The first fall frost is still some weeks away and we spent some of our gardening time harvesting vegetables and herbs. Deadheading and weeding has been a daily routine. We have started to transplant perennials. Some need better locations, many were self seeded and will fit in other spaces for the next season. A few were raised from seed and are now ready for a new home. Some perennials and some shrubs spread by rhizomes and need to be cut back or removed. We try to spend about 2 hours in the garden on most days to keep up to the fall chores, but we also stop to enjoy flowers in bloom, a few of which are shared here.
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…and a few more:
- Cosmos – Cosmos sp.
- Snapdragon – Antirrhinum majus
- Clematis – Clematis sp.
- Showy sedum – Sedum spectabile
- Coreopsis – Coreopsis spp.
- Zinnia – Zinnia elgans
- Perennial sweet pea – Lathyrus latifolius
- Forget-me-nots – Myosotis sylvatica
- Begonias – Begonia spp.
- Scabious – Scabiosa sp.
- Cornflower – Centaurea cyanus