
Now that it is mid September, I'm starting to hear the tiny little whispers of Fall, which wants to make the garden its own.
It starts with a few mums, blooming near the front door. I do nothing to help these along, and for much of summer they are hidden behind some Black-eyed Susan's, Rudbeckia sp., which I recently cut back.
Out in the back yard, the tiny leaflets of the nearby Honey Locust Tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, are beginning to litter the lawn, each one carrying its own message that summer is more or less past.
I've resorted to calling all the tall Sedum in my garden just "tall Sedum" because the new botanical names are a bit confusing. This one may or may not be the variety sold as 'Autumn Joy'.
Somehow, in moving and transplanting these tall Sedum throughout the garden, I ended up with the lighter flowering variety interspersed with the one that may or may not be 'Autumn Joy'.I think the light pink one is 'Frosty Morn, which is supposed to have variegated leaves but somewhere along the way, it lost its variegation. Some variegated varieties do that.
Out in the vegetable garden, I have green beans blooming, which is a first for my September garden.This the third planting of bush beans and I hope to get a few beans before the whispers of Fall become cold shouts of frost.
Elsewhere in the vegetable garden the sunflowers are still blooming.This is the variety 'Earthwalker', in colors that are perfect for fall. Nearby, but not pictured, the zinnias, marigolds, and nasturtiums are also still blooming.
In the side garden, the tiny white blooms of Purple Beautyberry, Callicarpa dichotoma 'Issai', were hardly worth mentioning earlier this summer, but now the purple berries add color to the early fall garden.This particular beautyberry is hardy to zone 5a.
I checked my bloom day post from last September and believe that this year's garden is further along than last year's garden by perhaps a week or so, except for the Colchicums which were blooming last year by the 15th but are "no-shows" so far this year.
I would expect these Michaelmas daisies to start blooming any day now.When they do, they'll be covered with bees and butterflies, all franatically trying to enjoy the last of the garden before the first frost, which hopefully happens after I pick the last of the green beans in the vegetable garden.
What's blooming in your garden in mid-September? Is Fall whispering its arrival where you are? I hope you’ll join us for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day this month and tell us about what's blooming now in your garden. All are welcome!
It's easy to participate. Just post on your blog about what's blooming in your garden on the 15th of the month and then leave a link in the "Mr. Linky" widget below along with a comment so we can find you and visit your garden to see what you have blooming.
We can have flowers nearly every month of the year. ~ Elizabeth Lawrence
Comments
Love the beautyberry, and thrilling to see it's zone-hardy in my area. Just looked up the cultural requirements, and it seems this one might actually grow in my garden. Audible gasp. Must investigate.
Thanks, as always, Carol, for offering us this meeting place.
I have got to find a way to give the late sedums a better opportunity around here. You and others always seem to make them look very desirable...
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I have already thought about it, but whenever I saw it in reality the color and amount of berries were dissapointing.
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Yours seems much nicer, also because berries are forming kind of pattern.
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Greetings,
I'm with the others on the beautyberry. It's so elegant and lovely, and yet fun at the same time, that I feel like I need to find a place in my own yard for one!
It's been a while: even Mr. Linky had forgotten about me :-)
Not-a-lot over at our place. Not even any confusing Sedums. And what there is needs protection.
It seems you finally have some agreeable temperatures.
Thank you for hosting.
joco
I posted about signs of Autumn yesterday, but I'm in a much more positive mood today, thanks to Blooms Day :)
Thanks again for hosting.
My bloom Day scans are here: http://www.remarc.com/craig/?p=743
Happy Bloom Day! Your garden looks lovely especially the purple beautyberry. I planted one in my garden last fall and the berries are just starting to turn from green to purple. I'm hoping they'll be bright purple for my October GBBD post.
Beautyberries may well be the next blogalong plants that end up here. I've always liked them, and seeing them on so many blogs the last three autumns is going to push me over the edge - I'm sure of it.
I did just one planting of green beans and they're still producing like mad. I enjoyed a big mess of them for lunch yesterday. Oh, and say, can you and all your readers use some extra tomatoes?! :)
At first you had me worried that the taxonimists were busy messing with the Sedum names, I hope they are not. Your 'Earthwalker' sunflower photo was very nice, and what a great name for the plant.
I hope you have a happy GBBD and thank you again for hosting. My link follows.
I Think I'd Like To Have Another
You have some great blooms yet. I love the green beans. The rabbits here chose them as their food of choice. I planted several times, but failed to protect them each time. The squirrels have taken almost all of the sunflowers.
I mentioned on my post that I started blogging in October, and when I saw other posts, went back to my September photos and put up a GBBD post from them. I am sad, though, because I was going to put a link to it, and the photos were gone. I imagine I have reached my limit of space, and now need to figure out what to do.
Thanks for continuing to host this!
Want to give the tip I've learned since last bloom day: Using Name/URL for one's identify instead of the default means you can
click on my name to go straight to my blog
instead of my profile where you search for the blog.
Did everybody know that except me?
The Purple Beautyberry too looks very exotic!
The Beauty berry always reminds me of some grape candy. Very nice!
Thanks for hosting GBBD! What a gracious host you are. When did you start this fabulous idea?
Rosey
Great show, still, especially the sedums. Now I'm of course worried that mine isn't 'Autumn Joy' either. Well, if it isn't, it should be ;->
I LOVE autumn...I know I'm a bit early but the old back-to-school spirit just won't die. Your sunflowers are magnificent - I will definitely look for that variety next year. My garden always has room for more brown flowers. I'm jealous of your Callicarpa! For some reason my shrub is just now blooming - doesn't look good for a show of berries this year. Fortunately the world is round and we always have next year.
Enjoy the snap in the air.
Lorene
-Cathy
http://healingmagichands.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-september-15-2009/
http://plant-passion.typepad.com/plant_passion/2009/09/september-garden-bloggers-bloom-day.html
I have to say, the color of those mums is really striking. I think I want.
Looking forward to seeing you next week!
Thanks as always for hosting!
Decided to join the Garden Blogger's Bloom Day. Thanks for hosting it!
Debbie
Garden Thyme with the Creative Gardener
Will follow the entries with great interest :O)
D
Jan
Always Growing
Good luck with your green beans. Hopefully the frost will hold off long enough to get a bumper crop. :)
It's so weird to read your post then and get that whiff of autumn melancholy as your growing season hints that the end is nigh. Something about the colors in your photos make me smell leaves burning (although no one is allowed to do that any more), apple butter cooking and pumpkins.
Isn't it strange that I have autumn memories that come only from reading books?
I love the color of your sunflowers. It feels like fall.
xo
Tyra
THE GREENHOUSE IN TYRA'S GARDEN
Frances
sorry, pre coffee rant. Life is good, happy thought happy thoughts happy thoughts....
http://www.greenishthumb.net/2009/09/gbbd-blooming-in-september-ornamental.html
Neither sedum nor asters show signs of buds here and the beautyberries aren't ready, either, but there's enough in flower to join GBBD this month.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Your mums are lovely. I don't have any at the moment and must remedy that.
How exciting to know that beautyberries are hardy in zone 5! I've admired them on the Austin bloggers' sites.
The sedums are a nice spot of color in the garden now.
I'm late with my post, but I'm sticking to the old adage, "Better late than never".
Happy Bloom Day!
I do like the way your sedums have mingled, the effect is rather lovely.
I think I may have to search out Frosty Morn for my own garden.
I am also admiring your Purple Beautyberry - and the way the berries form
My post is now up (rather late)
K
Thank you for hosting!