We've had some glorious late summer sunshine, and the flowers are still going strong. Of course, things will change once the frost hits. In the meantime, the flower beds are looking fab and its been great getting outdoors in a t-shirt this week with jobs like deadheading, clearing leaves, harvesting veg and planning for the next season - I've started dividing perennials and moving a few plants.
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| Phormium 'Jester' looks fab with its bright red arching leaves. It's an evergreen shrub that gets up to 3 feet tall. It has looked well this year planted with begonia for Summer colour, and Sedum Autumn Joy for late complimentary colour. |
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| A flower collage shows many plants still in flower, ranging from Sedum Autumn Joy to Cosmos, Echinacea, Dianthus, Shasta Daisies, to bedding plants. Of course, roses are great as they flower most of the year. |
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| Bedding plants like Nemesia and trailing Verbena have made a great show all summer long. |
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| I'll miss having all these plants around, however, by the end of October they're likely to be well on their way to dying down for the Winter. |
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Late September has given us some really beautiful weather, so the plants are understandably reluctant to die down. It makes up for the poor Summer in some small measure!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteReally pretty fall color. Ours here is all but gone. We ended the summer with temps in the 90s, very hot, but not unusual for September. Now it is cooling with rain on the way, we hope. Your flowers will be back next year; that must give some comfort as you say good bye to them soon.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, that first photo is just a riot of color! I absolutely love the wild jumble of flowers together. So much color yet in your garden.
ReplyDeleteHow gorgeous! Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada. :)
ReplyDeleteThe flowers really glow in the sunshine at this time of year don't they?
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