Abelia 'Edward Goucher' and my other Abelias are covered in flowers. This is a semi-evergreen shrub here. The foliage of 'Francis Mason' is more of a gold/green color.
Hardy Fuchsia 'Pat's Dream' is still fairly small, it should get to 3 feet tall and wide. It makes up for it's size with continually blooming flowers.
Nicotiana 'Sensation' is almost laying flat from all the rain.
Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) keeps on blooming. It started blooming back in late May.
Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla mollis) decided to bloom again. I don't think I've ever seen it bloom in October.
Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll' is still blooming as is 'Iceberg', 'Honey Perfume', 'Julia Child' and the pink Flower Carpet Rose.
Penstemon 'Red Rocks' is re blooming after I cut it back. This picture and the next were taken a day earlier before the rain really came in.
Japapnese Anemone 'Honorine Jobert'Join Carol at May Dreams Gardens who hosts Garden Bloggers Bloom Day each month to see what else is blooming around the world.
So glad you braved the rain to capture these beauties...I love water droplets on flowers!!! Hope the camera survived!
ReplyDeleteStill lots blooming even if it is being rearranged by wind and rain. I use to have some Nicotiana, it was so pretty wonder what happened to it. Guess it didn't reseed.
ReplyDeleteNice stormy weather huh?
Just gorgeous! Your anemones look super good. That red valerian is still so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love your Japanese anemones.
ReplyDeleteWow Catherine, that red rocks penstemon shot almost burned right through my eyeballs! What a vision! You are brave with the umbrella and camera. I once did the same and the 720 would not close up again, thought I had ruined it. It dried and closed later in the day, but that was the end of rain shots for me. :-)
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What beauties you captured. I think my favorite is the Japanese anemones. They just made me smile.
ReplyDeleteFlowerLady
You still have tons of color!
ReplyDeleteThat fucshia blows me away every time you show it - it's just beautiful!!
they are all just so pretty...even with the water on them! I hope you have a nice long growing season there friend...I'm living vicariously through you guys now!!! lol
ReplyDeleteHi Catherine, so, so beautiful pictures from your garden, delightful!!! Love being under the rain with or without umbrella!!
ReplyDeleteI live in the very south pacific ocean, in Chile and now we are in springtime here... love spring in my garden..
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LOL! What a trooper and dedication. I'm envious you still have such gorgeous blooms!
ReplyDeleteHello Catherine,
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you braved the rain to take such beautiful photos. I especially love your Abelia, Fuschia & Penstemon.
Even in this rainy yuck,
ReplyDeleteyour yard is gorgeous.
I am wondering if we'll have these nice blooms in November here in the NW! Nicotiana has such dramatic color, almost like red wine.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to see things blooming this time of year. Here in southern Nova Scotia, I did have some gernaniums and a coneflower still blooming for me --- but Mr Frost got them last night. Alas, I must now wait until next spring!
ReplyDeleteCatherine - what beauties today! It has been so long since I had Lady's Mantle; I had forgotten that drops of water look like diamonds on these plants. You have such an amazing yard.
ReplyDeleteCatherine your blooms are still so pretty - especially in the rain. I am dying for the Hardy Fuscia - Pats Dream. OOOHHH so beautiful. Everything is awesome. I am drooling.
ReplyDeleteI think the rain adds a bit of magic to the lovely flowers.
ReplyDeleteFuchsia this time of year ? I have to check your temps. You have some knock out flowers. My penstemon are late spring,early summer...maybe I should go check.
ReplyDeleteAah...roses my new love...gotta have them.
All these blooms are just gorgeous Catherine. Love that fuchsia as well as the nicotiana.
ReplyDeleteIs it just me or do the centers of the Nicotiana look like tiny Jack O Lanterns? Me? Ok, I thought so.LOL
ReplyDeleteThis has been and interesting year in the Northwest hasn't it. I have oriental poppies blooming with the red sumac leaves. Weird. Fun. But weird.
It is so nice to see blooms when all of my garden is dead and we have had hard frosts and even snow already....
ReplyDeleteIt looks great even when it's wet! You painted a very fun picture with a pint sized umbrella and little person crocs!
ReplyDeleteThe photos were even better in the rain. I could feel how happy all the plants were getting wet. I bet you looked cute with that tiny umbrella.
ReplyDeleteYou must have looked so cute with the crocs and the umbrella. I love the pics of the fushia. The hot pink really stands out against the dark rainy day.
ReplyDeleteLovely blooms for October! The anemones are my favorites, I think. I want to get some more of them.
ReplyDeleteI want to catch that drop of rain water that is about to fall off the rose.
ReplyDeleteCatherine, Even the rain can't dampen the flowers in your garden. Love the Red Rocks penstemon...I've given it a try this year and it keeps on blooming. How does it do with winter rain? Honorine J is beautiful...Must add her to the list;)
ReplyDeleteGail
GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteFuchsia 'Pat's Dream' flowers are breathtaking.
I think I should visit your blog, and quietly leave since am running out of adjectives.
Nice post dear.......keep it up :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful flowers in your garden today, Catherine. The Abelias and Penstemons are so exquisitely bright and cheery.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers! I love the bright rose color of the Penstemons and I think I always say this, but it bears repeating: the Red Valerian is wonderful and I've got to try that wine-colored tobacco. Beautiful shot of the fuschia. You always post such good pictures and it's a delight to see them.
ReplyDeleteThey all actually look like happy flowers and the water brings out their color :)
ReplyDeleteYour garden and photos never cease to amaze me. The fuchsia are brilliant.
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