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September Bloom Day

The temperatures are falling so there should be more blooms by October. The air is now delicious with the scent of the Sweet Olive.



Some roses -

'Mutabalis'



'Mrs. R.M. Finch'



'Weeping China Doll'



Rose Hips



Mexican Sage



Lespedeza



Hyssop



Ponciris (Hardy Orange)



Crepe Myrtle 'Victor'



Hosta



Salvia 'Black & Blue'



Plectranthus



Goldenrod



That's it for September! Visit May Dreams for a list of blogs that are participating in Bloom Day.
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Cosmo said…
Hi, Phillip--Wonderful photos as always. My tea olive blooms are just starting--yours seems way ahead. You're warmer than we are, right? Zone 8? Maybe you've had more rain . . .Anyway, a lovely posting.
September 16, 2008 at 3:34 AM
Carol Michel said…
Your blooms look wonderful in September. The roses especially seem to like this month!

Thanks for joining in for bloom day,
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
September 16, 2008 at 4:14 AM
Sweet Home and Garden Carolina said…
Great shots of your roses, Phillip and I love that Crepe Myrtle.
September 16, 2008 at 4:45 AM
Lisa at Greenbow said…
Love your blooms Philip. I always think of fall when I see rose hips and Crepe Myrtle.
September 16, 2008 at 4:50 AM
tina said…
Love that Victor. Very pretty pictures.
September 16, 2008 at 6:32 AM
Phillip Oliver said…
Cosmo, we are in zone 7.
September 16, 2008 at 6:53 AM
Roses and Lilacs said…
Gorgeous photos. I envy your roses. My roses have been a battle for the last few years. Japanese beetles and not rose rosette disease. As I lose bushes, I will not be replacing them.

Your weeping china doll is so lovely.
Marnie
September 16, 2008 at 7:09 AM
Anonymous said…
Hi Phillip, As always, I am in love with your garden. You have captured a couple of things that I have never been able to photograph clearly, one being that black and blue salvia. I think the crapes are difficult too, you have done well as both a gardener and a blogger! Congrats!

Frances at Fairegarden
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September 16, 2008 at 8:09 AM
Skeeter said…
Everyone seems to have Goldenrod but me! Maybe I need to invest in some of the golden beauty...
September 16, 2008 at 9:49 AM
Jeff said…
Love those roses - is Mrs. R. M. Finch a china? Mutabilis and Weeping China Doll are two of my favorites, but both are beginning to be shaded out; I need to take cuttings this fall and start some new ones for a sunnier spot (like I have one of those!). My Osmanthus hasn't bloomed yet (it's either too young or too shaded), but it's supposedly O. fragrans 'aurantiacum', so I wish it would flower so I could tell if the blooms are really orange. I'd love to have a Poncirus someday, if I ever have the space. Those bring back happy family vacation memories for me which involve cows and a swimming pool - a long story which has bored anyone to tears with whom I've ever shared it...
September 16, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Mr. McGregor's Daughter said…
Your Rosa mutabilis is charming in its simplicity, but I must confess that I really like the "Weeping China Doll" Rose best. It's been difficult, but I've resisted the impulse to deadhead my new Rose & I'm finally getting hips. Do you ever eat yours? I'm afraid of Ponciris - that thing looks vicious. I'm always so envious when I see Crepe Myrtle blooms, and "Victor" is such a frilly fellow.
September 17, 2008 at 10:55 AM
HappyMouffetard said…
Beautiful photos of gorgeous blooms. I have Salvia envy :)
September 17, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Unknown said…
I'm so excited about this weather. I have been outside all week catching up on garden stuff.
September 17, 2008 at 9:00 PM
Phillip Oliver said…
Jeff, Mrs. R.M. Finch is a polyantha rose.
September 18, 2008 at 10:18 AM
Sue Swift said…
Love the leaf colour of the plecthrantus (spelling ???)
September 19, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Les said…
I am late visting all the bloom day posts. It is increasingly difficult to check in on everyone. You have some nice things in your garden and few of them are in mine also. I am waiting for someone to make a cake that tastes like the Osmanthus smells.
September 19, 2008 at 3:52 PM
Wayne said…
You either have a steadier hand than me, or a much better camera!
You take very nice pictures.
September 21, 2008 at 5:18 AM
F Cameron said…
Hi Phillip -- you have a beautiful garden! I see that you've linked to my Defining Your Home Garden blog. I'm adding a link to yours. I'm so glad that I found your site! The photos are gorgeous! Cameron
September 21, 2008 at 5:47 AM
Annie in Austin said…
So your garden is already fragrant with Tea olives and roses, Phillip? Wandering your beautiful Bloom Day gives me hope that will happen here, too.
My three Teas/Sweet olives opened a couple of flowers, then went back to closed mode when the temperatures returned to the nineties.

The graceful white lespedeza is very intriguing!

Annie at the Transplantable Rose
September 21, 2008 at 2:09 PM
Anonymous said…
Beautiful garden! I wish I have the space to garden. I do all my gardening on my tiny deck. Nice photography too.
September 21, 2008 at 3:24 PM
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