"Happily we bask in this warm September sun,
Which illuminates all creatures..."
- Henry David Thoreau
SO many things going on in the garden this last month of Summer. I've been busy dividing and transplanting overgrown perennials and adding new ones . I planted my first anemone which I had never considered before because they grow so tall -3 -4 '. BUT I found one that only gets to 2 - ' red robin hood '.
I was also surprised, for the second time. by my extra-tall ( 12-15 ') banana palm that produced a big, fat flower bud .
I love coreopsis and found an unusual red blooming one that I had to have. ' Red Elf ' will be a good contrast to the common yellow coreopsis .
My 'ham and eggs ' lantana and annual profusion zinnia has attracted quite a few monarch butterflies this month, not to mention the many hummers that visit these pollinators.
Late September brings the welcome and cheerful blooms of my 'bolero ' mums which I will need to divide after they cease blooming.
Mornings have grown cool as the days grow short and I use them to do gardening chores before the heat of the day arrives.
I also planted my third rhododendron ( hoping that the third time is charm ! ) - of the catawbiense variety that suppose to be tough. In addition I'm on my third variety of gardenia after losing most of them due to yellowing of the leaves. I've tried everything to prevent it but to no avail.
Looking forward to October and Fall.
