It’s been another lovely Autumn weekend. Thankfully my finger was healed enough to get a big size glove over it and I was able to finish my garden tidy up and bulb planting. The Anemones are wildly flowering – a huge row of them all like soft cotton pleats and ruffles. And the first of my random seedling dahlias has flowered! Although it’s parent was a rather garish raspberry ripple this one is a smaller soft lemon and white. Probably nothing for the show bench but perfect for me.
In contrast to the wild colours in the garden right now, I’ve tried to keep the colours soft and quiet so as not to overpower the anemones. Pelargonium Appleblossom Rosebud which I used to have years ago, and recently got again from C’s aunt, who has a garden full of wonderful things, is doing brilliantly under the lime trees, so I picked quite a few of these.
Achillea ‘The Pearl’ was flopping all over a suffering rose and looks much better in the vase, and Penstemon ‘Alice Hindley’ and ‘Hidcote Pink’ are just starting back into flower after a bit of a break.
One Hesperantha coccinea ‘Mrs Hegarty’, as they are almost finished, and a scented pelargonium and lots of Artemisia because they are taking over.
Bees and butterflies didn’t miss a chance to make me feel guilty for stealing their flowers.
Over at Rambling in the Garden Cathy has Spring Anemones to my Autumn ones.
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i’m sure there’s enough flowers for you and the bees Cath! Lovely mix that speaks more of spring than autumn.
There are a lot of flowers right now, but they always do seem to rush in if a flower has been cut or a plant has fallen over, it’s almost like they know they have to get at it fast.
Beautiful gray foliage too…a must for softening white flowers.
Artemisa ‘Powis Castle’ does very well here, before I notice it has swamped its neighbours, so there is always plenty of it for vases.
How heartening it is to see flowers that we in the UK have several more months to wait for. I really like the pelargonium apple blossom and will keep an eye open for it.
It’s a very old fashioned pelargonium but I’m sure lots of people still have in their gardens.
Oh those soft pastel colours seem to be from a different era – and that pelargonium is a delight. Do you need to lift it in the winter? Thank you for sharing with us today
Thanks Cathy, I don’t need to lift the pelargoniums in winter, they cope well with our occasional frosts.
I love seeing the Japanese anemones, especially when beautifully embellished with a bee! What prop could be better?!
Me too, they are so exuberant and generous.
I rather like your new dahlia and the Pelargonium is beautiful. Nice to have a pass-along.
Yes it’s nice to have plants which have a story.
Lovely and springy, for the fall. That Lemon Dahlia is a treasure and I wish I could grow it and some Artemisia here as grey foliage is difficult to find. I used to grow The Pearl and finally asked it to leave the garden because of the floppiness.
Thank you. Perhaps I should try The Pearl somewhere else where it can mix with taller plants which might hold it up.
Beautiful, Cath. Glad your finger is better. 🙂
Thank you, me too 🙂
One word, gorgeous
Thank you!
I can’t complain when something flops or otherwise misbehaves. It relieves me of any guilt that might accompany cutting. Your headers are always drool-worthy.
That’s true! I just have to find a place where it can flop without killing the rose. Thank you for the nice compliment 🙂
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