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| Chrysanthemums |
Today, I planted the chrysanthemums I had bought, yesterday. I like this orange-bronze color (they had white chrysanthemums, too) because it is such a nice Fall color.
It had been a hot day, today, (this past week was mostly in the 90s), but we had some cloud cover this afternoon and the weather forecast says it will be cooler (in the mid 80s), next week, so it was a good day in which to plant them.
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| Roses in the front flower bed (2016) |
But they didn't do well and died.
Then, earlier this year, I planted lavender there:
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| Lavender and Osteospermum |
But they died, too (all but one plant, which is more dead than alive, but there is still a bit of green on it, so I am keeping it to see if it picks up). The osteospermum have finished blooming, but the plants are still there and new seedlings are coming up, too. I'm letting them grow, but, in the meantime, I planted the chrysanthemums, as well.
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| Chrysanthemums |
I am hoping that they will grow well and fill this spot with color. I watered the flower beds by hand and then, watered the back garden with the sprinklers.
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| Chrysanthemums in the front flower bed |
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| Newly Planted Mums |
I was not the only one doing gardening, today:
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| Dancer "mowing" his lawn! |
Dancer tended to his container garden and trimmed the grass to his liking:
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| "Did I do a good job?" |
- Being able to garden, year round
- Being able to splurge on some flowering plants
- Pleasant weather in which to garden
- Neighbors who greet me when they see me in the garden
- Dancer having his own garden!
How is your Fall garden coming along?
The chrysanthemums look really lovely in the flower bed and add a gorgeous splash of colour. I think I have a dahlia of a simliar colour which seems very suited to the time of year.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really cute photograph of Dancer. X
Thank you, Jules. Yes, it's a nice, autumnal color, isn't it? Dancer wanted to pose with his "garden"! :D
DeleteI love chrysanthemums. The bronze ones are so autumnal - I hope these survive better than your earlier plants
ReplyDeleteThey do provide a nice bit of color, don't they? Thanks, I, too, hope they will take and continue to grow. Time will tell. :)
DeleteThe chrysanthemums look lovely ... I hope they do well in that flower bed for you. I have difficulties getting plants to establish in the beds at the front of my house, so I know how frustrating it is.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eileen. The front garden has both south and west exposures. So, it is in the sun from late morning to evening. In the summer, it gets scorched. With our recent watering restrictions, it becomes hard to grow anything other than succulents and even they get burned from the sun!
DeleteThere is only one short growing season here and that is summer. We have Spring clean-up and planting and Fall clean-up and putting the tools away. My Fall came to a screeching halt yesterday morning when I awoke to snow. Most of it melted away yesterday, but it signals the beginning of winter. While you were out planting in 90 degree temps, wiping sweat off your brow, I stayed inside staying warm with the furnace running and made more Christmas cards. Ha.
ReplyDeleteOh, no, not the white stuff! Fall and spring are our best growing seasons, here. Next month, I hope to plant some fruit trees - peaches and maybe tangerines. There's a lot to do in the garden - I just have to do it in stages.
DeleteOur back deck may be your front garden. For two summers, I have planted different things that supposedly take heat and sun without much luck. It is south facing and gets very hot. I'll try something else next year.
ReplyDeleteAs far as mums go, I have some that have done very well. They were already here when we moved in and have only gotten bigger. I have two in the front that I planted last year, that came back nicely. At my old house, I had mixed results with mums. Some came back and other's didn't. Good luck with yours.
Yes, the front gets both southern and western exposure. So, lots of sun and heat in the summer.
DeleteMy mother had success with getting mums to return; so far, most of what I've planted have died! But, I'm hopeful that these ones will survive. We shall see. :)
Beautiful chrysanthemums, Bless.
ReplyDeleteI've heard that roses are hard to grow. My mom loves roses, but I don't have any. I like low maintenance plants. :)
I'd love to have a bed of lavender, but I don't think the warm weather here is suitable for lavender.
Thank you, Nil.
DeleteRoses are not that hard to grow - at one time, I had almost 100 rose bushes! But, the drought was hard on them and most of them died.
Such a joyful colour perfect for this time of the year,they last a long time.The ones you bought look very robust.
ReplyDeleteI have some dark purple ones in my Garden.
This very cold weather has affected some of my plants.
How did I not know that cats eat grass :)
Take Care x
Hi Fiona, yes, I thought it was a good color for this time of the year. Your dark purple mums must look beautiful. Hope your plants survive the cold weather.
DeleteYes, cats eat grass to help with their digestion. Outdoor cats have access to grass, but my cat is an indoor cat, so I need to grow grass for him.
Thanks for visiting and commenting. Hope to hear from you, again.
I have decided the only thing that consistently survives our hot summers is Lantana and it just can't seem to get too hot for it. Next year I will be planting a lot more of it, especially at the lake place where watering is hit or miss.
ReplyDeleteAnne, even the lantana I planted in the front garden struggles in our summer! The lantana in the back, however, is doing well.
DeleteLovely flowers! Things in the garden here are starting to die along with all the leaves coming off the trees. I hate not having the colour in winter.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. One does get tired of seeing a blanket of white in the winter, doesn't one?
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