fall is here for sure

15 years ago

Just gonna post a few pictures, some may be OT. We had such a cold, rainy weekend, last weekend, so I did a lot of planning. Moving along on the bulb garden.

Whiskey was there to supervise. I know I dug, but that was to check and remove any large roots, now I am going to do the lasagne method, by layering newspaper, straw, compost, etc. This won't be planted until next fall, several of the daffs I want are already sold out, so just as well. I have my order ready for next summer, but who knows I may change my mind LOL. Bowie is keeping warm on the patio. I let him sleep on the old cushions, rather than throw them out.

I have several rebloom scapes still coming up. Saucerful of Secrets & Exotic Echo won't stop, then Peace on Earth, Odd Ball, and Going Bananas decided to try to bloom again. Not sure they will make it!! Sitting on a Cornflake is giving me blooms, and it is still loaded with buds. The bloom to the left is Hampton Hocus Pocus. There!! I got my daylily topic in!!

Mums are doing well. These are on the 4th or 5th fall, I forget now, I only lost one over last winter.

Pot Ghetto is growing and growing!

Then I will close out with a few fun and 'fall' pics.

Cindy

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Comments (5)

crackingtheconcrete
15 years ago
Cindy, so beautiful on the lake and those fiery orangery mums are incredible! !! I will have to cheat and just buy mine ;)
The bulb garden looks exciting! I had dreams of planting a big swath of muscari, then remembered I have no space for a swath, but might see if they'll overwinter in containers next year.
Love the pot ghetto, as always. :)
celeste/NH
15 years ago
Love your kitty supervisors! Oh my, you have a LOT of pots...what do you do with them over the winter? I've been adding new beds too. This is the time of year I get motivated for new projects since there's not so much to do outside. I love your mums. I never think to leave them be after they bloom in the fall...I always discard them. Maybe I should leave them alone and see if they'll come back since yours do. Every fall I plant spring bulbs but this will be the first year in ages that all I planted for bulbs were asiatic lilies. (Spent all my $$$ this year on daylilies and my budget's exhausted.)
That photo of the hot-air balloon over the lake is beautiful and so cool. Someone sure had a birds-eye view of your place. Enjoy your weekend!

Celete
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Julia WV (7a)
15 years ago
Great pics Cindy. I do read your blog :-). The weather sure did take a turn for the better here too.
Only 1 of 3 mums I did last year came back. The burgundy colored one did but the purple and yellow did not. I'll try again next year.

This fall, like you, I've been trying to add more planting space as well as redoing others in between other projects, so spending time preparing the new spaces and figuring out how to redo the others.

One new bed I'm working on,I'm using grassing clippings as the base, then adding dirt (from what was dug out for the patio project last year)and then will top it will mulch (wood chips from trees my sister had taken down last year). This round bed sits under one of the pine trees I have. I noticed alot of brown pine needles on top of the dirt. Do you think this layering method will be okay? Should I put newspaper down before the mulch? I want to plant hostas here as well as some other partial shade loving plants. I've not done layering before so a newbie to the process.

Julia
jean_ar
15 years ago
lOve the blog, cindy, and your garden and all the gorgeous flowers. i will be beck to look at more of it later, just wanted to say I injoyed it very much.

zjean
organic_kitten
15 years ago
Cindy, the pictures are lovely. What a beautiful composition of the one with the hot air balloon! I have never had daylilies bloom this late before. I took shots of Midici Palace and Man of Sorrow today, and they opened this time since it is not quite so cool.

I love the color of those orange mums! Such a good fall color. The new bed will be so nice. No way could I leave a bed untouched like that for a whole year!!! Disciplined, that you. The cats look ready for fall too...I love the way Whiskey supervises, and Bowie looks comfortable...but where is Babe?

I also like to read your blog.

I sat out on my bench with coffee today, and your bench looks ready to be utilized in this fall weather too. If it was a little cooler, I would have to take hot cider or hot chocolate on occasion instead of the coffee.

You are right, this should be the lazy time until all the bulbs show up. It's almost time for pansies and snap dragons...I do love fall. And I am enjoying this retirement!
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