A Long Summer Turns Into a Long Fall

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  1. Jewell

    Jewell Incorrigible Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Everything continues to grow including the weeds. It was a strangely warm summer and as the fall colors arrive it continues to be a warm fall. The garden continues but I have put gardening on the back burner as I put my energies into my full time work.

    Today I dig up a hydrengea that is too big for my new blue berry bed and future home for another huglekultur or two.

    Here are a few blooms among the havoc of green, dieing plants and weeds sprouting up everywhere with the cooler evening temperatures. Still no frost, but it will probably come hard when it does arrive.

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    Phlox ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )





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    Nasturtiums and calendula ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )





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    Monkshood ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )





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    Woodland area ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )





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    Hosta, hellebore bed ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

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  3. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Beautiful blooms and all the plants look so healthy!!!


    Wish mine looked have that good after the summer we had. I am hoping for Fall of any length and then WINTER.
    The year I grew cotton in the backyard, I was still picking ripening bolls at the end of November :rolleyes:
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I could do with some of the lovely colour you have in your garden Jewell. We've hardly anything left in flower now. :(
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Things there are looking so good. I am so jealous that your phlox is still blooming.
     



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  6. 2ofus

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    I am green with envy! Your yard is beautiful and so well established. I hope mine looks half as good as yours when it grows up.
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Nice pictures Jewell. I have the same Monkshood and it is also blooming now, which is early. I also still have Phlox blooming which is very late. Strange year this year! My Hosta's look very tired.
     
  8. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Yep... everything still looking pretty good up there.
    I'm still waiting on some of my Fall bloomers to do their thing. But in the meantime, what's still out there is loving the cooler temps we've had.
     
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    Man! I wish my fall garden looks one TENTH as good as yours! There's pretty much no color left in mine...but then again, it's only the size of a pocket handkerchief lol!
     

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