What's in Bloom

One doesn’t usually think of September as a month with lots of color in the garden, but it is really surprising just how much color there actually is. I took a walk around my garden Saturday and this is what I saw.

Annuals are sure winners when it comes to color lasting the whole season. Calendula has been going strong for me since June.






The Amaranth is now taller than me and the sunflowers are being supported by the corn stalks. They both have been blooming since June.





Cosmos and Snapdragons are annuals that self seed and keep coming back for me every year. They start blooming by July and will continue to bloom until a hard frost kills them.



Cleome blends nicely with these Gladiolus and the Bee Balm that is blooming again.









This Purple Coneflower started to bloom at the beginning of July. It isn’t over yet. The delphiniums are repeat bloomers once I cut them back. Even the foxglove hasn’t quit yet.



The Stella 'd Oro Daylilies started blooming at the end of May and have not really quit blooming since then. Pretty darn good for a perennial!







The Butterfly Bush and Balloon Flower still have a few blooms left! And even this Clematis has bloomed again.









Fall bloomers include Goldenrod, Japanese Anemones, Black-eyed Susans, Asters and Chrysanthemums.



So keep looking at that garden in the fall. Yes it is harvest time, but take time to enjoy the roses too.



And even when the snow flies, there is always the blue of this bottle tree to make a gardener feel right at home.