I have been enjoying the beautiful fall-like weather and planting up a storm. I will share what I've been doing in a future post. I actually took time this morning to take a few photos for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day which I usually miss altogether. The above photo was taken out front along the foundation. It is kind of a hot mess of Fleece Flower (Persicaria 'Red Dragon'), hostas and Solomon's Seal - more of a foliage shot but at least the Fleece Flower is blooming. Speaking of, it is a sprawling mess right now and I will move it later in the fall. I don't think it gets enough sun. Actually, I will be moving a lot of plants this year. Live and learn!Some of the potted plants first -
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| 'Dragon Wing' begonia by the front door |
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| We love this little begonia and I don't recall the name of it. It is a little blooming machine, doing perfectly fine in full shade. I hope I can overwinter it. |
Now on to plants in the ground -
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| The blooms have been a bit stingy but I am loving Pink Princess Escallonia (Escallonia x exoniensis 'Fradesii') |
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| Yarrow (Achillea) |
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| Cosmos |
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| Our neighbors gave us this dahlia - isn't it stunning? The blooms are huge and more are on the way. |
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| Peacock Orchid (Gladiolus murielae) |
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| Buddleia 'Buzz Hot Raspberry' - a dwarf variety of Butterfly Bush that has bloomed non-stop since I planted it. |
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| A new plant for me - Potentilla 'Gold Star'. I found this on the discount table at Portland Nursery. The bees love it. last week. |
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| Penstemon mexicala 'Windwalker Garnet' |
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| Penstemon 'Violet Kissed' |
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| Bougainvillea 'Barbara Karst' |
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| Lion's Ear (Leonotis nepetifolia), another amazing plant that is new to me. |
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| Some roses to finish the post - Hybrid Tea rose 'Gold Medal' |
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| Miniature rose 'Boogie Woogie'. The poor thing has blackspot but it has been blooming like mad. |
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| English rose 'Lady of Shallot', the first rose I planted, just starting another flush of blooms. |
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day is held on the 15th of each month. You can see what is blooming in other blogger's gardens at May Dreams Gardens.
