A motley bunch of flowers in my vase today--the last survivors of my gardens. The days are becoming decidedly chilly...the high yesterday (when I picked these flowers) was only 45F, and it's 27 this morning. I've begun cleaning up the gardens and doing the fall planting, so there isn't much to choose from, but I did find a few bright blossoms here and there... I only had a few echinacea flowers in my garden this year, but someone very kindly sent me some seeds so that should be remedied soon. ;) The toadflax didn't do much all summer since it was so hot and dry, but it revived as soon as the cool weather set in and that 24 degree night didn't seem to concern it a bit! Evening dame's rocket is a late spring-early summer bloomer, but one of my plants has been determinedly putting out a few flowers all summer and fall! French mallow keeps putting out a stray flower here and there... Most of the nasturtiums were killed by the frost, but there were a couple of plants hiding under other flowers that made it. 'Emperor William' bachelor's buttons continue to bloom sporadically too... But the petunias! I can hardly believe how hardy these are...they also survived that 24 degrees and are still blooming beautifully! Here they are, still bringing color to the "seed garden". A view from above... IAVOM is hosted by Cathy@Rambling in the Garden. There will be many lovely arrangements shared today on her blog, so please do go have a look! And have a great week! 😊
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10/8/2018 07:39:51 am
A pretty collection of flowers for such chilly temps. It's hard to imagine it's coming when it is still unseasonably hot here in Ohio for this time of October. Our sweet flowers days are numbered, and each one is cherished all the more for that.
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Thank you 😊 Yes they are greatly appreciated at this time of year. I've been hearing a lot of reports of above average temperatures in different parts of the country lately. I'm not sure what our average is right now, but am pretty sure we have been a little below normal for the most part this fall. weather is crazy! :D
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What a pretty motley collection of blooms and how interesting to hear how they have fared in your climate. My petunias are all in baskets or pots but apart from the ones at the front of the house which didn't get watered enough last montb mine are still doing well too
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Veleria
10/8/2018 03:18:08 pm
I am so amazed that theses flowers survived 24°. That is amazing! Love all your flowers.
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Would Toadflax grow better for you during the winter months? We have an old hollowed out stump that I filled with soil and I like to plant them there...it looks so enchanting when they bloom.
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JanetLee
10/8/2018 09:00:13 pm
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
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Oh wow, it didn't even occur to me that they might have acclimated to this zone! Amazing! This is only my second year growing them but they do seem to be more cold hardy than what I remember them being last year. Do you think they really could have adapted that fast?
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