
Ahhhh...it's October...and yet again, Bloom Day has snuck up on me! Luckily, unlike the summer months, there are fewer blooms in my garden...which means a shorter (and quicker) Bloom Day post!

Even though it's less floriferous right now, this is my favorite time in the garden...so why don't you come along with me and my constant sidekick, Boots for a stroll around.

You can definitely tell the Agastache are winding down for the year...there are still blooms...but not of the same volume as last month. Here, we have Agastache 'Desert Sunrise'.

Agastache 'Liquorice Candy' has been a total superstar this year...it's STILL going strong!

The blooms of Agastache 'Purple Haze' are subtler than most Agastache...but are still lovely...especially now, paired with garden foliage that's transitioning to golds and ambers.

Japanese Anemones are a mainstay of Portland area gardens...and for good reason...pumping out these elegant blooms at a time when things are winding down.

While I grow it mainly for it's purple-tinted foliage for most of the growing season, the Eupatorium rugosum does bloom...and it's always a delight to see these drifts of fluffy white blooms appearing interspersed throughout the garden.

I only have a few Asters in my garden, for some reason. I go this one (ID uncertain) at a plant exchange this spring...and it's been a winner...I'm going to scatter the seeds around this winter, to encourage a few volunteers...I'd love to have these pop up around the garden.

My favorite Aster is 'Prince', mostly because it has dark purplish foliage during the earlier part of the year. Come fall, however, and it festoons itself with millions of these tiny little white blooms...I love it!

Here it is again, paired with Agastache 'Golden Jubilee', which finished blooming months ago...but still contributes the structure of it's stems and seedheads.

Boots surveys his realm.

Another Autumn classic, Goldenrod (Solidago 'Fireworks'). This was a gift form a fellow gardener...and it's performed amazingly well, especially considering it was overwhelmed earlier in the year by Geranium 'Ann Folkard'.

I've probably posted too often about how much I love Rudbeckia triloba...it just works so well in my garden...popping up here and there and looking amazing with absolutely no effort on my part.

Because it's a day that ends in "y", Verbena is blooming...all over the garden! Here, we see it rubbing shoulders with seedheads of Rudbeckia.

Here it is again, mixing it up with some grasses.

And yet again, hobnobbing with Rudbeckia triloba.

A different Verbena, Verbena rigida 'Polaris'...another great, easy performer that just keeps blooming all spring, summer and fall.

I don't think my Salvia 'Amistad' gets enough sun or water in the pot I have it planted it...the ones I've seen on other blogs are MUCH bigger and more floriferous.

The Selinum are just barely blooming...it's hard to tell when they cease being blooms and start being seedheads.

Persicarias always seem to rally during the cooler days of Autumn. Here, we have 'Firetail', which flagged a bit last month, but is surging with new growth and blooms.

Persicaria 'Lance Corporal' is grown mostly for it's handsome foliage, but when it blooms, watch out! It practically explodes with hundreds of wiry stems, studded with red, jewel-like blooms.

Persicaria 'Golden Arrow' is gorgeous for such a long period of time...it has gorgeous foliage, and blooms seemingly forever. Here, we see it slumping slightly, mingling with Panicum 'Shenandoah'

Of course Geranium 'Rozanne' is still blooming...and now those gorgeous lavender-blue blooms are joined with scarlet foliage.

That good old Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' is still blooming...yup.

The Clematis tibetana has reached monstrous proportions this year...practically swallowing up the back yard...and our house with it. Strangely, it's not blooming as heavily as it has in years past.

So, there you have it, a glimpse of most of what's blooming in my garden at the moment. Thanks for joining Boots and myself...now let's take a look at some wide shots!

Here we have the North Border looking East.

The same border, looking west.

Here's the Front Border, looking South.

And again, looking North.

