After the long, hot days of August and the shortening daylight hours of September, Fall officially arrives in just 2 days. The welcome rains that came with Francine are gone and we are back to the dry days for a few more weeks. The cooler mornings are refreshing and the diminished heat of midday have given the garden some new life.
I have been into more fall tasks. I have spread mulch from the compost pile. Some fall vegetables have been started from seed. Weeding delayed by the heat has been resumed. I have some bulbs to plant and some other bulbs that I will purchase for planting.
I will plan to join the Six On Saturday group tomorrow. If you want to read more gardening blogs, navigate to the site https://gardenruminations.co.uk. Join us if you like. Take 6 photos and post them on a blog or a file. Follow the instructions at the website. We would love to see your garden.
The zinnia section of my garden has been outstanding this year. The bees are in agreement. The hardy hibiscus is a beautiful color don’t you think.
The Ruellia (Mexican petunia) is refreshed and blooming again while the Ageratum is just beginning its autumnal glory.
This is the first year that I will harvest from the Japanese persimmon. It looks like that will be soon. The wood aster (Eurybia divaricate) is a delicate bloom with large leaves. It is a reliable fall bloomer.
I hope you are enjoying your gardens. May the weather be enjoyable for you.
Happy gardening!
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You’ve found lots to fill the six. I like the hibiscus, I don’t know much about them, but I pass a lovely purple hibiscus shrub on some of my walks.
I guess you’ll eat your Japanese persimmons?! Do you get a lot of them every year? What do you make with them: jam?
This is my first harvest. I will eat these fresh. They are delicious. Similar to a mango in taste to me. If the harvest increases in years to come I will have to indulge my friends.
I hope you get to harvest your first persimmons soon.
I hope the ageratum continues to come into its own. They remind me of my grandmother’s garden in Baltimore County, Maryland. She called them paint brushes.
Persimmons! You’ll have to let us know how the harvest goes! I love the delicate wood aster too!