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| Welcome to my October Garden! |
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| Sunflowers Warm the Heart! |
Welcome to my October Long Island garden! Here in the northeast zone 7b, a very warm start of the month with temperatures in the 70's and 80's has suddenly cooled with a dip in temperatures moderating into the lower to upper 60's and our first nor'easter of the season bringing an abundance of rain and wind on the 12th through the 13th. The garden could use the rain though and is starting to show signs of autumn with its changing foliage. With the changing scenery and as many blooms continue, the garden is an inviting place to visit this time of year. Join me on the journey!
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| Platycodon 'Komachi' (Balloon Flower) |
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| Patio Border |
Along the patio border, Twombly's 'Red Sentinel' Upright Japanese Maple is pushing out new growth after some warm days while the older foliage is going into "fall mode", while the seed heads of Coneflower are a delight for the birds. Even the mini petunia hanging basket is trying to hang in there with its remaining bright yellow blooms!
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| Montauk Daisies |
October is definitely Montauk Daisy season as these bloom alongside the patio. Montauk Daisy is also refereed to as Nippon or Japanese Chrysanthemum, but is recognized as Montauk Daisy in the northeast as it was first naturalized and gained popularity here in the Montauk area of New York. I do cut mine back in June to create a bushier, fuller plant and it really helps the health of the plant. After the blooms fade and foliage browns it will get cut back for fall.
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| Patio Border North |
Another view along the patio border shows Weeping Norway Spruce and the fading blooms of Sedum 'Pure Joy', a more compact form of Stonecrop. The dried seed heads do add some interest to the fall garden.
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| 'Stella D Oro' Daylily Still Blooming! |
My reliable 'Stella D Oro' Daylily continues to push out new blooms. They normally finish blooming sometime around July, but I have a way of rejuvenating them!!! (By the way...I reveal the method in my first book, A Guide to Northeastern Gardening in Chapter 14 along with some other helpful tips!)
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| Pool Border South |
As we stroll around to the south side of the property, one of my new favorite perennials is along the pool border. These are the seed heads of the later blooming Allium 'Millenium', which start blooming in late summer (around July and August) and provide interest through fall. In the backdrop is Spirea 'Goldflame'.
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| Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' |
The Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' which I planted three years ago is blooming away with its white trumpet-shaped flowers that did attract some of the last migrating hummingbirds! I tried to get a picture but they are just too fast, unless they are making a pit stop at the feeder! The blooms seemed to have arrived a little later this year.
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| Pool Surround |
In the last Bloom Day post I had a request to see the whole pool perimeter. The pool cover is now on for the winter months, but here is a partial view of the left side. I will try to get some better views during the spring.
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| Patio Border West |
Here is a different perspective of the view along the patio border from the main yard. The Lamb's Ear is still doing quite well for October! You can also see the Spirea 'Candy Corn' and Abelia in the backdrop.
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| Salvia 'Blue By You' Still Blooming! |
After some deadheading and removal of browned stalks in September, my Salvia 'Blue By You' continues to bloom and the bumblebees are loving it! I have found this cultivar of perennial Salvia to far surpass the others as far as length of bloom time.
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| Knock Out Roses Fall Blooms |
It is October and the Knock Out Roses are still blooming. I gave them a slight pruning around a month ago and they will continue blooming all the way through the first or second frost.
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| Echinacea (Coneflower) Seed Heads |
Here is a close up view of the dried seeds heads of Echinacea (Coneflower). I do enjoy how they look in the fall against the blue foliage of Blue Globe Spruce.
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| Sky Pencil Holly Fall Berries |
Another point of interest this time of year are the small inconspicuous burgundy colored berries that form on 'Sky Pencil' Holly. It is one of those things that you need to stop and take a closer look to see.
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| Nellie Stevens Holly Fall Berries |
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| More Knock Out Rose Blooms! |
One cannot get enough Knock Out Roses blooms in October. Here is the pink variety!
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| Driveway Border |
As we near the end of the tour, we must stop and take a look at the changing foliage of the Coral Bark Maple along the driveway. I love how the foliage changes on this tree from spring to summer to fall, followed by deep coral-red branches on the new growth of the season, which seem to glow in the wintertime, especially against the snow.
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| A Little Seasonal Decor |
Last, but not least is a little holiday fun on the front porch! Autumn is one of my favorite times of year in the garden as it slowly transitions. As Alfred Camus put it, "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."
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| Thank you for Visiting! |
I hope you enjoyed your visit to my October garden. I so appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and enjoy seeing what you have growing in your garden. Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at Floral Friday Fotos, Nature Notes at Rambling Woods, Image-in-ing weekly photo share every Tuesday, Weekly Photo Link-Up at My Corner of the World on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at Jaipur Garden.
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