Next to the sea in the autumn,
your laughter must raise
its foamy cascade,
and in the spring, love,
I want your laughter like
the flower I was waiting for,
the blue flower, the rose
of my echoing country.
by Pablo Neruda
Recommended further reading The Flower Recipe Book
In my garden, which is in 6b zone, weather is not really nice to us and plants as well. Temperature has dropped already below 0C/30F at night, and today rainy days starts. Clearly, not nice side of autumn comes...
I decided to make changes in the garden to reduce the number of work, because I have much less time for garden and I still want my garden to look beautiful. Firstly, perennials come to consideration - the less perennials, the less work. It's not easy to get rid of them, but it's really necessary - I have too many kinds of plants. Let's face it and let's do something about it.
I write about it in this particular place, because I think that... asters will not go. Asters will be saved by great goddes of my garden! In the autumnal garden, they add so much color and joy here. How can I send them away?
On the other hand, Calluna vulgaris 'Elsie Purnell' is a new addition here. I need heather's beautifil, harmonious shapes troughout the summer and low maintenance profile. This variety is especially nice, because of its grayish foliage and size - it grows up to 2.5 feets width, so after it's pruned properly after few years it will be really, really nice. I bought 5 of them to make large spot - grayish in the summer and pink in the autumn.
I just have discovered that this is the ONLY OctoberBloom Day post I have ever made! I have October gap in my blooming posts.There is September09, September08 and there is November09 and November08, but no October! hmm...
Thank you Carol for hosting Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
Recommended further reading The Flower Recipe Book
Lovely autumnpictures! Så beatutiful light!
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Beautiful blooms. Love the blue in the first image, so vibrant.
ReplyDeleteyour roses are gorgeous! I also love that heather. I need to make room for it somewhere - especially if it's blooming now!
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks lovely as always.
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ReplyDeletewhat a very nice tour of your garden this morning, i enjoyed the beautiful flowers especially the first photo of your asters, love the blue.
thanks for sharing that with us
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ReplyDeleteSuch lovely blooms. And, it's cool to see that we're growing many of the same flowers even though we garden so very far apart from one another. Found you through Carol's post and am glad I did. Happy Bloom Day.
Hi Eva, I am thinking some of the same thoughts~More evergreen shrubs to give the garden fullness and cut down on maintenance~I am thrilled you are keeping the asters~They are gorgeous. C&L would be bare with out their color each October~ xxoogail
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your garden today.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your October flowers Ewa. What is the name of the aster in your first photo?
ReplyDeleteLovely...those old-fashioned roses are especially charming!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers! Seems your garden was so healthy. Wish I can have a healthy garden too. I'm been looking for interesting topic as this. Looking forward for your next post. Keep posting!
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