Here it's sycamore keys that keep falling on my head and not raindrops although there are a lot of raindrops predicted in the forecast for the coming week. Outside the front of the house and on the table which we regularly use for outdoor morning coffee these wonderful pieces of natural engineering have been helicoptering down in abundance. They are quite hard so it's rather disconcerting when they hit you. Unfortunately the tree was already established in the garden when we moved here. I've spent a good amount of time cursing it especially when seedlings germinate in profusion every year in all sorts of weird and wonderful nooks and crannies. In my vase this week are :
- The bright red flowers of chrysanthemum 'Agnes Ann' - a new introduction to the garden having been bought on holiday in September along with a couple of other chrysanthemums.
- A spray of panicum 'Sparkling Fountain' grown from March sown seed started in the greenhouse.
- Flowers from the beautiful late flowering aster 'Little Carlow'.
A big thanks to Cathy who blogs at 'Rambling In The Garden' who invites us to share our flowers and foliage every Monday whatever the season.
The overnight temperatures took an alarming dip this weekend and there was a rush beforehand to get some plants in pots undercover. Autumn seed sowing has been completed I think. For the first time in years I've sown sweet peas this month - only just over a week ago and I was delighted to see signs of germination this morning. I sowed them in dry compost in root trainers and have sprayed water sparingly on them. I've sown my sweet peas in March for some considerable time but the hot summers of the last two years have not been kind to them so maybe time for a change. Bulb planting continues and will do for some time to come. I wonder what has everyone else been up to in their gardens 🤔
Hi Anna, love your vase, Little Carlow is one of my favourites and star performers in the garden along with Ezo Murasaki. Temperatures have dropped here too finally and I'm looking forward to quieter times in the garden. Hoping for rain otherwise I won't be able to plant all those bulbs! Best wishes
ReplyDeleteYour red and blue flowers are mingling nicely, Anna. I'm sorry that the sycamore keys aren't more courteous! I have bulbs to be planted too but I'm waiting out the heat here before I get started.
ReplyDeleteWhat a striking contrast of the red and pastel purple...lovely fall vase.
ReplyDeleteAgnes Ann is a rather pretty colour - is she a proper red? It isn't always easy to tell from a photo. Your Little Carlow is a mass of blue stars alongside her, and Sparkling Fountain is a great addition to any vase. I don't know whether to try again with the latter after my solitary seed germination this year (which was better than none previously! 😀) Interesting about your sweet pea decision - I have decided not to sow the early flowering ones this time, as they had such a short season last year because of the heat. My main ones I always start in January, but could do with a second sowing to follow on. Who knows what the weather will do next year though...?
ReplyDeleteLovely! I like this Aster so much and I have a feeling I saw it on your blog first. I have planted two in my Words and Herbs Bed, but they are still rather small for cutting. I got my last bulbs planted yesterday, after spreading the work over the last week or so. I haven't sown anything to overwinter this year as so many seedlings just went mouldy this spring. Most frustrating after getting them through winter! Good luck with the sweet peas!
ReplyDelete'Little Carlow' is attractive. And the firework effect of 'Sparkling Fountain' works well with the glass pattern. Sorry for the discomfort from the Sycamore seeds; we have a similar effect here with acorns bopping us and rolling under our feet.
ReplyDeleteI'll join the Little Carlow fan club. So pretty with the deep red. I had Liquidambar in my former garden (they produce spiked gumballs in the US) and can relate. Sooner or later the seeds all drop! A.melia
ReplyDeleteThe red 'Agnes Ann' and late-flowering 'Little Carlow' make such a cheerful autumn pairing. It's lovely that 'Sparkling Fountain' grown from March seed has found its way into the vase too.
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