Anyway, I took a bit of time this morning to run about with my camera and snapped a few things that are still looking good. The borders are looking a bit worn and frayed around the edges but that's to be expected in mid-September. The annuals and tropical plants are still putting on a great show and the fuchsias are lovely right now. The trycirtis, hydrangeas, persicarias, anemone, caryopteris are blooming and there are still a few Echinacea with good looking flowers on them. As always, Many thanks to Carol from May Dreams Gardens for hosting this monthly floral extravaganza.
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| Fuchsia 'Jack Shahan' |
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| Fuchsia 'Jack Shahan' |
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| Fuchsia 'Gartenmeister' |
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| Fuchsia 'Southgate' |
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| Fuchsia 'Beacon' |
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| Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' |
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| Hydrangea 'Endless Summer' |
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| This lovely old sedum came from my Grandmother's garden |
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| Chasmanthium latifolium 'River Mist' |
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| Rose of Sharon |
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| Persicaria 'Painter's Palette' |
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| Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' |
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| Agastache 'Blue Fortune' is still going strong |
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| Castor Bean |
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| Lantana |
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| Aster |
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| Echinacea 'Supreme Cantaloupe' |
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| Hydrangea 'Bobo' |
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| Echinacea 'Pink Poodle' |
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| Hydrangea 'Pinky Winky' |
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| Rose 'The Fairy' |
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| Sedum 'Autumn Charm' the best variegated Sedum I've grown |
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| Sedum 'Autumn Joy' with Sunpatiens 'Variegated White' |
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| Cleome 'Senorita Rosalita' |
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| Caryopteris |
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| Iochroma |
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| Rose 'Peace' |
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| Mandevilla |
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| Mandevilla |
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| Browalia |
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| Cuphea |
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| Agastache 'Kudos Coral' with Sunpatiens 'Variegated White' |
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| Echeveria runyonii |
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| Cotyledon 'Happy Young Lady' |
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| Heptacodium |
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| Tricyrtis |
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| Sunpatiens 'Variegated Salmon' |
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| Sunpatiens 'Variegated Salmon' |
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| Begnoia 'Anna Feile' |
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| Begonia 'Anna Feile' |
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| Clematis 'Sweet Autumn' |
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| Clematis 'Sweet Autumn' |
I thought of you yesterday when I brought home a lantana! ('Landmark Citrus') You always open my eyes to good plants I take for granted. Nice cotyledon too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise, I love my lantanas! They are easy peasy and I've had some of them for eight or nine years now.
DeleteWow! You still have so much flowering, but then you have all those tropicals and annuals. Thanks for taking some time to snap some photos. It's such a bummer that so much of it has to migrate inside soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alison, Yes, I really hate this time of the year. So much to do and so little time to do it in.
DeleteI'd say that you have quite a lot that still looks good! It must be hard to tuck the plants away in preparation for the cold weather - not just due to the physical demands (which I'm sure are considerable) but also for the loss of having them displayed front and center. I love your plant combinations, especially the one with Caladium, coleus, New Guinea impations and alternathera (?).
ReplyDeleteThanks Kris, I'm fond of that combination this year too. I also have a Colocasia 'Diamond Head' in that grouping.
DeleteOooola-la Deanne, it all looks glorious ! I hate to think it's almost time for you to start 'deconstruction". I don't remember seeing the Iochroma when I was there --I've tried to overwinter them outside more than once with unsatisfactory results..I need to try again , one of my faves.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy, yes that Iochroma is in the container in the driveway garden. It is new to me this year and only started blooming a couple weeks ago.
DeleteBeautiful, Deanne! Where on earth do you find enough room to winter over your tropicals? Do you have a sunroom or a greenhouse? I always dread moving everything in but you're right, the time is coming!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I have forty feet of fluorescent lighting in the house for the plants and have a friend with a greenhouse who is generous enough to lend me some space for the really big things that don't fit in the house
DeleteOh you and the "F" word (frost) Your garden looks so lush and full and it breaks my heart to think that the party will soon have to end because of the change of season. Have you ever considered a warmer climate? (I sure have!)
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter, believe it or not I actually like our climate! I become very busy with my bird photography in the winters and actually put up a blind in the back yard once the gardens are put to sleep for the season. So, I'm one of the few I know who actually like our winters,
DeleteBeautiful flowers and beautiful photos. I can't believe it's that time of the year again! I managed to put off brining in my containers until something like mid October last year, I don't know if I'll be so lucky this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks Loree, some years we haven't gotten a frost until October but you can't count on it. Our frost date here is Sept. 20, which is coming right up. I'm crossing my fingers I can get another few weeks as I'm terribly busy with work at the moment.
DeleteI know people wonder why I grow so many annuals and tropicals. Here is a perfect example. Yes, the party will be over soon-especially with nights starting to dip into the 40s. C'est la vie. We'll enjoy it while we can. Happy Bloom Day!
ReplyDeleteAt last I've made it here to see your amazing photos. Just wonderful Deanne!
ReplyDeleteAfter returning from a trip, the tomatoes have blight, creeping Charlie is everywhere...
You'd cry if you saw my one and only fuchsia... but I laugh. Truly, it is something pitiful, but many other things look great by comparison! I must get out there and work work work. I even have sale items to plant!
Vilka vackra bilder du tagit!!!!
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Your garden photos are so amazing, gorgeous, and beautiful. Thank you for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteLuscious!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blooms. Wish I were there.~~Dee
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