The Black Eyed Susan in the crack of the sidewalk is dying back and now I will try to cut it out of there and plant it somewhere else.
I touched the blooms on the Zinfin Doll Hydrangea and they are dry enough to cut a bouquet now.
This is the only Black Eyed Susan still in full bloom. Since it is so dry here I expect it to change pretty quickly.
I am so thrilled with the growth of this red shaggy center Coneflower plant. I had a previous one that started coming up a second year and then died. I planted this one last year about this time after keeping it in a pot from the garden center for most of the summer.
The Sedums are in full bloom and just starting to dry a little. I think the color will deepen as they dry.
This Hairy Alumroot Coralbell gives me great joy every year. It is the largest of the Coralbell plants and the blooms usually stand tall all through the winter. The leaves on the Coralbells never die back totally all winter, and in the spring when new growth starts I trim the old leaves off.
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your garden in the Fall is still so lovely, Wanda-- isn't it great that the Coral Bells throughout the Winter months?
I have given myself a little rest from Willy-Nilly --until I decide what to do with it...and I have to cobble together a backing of some sort that won't have so many seams. Probably use up some bigger stash pieces...Meanwhile, still re-organizing
"stuff" ;)))
Hope your upcoming weekend is a good one...
Hugs, Julierose
Our front lawn is leaf-covered. Both the birch and the red maple are dropping leaves early because it's so dry.
Quite a garden tour today… and I didn’t know you wait till the hydrangea blossoms feel dry to the touch to cut for a bouquet. The purple and red leaf plants around your Corabell frames it so nicely. Sedum is so healthy and vibrant.
You have a lot of color still in your gardens. I have a little with the California poppies still blooming and the lavender had a second bloom after I trimmed it a couple months ago. The bees are busy collecting what they can from the lavender.
Before you try to remove the Black-eyed Susan, water it well. It's likely that the roots are all spread out underneath the sidewalk. It will be hard to remove enough roots, through the crack. It will help if the ground is softened. As a back up plan, bury (shallowly) some of the seed heads where you want them to grow. They self-seed quite prolifically, so planting a seed head should result in some new plants.
Pat
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