Lovely New York Asters
My perennial New York Asters are in full bloom and they are putting on a spectacular display as usual.
The bee’s can’t help but visit the small purple flowers to collect as much pollen as they can either.
I actually took this photo last year around this time. The weather’s been cool and the skies have been cloudy all week – not ideal picture taking conditions. Hopefully today or tomorrow I can get out in the garden and take a lot of pictures. The roses are pretty much all in bloom again, probably the last blooms of the season for many … so I’ve got to get those pictures soon!
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September 28th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Very pretty perennials! Our Green Thumb Sunday entry is now posted as well! Hope you all can pass by to check it out!
September 28th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Very lovely shot of your asters. That’s one plant I’ve never grown, and I don’t know why, I really like them!
Happy GTS!
September 28th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
lovely asters
September 28th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Oh those are just the perfect shade of lilac- gorgeous!
September 28th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Nice shot of the asters with the bee!
September 28th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Wonderful photo. Soon, I’ll be able to buy some fall bedding plants. Can’t wait!
Aiyana
September 28th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
It seems like the Asters are having a great year. I hate to think bloom time is just about over. I better get out too and catch the last of this year’s flowers before they’re gone.
September 28th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
They are so pretty! Love the color!
September 28th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Lovely asters, I just planted my first asters in the garden this weekend. My post is up at min hus.
September 28th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Beautiful asters. I’ve just planted my first ones this year. My GTS post is up.
September 29th, 2008 at 1:28 am
Very pretty Asters!
I have roses blooming now too – and they’re lovely. Hope we don’t get frost any time soon!
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 am
The Asters are just beginning to bloom here in NC, my favorite time of the year with one of my favorite perennials.
October 4th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Thanks for all of your comments.
My asters are growing just at the beginning of my raised garden beds, so they are only about 10 feet or so from my kitchen window. I see they every time I look out into the backyard and they look lovely each day. I really should divide the clump and plant some in another area of my garden as well. They are so pretty and they make such a lovely fall display it’d be worth having them in one or two other areas of the garden as well … hmm maybe in the front too.
October 11th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
I Googled “Asters” and found a couple of interesting facts. The name comes from the greek word for star (like asterisk). The number of petals is always a Fibonacci number.
They look fantastic – what a nice view you must have from your kitchen window.