October in Alice’s Garden

Checking in on the fall garden

Today we ’re paying another visit to Alice from Sweaburg in southwest Ontario .

After quite a time of not being able to do much in the garden , thing are looking up for me . These are some picture I took onOctober1 . In some way , beginning of fall is my favorite fourth dimension . Thecolorsseem even nicer to me than they do in the summer . It has been very dry this twelvemonth , and thevolesand Asian beetles have wreaked havoc with some of the plants . The voles feed somehostasandsedums , and they died . Theroseswere eat up by the beetles . My autumn clematis got bitten off decently at the stem ; it grew back but has scarcely a peak . At least it is still awake . And therabbitschewed off nearly every foliage on one genus Funka , but it is still alive too .

This lavender - pink sedum(Hylotelephium spectabile , Zones 3–9 ) is lovely and different from all the others I have . I will be splitting it in the outpouring to make more . What a grateful plant . The hydrangea(Hydrangea paniculata , Zones 3–8 ) seems to have found its well-chosen spot . I moved it three fourth dimension over the year . It has always been rather spindly , but over the last two year it has seemed to be a well-chosen plant .

This mum(Chrysanthemumhybrid , hardiness varies by cultivar ) is a survivor . I establish it as a fall mum ; sometimes they live , sometimes they do n’t . The lavender(Lavandula× intermedia , Zones 5–8 ) is blossom for the second time because I trim it down a bit after the first flowering . It make the bee very happy at this time of year .

Lavender blooms with bear out garden players and beautiful rockwork .

I start these endearing mums from Costco . I tried planting similar one in the garden before , but they did not experience . These are in a pot .

This angel sculpture is cover a tree stump .

In this side view of the garden , sedum , blue fescue(Festucaglauca , Zones 4–8 ) , andAnnabelle hydreangealook smashing as spill arrives . In the foreground is threadleaf coreopsis(Coreopsisverticillata , Zones 3–9 ) , which has finished flowering .

These hostas have been institute in the Hope of underwrite the bare bottom of this shrub . They did not disappoint , taking off like crazy . The royal outflow grass(Pennisetumsetaceum‘Rubrum ’ , zone 9–10 or as an annual ) is a favourite of mine .

Another favorite , blue salvia(Salviafarinacea , Zones 8–10 or as an annual )

This‘Little Bunny’fountain grass(Pennisetum alopecuroides‘Little Bunny ’ , Zones 4–9 ) was a endowment from a horticulture protagonist .

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