One Bed Done

The weather continues to be amazing here! The small bed behind the garage is done. The little windflowers here are already finished and the grape hyacinths are just starting to bloom. Both of the clematis that I planted last year looked dead a couple of weeks ago but are now sending out new growth like crazy. The iris that Kerri gave me last year are doing well. I did lose one of the Silver Beacon lamium but the other two are doing well and hopefully will spread. The Asiatic lilies that I bought on clearance are coming up and it will be interesting to see what color they are. The three little yellow mums that I put in at the end of the bed are alive but not looking great. Bargain Outlets has a little birdbath that I've had my eye on so I hope to pick that up on Monday. Maybe I can think of something more attractive than an old milk jug to dip water into it. Then all I'll need is to pick up a fuschia and put up the screen room and I'll have a pretty place to spend my evenings.

October Blooms

Amazingly, we still have not had a frost here in Snowville, so there are still lots of flowers. The weather is turning cooler and we've started on some fall chores. The screen room has been emptied of everything except the heavy iron glider. Hopefully the boys will be able to help John move it to the shed. We've been having lake effect rain and things have been busy at work so I haven't done much in the garden.

Most of what's blooming is either still blooming or reblooming. I only have three new blooms for this month. I was told that the first one was toadflax but after reading Carol's post I realize it could be a toad lily.

Toad lily? obtained in Sept at

Garden Club plant exchange

"Dollar store" mum bought spring 2006.
Started blooming a full month after my other mums.

Scarlet sage about to bloom. I planted this in 2006 but not
this year. I thought this was monarda coming up in this pot and
left it. This must be from seeds that fell in this pot last year.

Visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens for other Garden Blogger Bloom Day posts.