And here's a view of the whole thing! I hope you enjoyed our little romp around my tiny garden...and hope you check out all the other Bloom Day posts at May Dreams Garden. Happy Bloom Day!
I did enjoy this autumn look at what's flowering in your garden! Thanks to you and the adorable Boots.
ReplyDeleteBoots is always there for us, Alison ;-)
DeleteI definitely need to get some Japanese Anemone -- saw some yesterday at the zoo, and they were wonderful, a spring-looking bloom at the end of the season! Also, Aster 'Prince' -- I'm getting that too, or something very much like it. And maybe some more Persicarias too. You are helping my local nurseries make some late-season sales. :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha...I do what I can, Alan! I think all of those plants would look awesome in your garden!
DeleteGorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBoots is one lucky cat!
I grow just the plain Agastache cana and cannot believe the blooms this year--so "thick" and the color
is intense. It's been through over a half dozen frosts and is STILL piling on the blooms.,,,,
That's amazing, Sue! They are remarkably tough plants, aren't they!
DeleteI was going to say gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, but Sue beat me to it. You're garden is gorgeous and I love the golden tones it's take on this Autumn. I've got to find a way to get more grasses into my Susans Bed and more sun, agastaches, salvias and that 'Polaris' Verbena! I'll start with native grasses! Happy GBBD, Scott. gail
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, yes to all of those, Gail...and grasses would fit into your garden so perfectly!
DeleteWow ! Beautiful pictures again ! Your aster may be 'Little Carlow' ?
ReplyDeleteAha! Thanks for the ID, Gisou!
DeleteAnd it's even more gorgeous in person !
ReplyDeleteAww, you're too sweet, Linda ;-)
DeleteVery nice show you've got going on there ;) Enjoyed my visit!
ReplyDeleteGlad you could stop by, Jan!
DeleteHi Scott,
ReplyDeleteLovely garden; did you cut the Clematis back? Perhaps it needs chopping and will produce more blooms again?
Please send some of your sun our way, thanks :D
I think you're right, Gwirrel...I haven't really cut it back ever...and it definitely needs some reigning-in!
DeleteI knew you could do it, and indeed you did! Capture the look of Persicaria 'Lance Corporal' in bloom. Thanks for showing your garden and color-coordinated cat in all of their golden glory.
ReplyDeleteHahaha...I try my best, Ricki!
DeleteBeautiful blooms!
ReplyDeleteLovely Autumn colors!
If you should ever need another career, you could make a lot of money as a pet photographer!
Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
Lea
Haha...wouldn't that be fun, Lea!
DeleteSpectacular - of course! I love that Clematis and just looked it up - sadly not hardy enough for the East coast. And I am also in love with that Persicaria 'Lance Corporal!' Just love the colors of those blooms. I have Firetail and I am a fan of Persicaria - great perfomers! I do love to see the wide shots along with the beautiful spots.
ReplyDeletePersicarias are such great plants...and so tough...they are great for so many problem spots in my garden.
DeleteWonderful shots - and Boots is the perfect guide for an autumn post, decked as he is in fall colors. I particularly envy your Japanese anemones - I have some but, by the time they bloom in September, the foliage is so horribly scorched and disfigured by the heat, I'm usually embarrassed to show them.
ReplyDeleteOh no, that's so sad, Kris! If it makes you feel better, mine usually get flattened in our Autumn rains...these are leaning quite a bit to one side!
DeleteLovely, lovely, and more lovely! It looks very autumn-y there. I especially loved seeing the wide shots, with the light just right to make the grasses glow. And the last photo with the framing of the turning leaves. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAutumn is really gift to us gardeners and photographers, isn't it!
DeleteFabulous. I really can't wait to see your garden at next year's fling, so it better be on the tour. I love the Clematis tibetana, especially the shape of those dangling flowers. 'Prince' is a very handsome fellow, I have grown the species and I would say it is much coarser and without the interesting foliage color.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to have you and Judy over, Jason...you'll get to see all my rebar in action ;-) 'Prince' is my favorite Aster, for the simple reason that it's so very compact and has really good foliage.
DeleteQuick hand me the smelling salts..I'm all a-swoon ! Your garden looks spectacular Scott, I would have a hard time going to work every day in fall if I lived at your house..
ReplyDeleteTo be honest...I have a hard time leaving for work anyway ;-)
DeleteOh, sweet Boots! The Shenandoah look awesome in place of the willow, by the way.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heather! That reminds me...I should probably do a post on that, shouldn't I?
DeleteThanks for another tour of your beautiful garden. Happy GBBD.
ReplyDeleteAny time, Hoover!
DeleteI keep thinking I'm going to add a Verbena to my garden and then I forget, until I see your posts of course.
ReplyDeleteVerbena would be excellent in your front garden, Loree...especially popping up with the Verbascum and Eryngium.
DeletePersicarias are at their element in your garden at the moment, so does Verbena. Great autumn colours you have there Scott!
ReplyDeleteIt's so true...I'm lucky to be able to grow them...and that they solve so many problems!
DeleteYour shot of the Front Border, looking South is wonderful, the way the light catches the grasses; so many good things happening its hard to pick out any one thing. Except that I have tried a lot of the plants that you grow and say are no trouble but they just die in the summers here.
ReplyDeleteOh no, Christina...that makes me so sad! I should always remember the disclaimer that Portland's weather is so mild...it's much more forgiving than most places.
