PlantPostings
Notes from a USDA zone 5 shade garden in Southern Wisconsin.
November 27, 2024
Blessings to You and Yours
Labels:
gratefulness,
holidays,
thankful,
Thanksgiving,
Wordless Wednesday
November 18, 2024
Surprising Garden Remnants in Late-Autumn Vases
I'm pleased to have so many blooms still bright and available this late in the season. Still no hard frost, but the forecast says it's just around the corner, likely sometime in the week ahead.
Most plants in the garden are faded and flopped or dormant, but the ones shown here reside in protected areas near the house and the rock wall.
I'm joining in with Cathy's In a Vase on Monday meme, and she's challenged us with the theme of "11": She's celebrating the 11th anniversary of her meme! So here are 11 plants, in little vases, in no particular order. I'm including the common names and genera and species, but please forgive me for leaving off the varieties--some tags are gone at this late date.
Marigolds (Tagetes patula) |
New Guinea Impatiens (I. hawkeri) |
'Autumn Joy' Sedum (S. spectabile) |
Mums (Chrysanthemum morifolium) |
Fuchsias (F. hybrida) |
Lesser Calamint (Clinopodium nepeta) |
Impatiens (I. walleriana) |
Lantanas (L. camara) |
Zinnias (Z. elegans) |
Angelonia (A. angustifolia) |
Dusty Miller (Jacobaea maritima) |
It's been a gentle transition this year from summer through fall. I'm thankful for these blessings.
And thanks, again, to Cathy for hosting! Stay warm, everyone. On to winter...
Labels:
annuals,
arrangements,
autumn,
colorful blooms,
cut flowers,
In a Vase on Monday,
November blooms,
perennials
November 13, 2024
Wordless Late-Season Garden Visitors
Asian Lady Beetle |
Eastern Boxelder Bug |
Geometer Moth |
Asian Lady Beetle |
Cluster Fly |
Asian Lady Beetle (and unknown moth) |
Woolly Bear Caterpillar |
Labels:
beetles,
bugs,
caterpillars,
flies,
garden friends,
insects,
moths
November 04, 2024
Graceful Vases With Buds and Blooms
Surprisingly, many plants are still blooming here in Southern Wisconsin. Just a very light frost has allowed the plants shown above to survive and even thrive...so far. It won't be long now, but I gathered some remaining buds, blooms, and foliage for some vases.
This vase (above) includes quite a few Zinnia (Z. elegans) buds and blooms.
Most are 'Zowie! Yellow Flame' Zinnias.
Dusty Miller (Jacobaea maritima) adds some structure.
I also included some Weigela foliage (W. florida).
More Zinnia buds.
In the lady vase: one bloom, some buds, and some foliage.
The star of her hat is a 'State Fair Mix' Zinnia (Z. elegans).
Some Chrysanthemum foliage and Cosmos (C. bipinnatus 'Sensation Mix') buds and foliage give her hat some height and personality.
Finally, another vase in another room displays more Zinnias and Dusty Miller.
We're having a warm autumn, and I'm welcoming the continuing options for cut flowers. Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for hosting "In a Vase on Monday."
Labels:
annuals,
arrangements,
autumn,
Chrysanthemums,
Cosmos,
cut flowers,
foliage,
In a Vase on Monday,
perennials,
shrubs,
zinnias