Two Middle September Re-bloomers!

11 years ago

last modified: 11 years ago

When I went out to assess how much work I still needed to do to have the entire garden ready to go into the much cooler weather that will eventually get here, I found two re-bloom scape on plants that had long since finished their season;

Purple Honey Creeper:

And Just For Mimi:

It looks so nice to have a couple of blooms at this time of year. We have had some cooler weather and have another couple cool days coming, and I am taking advantage of those cool days. I put out 30 cubit feet of mulch today, mainly on the walks in the back. I reset the path stones, and did a significant amount of weeding, but I am fast coming to the end of the main back garden work. the regular daylilies are weeded and mulched, and the iris bed is done there. I still have some rose bed work to do, and the roses are in a little fall flush already which is nice.

One old disappearing daylily bed to work, a path to spray with grass and weed killer, the original iris bed to do, last one of them, and some plants to remove and give away...beginning to look doable.

kay

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nancykvb

11 years ago

What a wonderful surprise, they are so pretty. The cooler weather was welcome here too. Sounds like you are making much progress. We closed the pool, removed plants we don't want anymore, pulled out hundreds of dead scapes, spread Preen and straw in some of the bare spots, and weeded, weeded, weeded! It's going to be warmer here today and all week. Today my daughter in law and I will can tomatoes.

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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
11 years ago
Just for Mimi is a pretty thing. Made doubly so by the lateness of the season. Boy, you've done a lot of work so far. It's nice to see it starting to come together so that you can finally stop and enjoy the fall weather when it arrives...... We've had about 3 days of cooler weather here too and it's amazing how many chores I got done that seemed almost insurmountable in the heat. Back to higher temperatures next week, so it's not over yet.............Maryl
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shive
11 years ago
Both are very pretty! I have a couple with very late scapes - not rebloom - blooming this week: Shelby and seedling Bali Watercolor X Electric Mist. It was wonderfully cool here yesterday, and I weeded three beds.

Debra
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organic_kitten
Original Author
11 years ago
nancykvb, and Debra. I think the surprise was a good part of it. It is always nice to get a surprise like that...Sounds as if the cooler weather inspired us all. At least, I should be in much better shape next year for the growing season to begin.

kay
sherrygirl zone5 N il
11 years ago
Really nice rebloom, definitely. Welcome sight! We had much cooler weather here over the weekend here. Too busy to get out in the gardens. Every time I take my dogs out I end up with a handful of weeds! I probably should get some preen out there soon.

Sherry
jean_ar
11 years ago
we had a few cooler days here, too, then the upper 90's came back for over a week, was so hot out you startswetting soon as you get out the door, suppose to be in the 80's next week,I think. that's still hot with the humidity.at the present, I am b arely able to stand up and walk a few steps. a neighbors big dog was in my frony yard yesterday drinking all the water out of my bird bath, when I went out on the porch I seen it about the same time it seen me,and came running past me to get out of the yard,as I have run it out a few times before, and it run into me and since I have no balance no more,i fell one way and my cane went the other.I managed to get myself up and get inside and into the recliner, but today, every inch of me hurts and stiff. don't think they feed the dog very often or give it any water at all.I always make sure the birdbath is full of water at night,and each morning, its empty again, so that tells me the dog is getting all its water here from my birdbath.
organic_kitten
Original Author
11 years ago
So sorry you fell. You are probably right. the dog would probably die without your birdbath. What a shame

kay