Sweet Autumn Clematis
I have a Sweet Autumn Clematis vine on the fence by our driveway. Every September, I’m amazed when it blooms. It’s a beautiful vine, very vigorous. It covers a good part of the fence and grows almost to the top of the dogwood tree nearby.
I noticed this year that the bees LOVE it as well.
One reason I like this clematis is because it blooms when a lot of other things are fading. It’s a crisp white & green among all the brown in the garden!
What’s blooming in your garden right now? Any great fall blooming plants you’d recommend?
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Garden Chores: Saving Seeds
Along with all the other gardening chores that need done this time of year, it’s seed saving time. I’ve been out saving seeds for various plants that I’d like to grow again next year, like larkspur.
I’ve also been saving nicotiana seeds. The bees and hummingbirds love these flowers, I think they’re quite pretty as well. I’m hoping to have a lot more of these growing in my veggie beds to attract pollinators. Since they bloom all summer long they’ll be perfect for that task.
There’s really not much to saving seeds. All you have to do is wait for them to look dry and then clip them into an envelope. I’ll remove them from their little pods later this winter when I have a little more time. Make sure you label those envelopes though, otherwise you may be confused in few months as to what each seeds are for.
I’d be more than happy to share if anyone would like larkspur or nicotiana seeds. I may have zinnia seeds and a few other annuals later this fall.
Anyone else save seeds for annual flowers?
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Keep Your Fuchsia Blooming
I have a fuchsia on my side porch by one of my hummingbird feeders. It’s quite lovely and the hummingbirds love it.
In order to keep it blooming all summer long I’ve been cutting off the fruits when they form. The fruits are those little green nubs that appear when a blossom dries up, you can see one in front of the flower in this photo.
If you keep these cut off the plant will continue blooming, if you don’t they’ll quit blooming.
Do you have any great tips for keeping certain plants in tip top shape?
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A Naked Lady in the Garden
I was just as surprised as you when my grandma said, “Oh look at the Naked Ladies in the garden”. She was referring to Lycoris squamigera of course, also known as the Resurrection Lilly, Miracle Lilly, Surprise Lilly, Magic Lilly and of course my favorite, the Naked Lady!
The wonderful thing about these lilies is that they bloom so late in the year. They send up their foliage in spring along with a lot of the other spring bulbs, but they don’t bloom until a few months later after all of the foliage dies back. Then all of a sudden, long after you’ve forgotten they were there, in the garden appear these wonderful pink flowers atop these long slender green stems.
My mom gave me these earlier this year. I was wondering if they would bloom since I planted them just this year. Much to my surprise the popped last week, giving me the perfect title for a blog post!
Have you ever heard of the Naked Lady Lilly? Any other great plant names you know of?
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Blooms Around the Garden
We’ve been having a lot of rainy days lately, which we actually need here at Chiot’s Run, unlike most of the country. It’s been really cool, in the low 70’s during the day and down into the 50’s at night. I’m not complaining about the weather, it’s actually very nice, but it does inhibit the ripening of the crops. I suppose it’s good for the cabbage and broccoli. The cats have the right idea on these rainy cold dreary days.
Since I’ve been inside for the past couple days, I haven’t been doing much in the garden. I did run out yesterday during a break in the rain to snap a few photos of some of the things that are blooming around the garden. I only got a few photos in before it started raining again.
I’ve noticed that the hummingbirds are loving the nicotiana and the lantana that I have in the front and the bees & butterflies love the liatris and the hyssop.
What’s blooming in your garden right now?
