Walking around the garden today, I was struck yet again by the variety of flower and foliage textures and sizes. There are plants with huge flowers, like this 'Josephine' clematis...
And those with petite, delicate flowers such as the 'Dallas Blues' switchgrass and the Brazilian vervain, better known as Verbena bonariensis.
This annual verbena is truly popular, showing up more regularly in 4 or 6-packs of transplants (for those who want a little speedier performance) as well as in seed packages. V. bonariensis is a great bee and butterfly plant, and gives a wonderful airy effect in the garden.
The sturdy Japanese anemone contrasts wonderfully with another switchgrass, 'Cheyenne Sky'.
A little festive decor: ornamental gourds and a pumpkin contrast with the last of the annuals and a container of decorative kale.
Sturdy and steady Virginia creeper is beginning to display its fall finery. I need to do some serious pruning of this plant, as it may knock down the arbour one of these days! Or perhaps, it's holding it up.
From the delicate foliage and flowers of the heather (right panel), to the sturdier and larger flowers of the foxglove (top left), the amusing beadlike flowers of variegated Obedient plant (Physostegia, bottom left), to the striking and wonderful blossoms of 'Cloudy' aconite (centre), there is a huge variety still going strong here.
A sedum's flowerhead is composed of many delicate, petite star-shaped flowers. This one is 'Mediovariegatum'.
Buddleia are similar: a collection of tiny florets make up the larger, showy flowerhead. This is my alltime favourite buddleia, 'Sungold.' I have two of them this year, and am hoping at least one will overwinter decently.
We all know I love asters, echinaceas, rudbeckias, chrysanthemums of all sizes and colours. I love the breathy, delightful petite beauty of 'Lady in Black' calico aster...
The jawdropping spectacle that is 'Hot Papaya' echinacea, definitely a star in my books...
And everything in between! Someday, I'd like to do a bed of only members of the compositae family...with a huge variety of textures as well as colours...but for the time being, we have the joy of Picasa to make a virtual garden.
Walking around the garden today, I was struck yet again by the variety of flower and foliage textures and sizes. There are plants with huge flowers, like this 'Josephine' clematis...
And those with petite, delicate flowers such as the 'Dallas Blues' switchgrass and the Brazilian vervain, better known as Verbena bonariensis.
This annual verbena is truly popular, showing up more regularly in 4 or 6-packs of transplants (for those who want a little speedier performance) as well as in seed packages. V. bonariensis is a great bee and butterfly plant, and gives a wonderful airy effect in the garden.
The sturdy Japanese anemone contrasts wonderfully with another switchgrass, 'Cheyenne Sky'.
A little festive decor: ornamental gourds and a pumpkin contrast with the last of the annuals and a container of decorative kale.
Sturdy and steady Virginia creeper is beginning to display its fall finery. I need to do some serious pruning of this plant, as it may knock down the arbour one of these days! Or perhaps, it's holding it up.
From the delicate foliage and flowers of the heather (right panel), to the sturdier and larger flowers of the foxglove (top left), the amusing beadlike flowers of variegated Obedient plant (Physostegia, bottom left), to the striking and wonderful blossoms of 'Cloudy' aconite (centre), there is a huge variety still going strong here.
A sedum's flowerhead is composed of many delicate, petite star-shaped flowers. This one is 'Mediovariegatum'.
Buddleia are similar: a collection of tiny florets make up the larger, showy flowerhead. This is my alltime favourite buddleia, 'Sungold.' I have two of them this year, and am hoping at least one will overwinter decently.
We all know I love asters, echinaceas, rudbeckias, chrysanthemums of all sizes and colours. I love the breathy, delightful petite beauty of 'Lady in Black' calico aster...
The jawdropping spectacle that is 'Hot Papaya' echinacea, definitely a star in my books...
And everything in between! Someday, I'd like to do a bed of only members of the compositae family...with a huge variety of textures as well as colours...but for the time being, we have the joy of Picasa to make a virtual garden.
Hot Papaya is very hot! And all the blooms that you showed, Jodi, are lovely! Josephine is amazing!
ReplyDeleteTried to find Hot Papaya, but no luck. Maybe next spring, just love it. Amazing post.
ReplyDeleteIt is possible the arbour will fall down if you remove the supporting plant!
ReplyDeleteDespite my best efforts I cannot get V. bonariensis to establish and seed in my gardem - very annoying but I will try again next year.
Jodi girl you have me WANTING that cone flower BIG time too now .. it is on my list for next year !
ReplyDeleteI have noticed the huge range of textures too at this time of year add the range of Autumnal colours and yet again more reasons for my favorite time of year : )
Great October post !!
Joy
What a beautiful display still in your garden! 'Sungold' will be something for me to look for - although my experience here (must be because of our heavy, wet clay?)has been that buddleias mostly are annuals.
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Absolutely still lots bloomin'... your garden is still very showy ! The Japanese Anemone will be added to my list for next year's garden! Although I'm smitten with the Fall Mums, Angels Trumphets and the flowering cabbage right now, some of my annuals like the begonias are still amazingly beautiful and the bacopia is out-doing the wave petunias now...they LOve this cooler weather...not ready to put the garden to bed yet !~
ReplyDeleteAutumn textures abound in your charming setting, Jodie, especially 'Hot Papaya', a must for my next year's dream garden.
ReplyDeleteA sumphony of images!
ReplyDeleteHi, Jodi!
ReplyDeleteLots of gorgeous color in your autumn garden! That Sun Gold butterfly bush is a show stopper! :)
Nice! I like that 'Sungold' butterfly bush. You could probably take some hardwood cuttings from that soon for some insurance that you have it in your garden for next year. And I like that verbena too. I have some in the self-sowing garden and it definitely fits in with the cosmos and salvias.
ReplyDeleteI am such a sucker for these bee's eye views.
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely,
Sharon Lovejoy Writes from Sunflower House and a Little Green Island
I too would love a daisy-esque garden, Jodi. Thank goodness for Picasa.
ReplyDeleteThis is going to sound weird Jodi but I keep seeing an old lady in the biggest window of the photo with the verbena bonariensis. It's just the way the lighting is hitting it and my very vivid imagination. :)
You have a wealth of blooms still Jodi. Love the anemone picture of Oct first. That Virginia creeper has crept quite a way.
ReplyDeletePhotos, as always, an inspiration. Spent the early evening trying to capture our Lady in Black on digital, covered with the pollinators...goodness what a bug magnet! Such a joy...knew you would have this)))
ReplyDeleteLusting after Buddleia Sungold...I wish I wish I wish I wish...hope yours overwinter Jodi..BOTH of them!
What a tapestry of colors in your garden Jodi! It hardly looks like fall~Don't you love Cheyenne Sky! I just added it to the garden and think it perfect for my small Susans bed. gail
ReplyDeleteNice collection of blooms you got here. That 'Hot Papaya' is amazing and that clematis is drool worthy. I only ever planted one and it didn't come true to the one on the packaging, I don't know why in all these years I haven't added more. I really like them and their showy blooms.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos of textures in the Autumn garden.
ReplyDeleteK
Drat and double drat,
ReplyDeleteI have had a quick trawl on the web and cannot find "Cheyenne" for sale in the UK
I will keep it on my wish list!
K
What a lovely collection of blooms, Jodi! The calico aster is one I've never seen before--it's really an eye-catcher. At this time of year, I am appreciating any and all blooms, large or small, knowing that the garden is on its last hurrah.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info you left on my blog - I can find P. Shenandoah, so I am very happy although I will probably wait until the Spring
ReplyDeleteK
You have lots of blooms still, too. That clematis is awesome!
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