DeleteThis is your season for sure, Scott! Everything looks lovely... perfect in the autumn light! 'Prince' is a perfect aster. Going on my list again this year after seeing it in your garden again. Also, Rudbeckia triloba... persicaria... though I did just snag some Panicum 'Shenandoah' at Lowes for $1 a piece! :)
ReplyDeleteHmmm.... Perhaps it is time to get ruthless with the Clematis? A cutting seems to be in order. It would probably flower like crazy for you next year since a good pruning can revive things a bit. But it looks just lovely the way it is too! :) Happy October!
$1 'Shenandoah'...that's the deal of the century! I agree about the Clematis...next spring, I'm going to be ruthless about cutting it back!
DeleteNice tour down your block and garden! That Persicaria 'Lance Corporal' is off the chart...giving me ideas for an equivalent (probably a grass:-) to use with some spiky stuff, like what I did once with Sporobulus airoides and Yucca elata...yet different.
ReplyDeleteMay try that "Ruby Crystals" grass you see in Austin somewhere I can irrigate, since Abq last fall proved way too much for it to even germinate.
'Lance Corporal' is a very useful filler plant for me, David...it's pretty tough and always looks good. I've been thinking of trying 'Ruby Crystals' in the past...but I don't think it's hardy here.
DeleteIf there is anything I love as well as plants its cats, and yours is so sweet and charming, and complements the garden with his coat. I feel you put Boots in the post just for me. He sits dangerously close to the rain barrel though with a not-too-happy expression... better not slip in :-)
ReplyDeleteHaha...Boots is our sweet little ambassador here on Rhone Street...he's a charmer, that one :-)
DeleteLovely as always! There is so much fall color going on in your gardens and the grasses really highlight the season. Boots is a great side kick as well and photographs beautifully!
ReplyDeleteBoots was tailor-made for Autumn, don't you think ;-)
DeleteAutumn looks spectacular in your gardens. And those long shots brings back sweet memories of walking those Portland neighborhoods. You've created a beautiful landscape.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carolyn...we are very lucky in our Neighborhood to have quite a few mature trees, which definitely adds to the atmosphere :-)
DeleteMy cat likes nothing better than to make the garden rounds with me, too! I really like the Clematis tibetana. I'm not familiar with it but I like it's looks. Very unusal. A perfect autumn Bloom Day post!
ReplyDeleteAren't they sweet when they follow you around...it's nice to have a gardening companion :-)
DeleteI am liking the asters. You need some more. I guess we note boots is blooming this month too.
ReplyDeleteThe Asters are truly invaluable at this time of year...each Autumn, I tell myself that I need MORE!
DeleteGrasses really glow this time of the year, don't they? Boots is not only an excellent guide but he doubles as the perfect garden accent as well. Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteHe is both pet and garden art!
DeleteI love seeing all your Persicarias blooming, its a major frustration that the local nurseries I go to don't have those varieties, perhaps the typical gardener thinks they are invasive? Your grasses turning golden really set off your garden for fall. Does Boots stalk you demanding to be petted like my cat?
ReplyDeleteOh no...that's so sad, Hannah! I have to say, they aren't available much here, either...I've been very lucky to find a few here and there and snatched them up! Oh yes...Boots demands love and attention at all times...until he sees a squirrel!
DeleteThank you (and Boots) for giving us such wonderful tour of your fall garden. Your photos are wonderful as usual. Since agastache does not grow well here I have been adding salvias in those colors instead. Love the Salvia Amistad.
ReplyDeleteBoots matches the garden beautifully.
Ah yes...Salvias fill in for Agastaches nicely...you would love 'Amistad'...and it can get quite large!
DeleteLooks wonderful - This patch of nice weather will certainly help keep everything looking lovely longer as well.
ReplyDeleteIt's so true, Matthew, as much as I'm starting to miss the rain...the garden looks so much better when it isn't sopping wet!
DeleteYou are so humble, Scott. You make it all sound so common and every day. It's not though. It's tremendous. Your photography always totally blows me away. Boots is so handsome. On the first photo, how did you get Boots' fur in focus but not the plant in front of him? You must have some secret tricks up your sleeve. Whatever you're doing it's total eye candy. And aren't you loving this sunshine? Another gorgeous weekend is upon us. Hooray!
ReplyDeleteI think we've all be relishing this weather, haven't we Grace! The secret is a shallow depth of field...so only one tiny bit is in focus...I do love it :-)
DeleteI see your mention of Persicaria "Golden Arrow". This is one of my most favorite perennials. It provides quality blooms for easily 2 months and the foliage is wonderful. Plus it can do well in lots of shade. I bet I have 6 of this persicaria in various locations in our gardens.
ReplyDeleteIt's an absolute beauty, isn't it! It really does light up a shady area and blooms so wonderfully!
DeleteI see your mention of Persicaria "Golden Arrow". This is one of my most favorite perennials. It provides quality blooms for easily 2 months and the foliage is wonderful. Plus it can do well in lots of shade. I bet I have 6 of this persicaria in various locations in our gardens.
ReplyDeleteWhat a combo to savor-- Rhone Street and Autumn. Think the image that sings to me Scott is the Japanese anemone. Could see a 36" x 24" print hanging over a white couch. What do you think, man?
ReplyDeleteI can definitely see that, Patrick ;-)
DeleteI'm glad I made it here to see your blooms and wide views. Thanks for your comment on my WW post. Yes, Illinois bundleflower is a fun one. It was new to me this spring.
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