Winding down

A few pics from the last couple days. The daylilies are winding down. The hostas are continuing to flower, and the sedum are getting ready for their showtime.

First Frost hosta

The First Frost hosta has formed seed pods. I am so tempted to harvest them. But knowledge tells me that if I want more First Frost hostas, I need to divide it. And I have no more room for hostas. And the deer just eat hostas to the stem up north.

I will give First Frost a haircut, and let the seed pods go.

Rainforest Sunrise

If I could have 100 Rainforest Sunrise hostas, I would be delighted.

Gorgeous all season, and late summer lavender blooms on red scapes.

Yes, please.

Stretch!

I don’t remember the Chocolate Drop sedum and the Sundazzle sedum stretching so much toward the sun in prior years. Maybe. I suppose that will be another research project for the winter.

My daughter-in-law puts the shorter sedum in the front of the taller sedum. I have a couple rootings in the seedling box. I may try that.

Clematis puffs

The purple shamrock -update

It was a slow return for the purple shamrock this year. At the beginning of the season I was preparing myself for the end of that era. But it came back by June, and it remains in its usual spot.

The purple shamrock is one of two summer garden plants that come inside in mid-fall. They go in my office – all four feet wide – and greet me every morning with their year-round blooms.

Up north this past weekend, we had a 38°F night. When that starts further down south here, I start to watch the lows. Nights consistently below 40°F and time for them to come in.

I’m hoping that is still a while 🙂

Daylily seed pods

A beautiful sight – a ripened daylily seed pod. The spiders seem to like it too. Hopefully, the seeds are viable.

Can you see it?

Ever so slowly, the Autumn Joy sedum are starting to pink up.

Better stuff

I say no to some very “good” stuff, so I can make time for better stuff. Sometimes there isn’t a choice, but when there is – think. Time is finite. Use your voice. Make that choice. And then … Rejoice!

Here’s some Rejoice in the Garden time

Walk around the garden. Maybe sit right in the middle of the garden

It’s like a lottery ticket

The intentional crosses we did with daylilies this year have all have failed.

It got me to thinking – crossing daylilies is like buying a lottery ticket. Winning big will probably not be the outcome. But it is a dreamy idea for a while.

We will try again next year 🙂