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Brilliant Black-eyed Susans

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Wordless Wednesday

Black eyed susans

The Black-Eyed Susans are still blooming quite happily in my garden. They’ll probably be one of the last flowers to stop blooming.

I love their brilliant yellow color.

The clump in the photograph is approximately two and a half feet wide and stands about two and a half feet tall. It would be even larger if I’d let it, but I had to pull out some of the new growth that was beginning to interfere with other plants.

They’d take over the garden if I’d let them!

It’s going to be very cold tonight (7 Celsius or 44 F). I hope we don’t get a frost!






Autumn garden maintenance

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It’s only September, but it feels like both autumn and winter are fast approaching. If the weathermen are correct we are in for an early winter this year. How depressing is that?

Here in Toronto the days and evenings are already getting cooler. I know we still might get some nice warm weather, but as I said above it sure seems like winter is just around the corner as it’s usually quite nice and pleasantly warm around here in early September.

Perhaps it’s time to start thinking about maintaining and preparing the garden for autumn? If you do a little bit at a time now, there’ll be less to do if winter suddenly rears up it’s ugly head!

I went searching to see if I could find other sites talking about fall cleanup and autumn garden maintenance and guess what? I found some great articles! So if you aren’t sure where to start in your own garden, take a look at what these authors have to say and you’ll begin to form your own fall garden maintenance plan for your garden.

September Lawn & Garden To-Do List

Now’s the time to be outside to enjoy the beautiful weather while taking care of some of the following lawn and garden tasks for September. Colorful caladiums are hardy in zones 10 and 11 and can be overwintered indoors in colder …

Autumn Maintenance

I am sure we all had enjoyed our backyards at some point this summer, but autumn is the time for garden clean-up! I know it seems like a chore, but it really isn’t. The work you do now, will make for an enjoyable spring and summer. …

September Lawn & Garden To-Do List

September heralds the fall gardening season with cooler temperatures and a first taste of autumn in the air. Zones 1-4 will likely experience a first frost, while warmer zones look forward to relief from the late summer heat and drought …

Fall Cleanup: Best Practices and Tips

Autumn is a beautiful time of year and we should all enjoy it. However, there is still work to be done! A good fall cleanup is perhaps one of the most important steps in preparing your lawn and garden for the spring. …

September Maintenance Tip

It is September, and now what to do? The nights are cooling off, the days are still very warm, and the vegetable garden should needs a makeover. September is a the best time to fertilize your shrubs and perennials. …

My snowy garden

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snow covered Theresa Bugnet rose

Well I can’t say that my garden looks like that much right now, but some of the plants that have a dusting of snow look lovely.

The snow dusted branches above are from my rose Theresa Bugnet. It’s a very hardy rugosa type rose. It’s branches turn a deep crimson red in the winter and as you can see it looks lovely after a snow storm.

Dwarf Mugo Pine covered in snow

snow covered Mugo pine

We have three dwarf mugo pine in the front walk between our neighbors house and ours (we live in a semi-detached house) and when it snows they get a lovely coating of snow too that stays on their branches often for a few days.

Can you tell that it snowed over the weekend?

Do you have photos of your garden in the off season? Perhaps snow covered plants or frosted flowers?

BTW my post is a bit late today because our internet and cable went down late last night and didn’t come back on again until an hour or two ago! Grrrr

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