.com/
Hi Catherine~~ It must be a variant on Murphy's Law. My neighbors have three birch trees. They're lovely but littering my gardens more than I want them to.
ReplyDeleteDouble Decker is the floral equivalent of the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. It's sweet, sad, pretty and tenacious despite the elements. Yay! Rooting for the underdog. :)
Good question! I have a similar problem but it's the neighbour's mango tree. My question is slightly different: why do they come to pick up the fruit that drops into my garden but not the leaves?....:)
ReplyDeletezinnia remains one of my favourite, so elegant that it holds the colour to the end... ~bangchik
ReplyDeleteI hope you are going to be in Dirt Princess' seed swap with that Apricot Zinnia----Love the Wallflower, I will be checking into that one...Everything looks great!
ReplyDeleteCongrats of the first double decker! I love the late blooms on the roses...Iceberg will have to go on my list! And the variegated wallflower, too! I think the fallen cedar adds interest to your photos ;)
ReplyDeleteCatherine, hello! thank you for stopping by and introducing yourself, and happy to return the visit. Always love to meet my neighbor and her beautiful photography. ;)
ReplyDelete'The Muscle' made me LOL. Whenever a visitor compliments our garden, my hubby always says, "Look at her, not me; all I do is dig holes and haul dirt." Actually, if I'm uncertain about an area, he has an eye for suggestions.
Great pictures! It's amazing how long we've had blooms this year.
ReplyDeleteHope you can make it to the SAGBUTT gathering tomorrow.
Have a great weekend!
very very good pix!
ReplyDeleteOoh, variegated wallflowers just jumped onto my wish list from seeing that photo! You asked if my cosmos were the seashell variety, and the answer is yes! All of them actually, but some came up the regular variety. I love them, but they took way too long to bloom.
ReplyDeleteI just love your variegated wallflowers. They are so cheerful and colorful. They make me feel happy. Enjoy your lovely late and still blooming beauties.
ReplyDeleteFlowerLady
You still have so much blooming! Fabulous photos!!
ReplyDeleteAll those pictures looks so great! I've also noticed that the Iceberg rose becomes pink spotted after being blomming a longer time. I wonder why? But it's a great rose, so beautiful and blomming all summer long.
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