Looking east at new mums and swiss chard. Looking west at new zinnias and petunias. That's dwarf ginger in the foreground.
Just beautiful Pondlady.I love those Mums for sure.I am very fond of Zinnias I have a hugh horse trough of Zinnia's growing now.I have them planted in lots of places.I am going to give mums a try next year.
Don't get the wrong idea. I bought those mums all budded up. They will bloom a bit next spring and not at all in the fall. They ramble all over all summer. I whack them back hard right after their puny spring flowering and then hope for a decent fall showing. I rarely get it, so just buy more every October.
Absolutely loverly!! Now that's my idea of fall color , gorgeous flowers, and the leaves up in the trees where they belong.
I am almost tempted to pick up a couple more to fill in the bare spots. I simply do not like bare spots in a garden even if mulch covers them up. Zuzu, our leaves fall in the spring...go figure.
Many of our Oaks do the same, and somehow, I don't mind raking in the spring, :-D the new leaves appear almost instantly, all bright and fresh. It's these ones, coming down by the barrowful now, that work my nerves. Phooey!
Jan rainbow chard are fantastic plants aren't they? I love them as their stalks come in all colours and really brighten up a garden and then you can eat them!! What more could you ask for? :-D . I really like your mums up against the silver and green of your other plants.
Garden design is so much fun....and if we make a mistake, it is easily fixed. That assumes someone even notices it. I loved design when I was getting paid for it and I still love it. I got an award once for the most promising young designer. I was 58.
Gee Jan thats great you were just a young whippersnapper and already able to design gardens. Did they give you this award in person, because if they did we should ask them to join the stew
Beautiful pictures pondlady. But I have a question about the swiss chard. Are you referring to the same thing that I would plant in the vegetable garden and cook and eat like spinach?
Yup, Polly, same thing. I use it because I love the red stems and leaves. Snails and slugs love it too, unfortunately.
