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A Closer Look at Winter Damage

But first, take a look at this gorgeous rainbow that we had on Friday! The five-day stretch of warm temperatures last week really jump-started the garden. Now that plants are putting out new growth, it is easier to see what kind of damage the winter left. Back in mid-January, we experienced five straight days of below-freezing temperatures. This caused much damage in Portland and areas where frigid winds were a factor. Here, we were fortunate to not get the wind and the cold temperatures were dampened by a blanket of snow. That said, it was a tough time for the garden and there are noticeable casualties but no outright deaths that I have seen. The bottlebrush ( Callistemon 'Woodlander's Red') did not like the cold at all. It was planted six years ago, in the north-facing garden no less, and I've not experienced die-back on it until now. A local expert said to cut it all the way back so that is what I did. If it doesn't make it, I won't be too distraught. It is

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.

Comments

  1. 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.

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  2. 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

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  3. Great shots of your roses, Phillip and I love that Crepe Myrtle.

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  4. Love your blooms Philip. I always think of fall when I see rose hips and Crepe Myrtle.

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  5. Love that Victor. Very pretty pictures.

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  6. 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

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  7. 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
    new url
    http://fairegarden.wordpress.com/

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  8. Everyone seems to have Goldenrod but me! Maybe I need to invest in some of the golden beauty...

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  9. 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...

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  10. 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.

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  11. Beautiful photos of gorgeous blooms. I have Salvia envy :)

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  12. I'm so excited about this weather. I have been outside all week catching up on garden stuff.

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  13. Jeff, Mrs. R.M. Finch is a polyantha rose.

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  14. Love the leaf colour of the plecthrantus (spelling ???)

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  15. 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.

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  16. You either have a steadier hand than me, or a much better camera!
    You take very nice pictures.

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  17. 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

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  18. 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

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  19. Beautiful garden! I wish I have the space to garden. I do all my gardening on my tiny deck. Nice photography too.

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