This is the journal of my endeavours to grow a range of fruit, veg and flowers from seed, grow organically, and my attempts to create a personal paradise with 1/2 acre of maintained gardens and 1/2 acre wild meadows. Northern Ireland's average daily high temperatures are 18 °C (64 °F) in July and 6 °C (43 °F) in January. Soil type: Clay

Saturday, 15 October 2011

Blogger's Bloom Day

It's Blogger's Bloom Day, the 15th of every month. 


Here's a snapshot of what's in bloom.


Variety: Malope Excelsior Mixed.
Nicotiana 'evening fragrance' is still going strong. Sedum 'autumn joy' in the background.
 Above: Sedum 'autumn joy'. Below: snapdragon bed with morning glory growing up the tri-pod - still going strong!
 Snapdragon / antirrhinium.
 Above: Calendula of some sort? Below Sunflower 'teddy bear' and aster.
Surprisingly, lupin 'russell mix' are still blooming. The late bloomers were grown from seed last year and I planted them into the ground quite late in the summer, thus their late blooms (only now).  (I'm far from an expert). My established lupin plants bloomed much earlier (June).  More information on plants I've grown from seed is on my Seed List page: http://kelliboylesgarden.blogspot.com/p/2011-grow-list.html

More on Blogger's Bloom day:  http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/
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14 comments:

  1. Sue Garrett15 October 2011 at 02:05

    Lovely photos of the flowers with water droplets.

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  2. Mark Willis15 October 2011 at 02:54

    Do you by any chance like the colour pink, Kelli??? :) You are producing some great photos these days. Of course the one I like best is the poppy with the hoverfly on it! And the Calendula with the water droplets is just my kind of thing too.

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  3. The Musical Gardener15 October 2011 at 05:52

    I agree with Sue@G.L., awesome shots, especially the water-laden ones.

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  4. ann15 October 2011 at 06:10

    And you have had some rain to keep your lovely garden happy and giving such beautiful fall color, or rather extended summer color. Your pictures will keep you in good company through the winter as you plan next year's garden.

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  5. Anonymous15 October 2011 at 09:09

    It is so lovely there. I want to visit one day. Happy GBBD.~~Dee

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  6. Rainy Day Gardener15 October 2011 at 09:10

    How exciting to have your lupine bloom! It is very pretty :)I love the idea of using the tri-pod for the morning glory. Adds great height and feature to the snapdragon garden. Happy GBBD!

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  7. The Sage Butterfly15 October 2011 at 11:34

    I find the hues of pink in your garden so stunning! They add such a soft touch to the garden. Happy GBBD!

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  8. Egretta Wells blog15 October 2011 at 13:42

    Beautiful blooms, Kelli. I love the lupine...you get some amazing plants from the seeds you plant. Happy GBBD!

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  9. cathy@home15 October 2011 at 22:52

    Lovely I am going to join you on this day next month Lovely Bright colours

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  10. Jo16 October 2011 at 06:51

    You've got such a lot of colour still in your garden. My garden has all but given up at this time of year. I keep saying that I'll rectify it for the following year, but it never happens and I'm left without any colour again.

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  11. Kelli16 October 2011 at 10:14

    Mark, yes I do really like all shades of pink. Actually I like all colours. I used to cringe at orange flowers but over the years nasturtium and crocosmia have really grown on me. I have a mix of all colours in the garden... a bit like a 'scrap quilt' really.

    I had to correct my comment on my lupin. The lupin was grown last year and the photo is its 2nd year growth. For some reason I was thinking delphinium when I posted (I grew delphinium from seed this year and they bloomed this summer, not the lupin).

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  12. Malar17 October 2011 at 20:10

    Such a lovely flowers! I lieke your Lupin "russell mix" the most!

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  13. scottweberpdx18 October 2011 at 11:49

    Beautiful post, I just love those Sweetpeas...I really have to find room for some next year!

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  14. Corner Gardener Sue20 October 2011 at 19:41

    Lovely!

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