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'Dancing Peacock' Someone needs to write a song... :) With an atmospheric river and 30 mph winds predicted this past weekend, I was afraid the ginkgo, which had just started to turn color, would be stripped.  We were lucky though and it remains intact. Gingko 'Princeton Sentry' After the storm... The Black Tupelo (Nyssa slyvatica) changes color from the inside out - The above photo was taken last week. Here it is today - 'Wolf Eyes' Dogwood (Cornus kousa) has never had such pink color - Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea', Crape Myrtle 'Dynamite' ( Lagerstroemia ), and Persian Ironwood ( Parrotia persica ) - Japanese Maple 'Beni Hime' - Serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance' ( Amelanchier ) with tree peonies - Stewartia pyschocamellia starts the color show early. It has since faded to a much softer color - Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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Blooms on the last day of September

It is turning cooler but we are still very, very dry. Blooming today, on the last day of September -

 




Butterfly Weed (Asclepias curassavica 'Red Butterfly')

Beautyberry (Callicarpa 'Profusion')


Hardy Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)

Ironweed (Veronica baldwinii)

Sea Campion (Silene uniflora 'Druett's Variegated')

Japanese Shrub Mint (Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Golden Angel') and Fuchsia 'Cardinal'



Uruguayan Firecracker Plant (Dicliptera suberecta)

Cistus 'Mickey' and an unidentified Hebe


Aster lateriflorus 'Prince'


Anemone


Parahebe perfoliate and Blanket Flower (Gaillardia 'Oranges and Lemons')


Penstemon



Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia 'Dynamite')

 

 

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Lisa at GreenbowOctober 1, 2018 at 4:50 AM

    Such a beautiful collection of blooms for this time of year. I love the first photo, such a delicious combination of plants.

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  2. LINDA from Each Little WorldOctober 1, 2018 at 5:36 AM

    Your garden certainly is alive and well. So many great looking plants.

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  3. Jane StrongOctober 1, 2018 at 8:46 AM

    Asters + anemones = Autumn, gorgeous

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  4. Endah MurniyatiOctober 1, 2018 at 10:18 PM

    beautiful flowers...

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  5. outlawgardenerOctober 3, 2018 at 7:38 AM

    Lots of beautiful blooms! We've been getting rain and cooler temperatures over the last few days so it really feels like autumn now.

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  6. RobinLOctober 6, 2018 at 5:49 PM

    My goodness Philip, looking at your garden photos is like looking at candy! Eye candy that is. Yummy! Just gorgeous, and your plant combinations are excellent.

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  7. AnonymousOctober 7, 2018 at 11:08 AM

    Even though it's dry where you are, everything looks fresh. We've been especially wet this year, for us anyway. In fact, it rained yesterday evening and this morning, and there is more in the forecast. When we get rain, you are in drought. Strange how the jet stream works.

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