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Out of Hibernation

Michael came out from his sewing room hibernation today! It was a beautiful day - a bit chilly with temperatures in the 50s, partly cloudy with a few sun breaks and just a few very minor sprinkles. The garden is waking up fast. I love this time of year. The trees are just leafing out,  so when the sun does appear, there is a dappled scattering of sunrays dancing throughout the garden. The birds are singing and busy flitting about building their nests. In these crazy times, this is the only place where I feel totally calm and at ease and can filter out life's unpleasantries. We got a lot done today. Yesterday was even nicer with warmer temps and more sun. I got the tarps off the decks, statues and water features. Today was spent mostly cleaning up, more planting and moving pots around. Veronica 'Georgia Blue' Blue-eyed Mary ( Omphaloides verna ) with Daphne tangutica ) Japanese Maple ( Acer palmatum 'Beni Hime') Beesia Red Currant ( Ribes sanguineum 'King Edwa...

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

Comments

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

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  3. Asters + anemones = Autumn, gorgeous

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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