These are (probably) some of the last photos I’ll be posting of my garden this year. I have already dumped a lot of pots and cleaned out some areas of the garden (I hate to pull out still-blooming plants though, so I usually just leave them all until the frost knocks them down). Most of the flower beds still look good — even though poplar leaves are falling by the thousands all over everything right now. As always, click on any of the photos to view larger versions.
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“Hearts-a-burstin” (Euonymus spp.) are native and plentiful in the woods here. This one in the Secret Garden is a small tree about 8 feet tall and is filled with fruit right now.
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Foliage plants in the secret garden, including Coleus, ‘Iron Cross’ Oxalis, Dichondra “Silver Falls”, hosta and Japanese Forest Grass.
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Profusion Zinnias just keep blooming and blooming in the creekside bed. These were started in summer from seeds I saved last fall.
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Morning Glory ‘Heavenly Blue’
I’ll probably be pulling seedlings of these for the next ten years. They sure covered an arch and the fence nicely though, and are filled with flowers.
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Plumes of Purple Fountain Grass
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Purple Shamrocks Oxalis have been blooming since spring. The bulbs I planted last year have spread this year and this is fast becoming one of my favorite plants. I’ve stuck it here and there throughout my garden.
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(Mouseover photos for descriptions, click to enlarge)
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Beautiful photos of your blooms, Sherry. I particularly like the profusion zinnias (which I have grown also) and the purple shamrocks oxalis. I usually let frost kill my plants before pulling them, but you seem to have a huge yard and pulling out little by little probably makes the job easier for you, not to mention the amount of leaves you must clean up.
Thanks, Lana. I love the Profusions zinnias, they just keep blooming on and on. The shamrocks are such nice plants as well, I use them as fillers all over my garden. Yes, my gardens do cover a lot of area, and once the Poplar leaves start falling here, it’s pretty much over with — just too hard to keep all the beds and garden areas cleaned out then. We’re surrounded on all sides by forest, towering trees, and a million leaves coming down… it’s so much easier to just let the frost take it all down and then start the cleanup. (No frost here yet though!)
Thanks for visiting,
Sherry
The zinnias are very hardy for up here too. I still had Asters blooming as well until I took the pot into the garage. Love all the colors Sherry. Thanks for sharing your gift with us.