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| Delphinium sp. |
My garden cries out for rain. Half way through September, it still seems like August, hot and dry. I long for rainy fall days, when the rain falls throughout the day and drips from the leaves as they cling to the trees for just a few more weeks.
Instead, I must live and garden with my current reality. The earth is cracked, some flowers are either dried up or wilted, and I’m running around watering as much as I can.
Fortunately, though, some flowers are blooming and the season still provides a few surprises, like a lone Delphinium bloom, a reminder of June days in the garden.
Ah, yes, June. That was the month it rained so much that we thought the garden would be growing and flourishing forever.
Elsewhere in the garden, back where the vegetables grow, the marigolds, zinnias, mums and a few sunflowers carry forth.
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| Helianthus annuus 'Autumn Beauty |
My goldenrod is in full bloom.
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| Solidago shortii |
Out in front, the Heuchera are blooming, but I took no pictures, because it is hard to get a picture of their dainty flower spikes. Likewise, no pictures of the Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah’, switch grass, also blooming.
But how about pictures, once again, of the yellow rose of the Knockout® Rose, Rosa ‘Radsunny’?
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| Rosa ‘Radsunny’ |
It’s been blooming steadily all summer long.
And all summer long, the aster, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ has been growing, branching, and budding up.
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| Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ |
What’s blooming in your garden?
We would love to have you join in for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. It’s easy to participate and all are invited!
Just post on your blog about what is blooming in your garden on the 15th of the month and put your name and the url to your post in the Mr. Linky widget below. Then leave a comment to tell us what you have waiting for us to see so we can pay you a virtual visit!
“We can have flowers nearly every month of the year.” ~ Elizabeth Lawrence
Comments
I hope you get some rain soon - I'm sending some of ours your way. Thanks for hostting GBBD,
HM
Thanks for hosting, and wishing you a wonderful gentle rain that does not beat down what's blooming.
Sorry to hear that that your beautiful new garden is desperately needing some rain. I hope you get some soon. I really like the colours in that rose bud and that aster is certainly going to give you a great show of colour soon. We've had plenty of rain here in Scotland - strange weather this month normally September is better than this.
Deirdre
Frances
I like your delphinium and goldenrod. The asters do like to tease this time of year, hanging onto those buds awhile.
I went out and took lots of photos of annuals and perennials, some that have blooming awhile, and others just opening.
My garden is crying for rain as well...it's been a tough summer esp for my young perennials and shrubs.
Have a great day and thanks for hosting!
Radsunny is beautiful. I love the delicate, airy look of switchgrass in bloom, though it isn't easy to photograph.
Thank you for hosting Bloom Day!
I really love the color of that Delphinium!
I decided to do something a little different for bloom day this time, and instead I took pictures at a friend's garden. I hope that's not considered cheating!
Sorry I didn't make it to Dallas - I really miss everyone!
Eileen
We haven't seen rain since May, but it's totally normal here in the Bay Area. We have a lot of succulents that can deal with a once a week watering. Your blooms are beautiful despite the lack of water!
As always thank you for hosting bloomday!
Like you, I couldn't find a lot, but still more than I had expected.
Thank you for hosting and making me walk round and take a thorough look at things out there.
Love your delphinium. The slugs seem to always eat mine. ~Aerie-el
She has roses, zinnias and more.
Your garden looks great carol!
The Solidago is amazing, I'm sure it's full of wildlife. And love the photo of the single flower and in the October skies.
Hope you get some rain soon.
I'd be happy to share this summer's rain with you as we had too much.
It's the first time I joined the bloom day but have checked out others' posts for a few months and enjoy them a lot. It was a great idea to start this "tradition". Eszter
Also, that I'm doing a really lame job of Bloom Day-ing this month.
Patsy
Your goldenrod is beautiful. Is it short, or just named after someone named Short? -Jean
Love that sunny yellow Knockout!
God Bless, Lynda aka Granny Lyn's Garden
Hope you get some rain soon (just not 12 inches in one day like Austin did).
Happy Bloom Day!
I wish my goldenrod looked like yours! Mine is in my Woodland Walk which I don't water, and it fried this summer. Love that Radsunny.
I really appreciate your hosting this event every month.
Love, Pam x
Thank you for hosting!
We've had lots of dry weather this summer too, and I've done my share of watering. It keeps us from doing those other garden jobs we'd rather be doing.
Radsunny is a hard little worker. She's a beauty!
Happy Bloom Day, Carol!
It took so long to make this post that it isn't really GBBD in Austin, but it must still be Bloom Day somewhere!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Happy belated Bloom Day
Yvonne