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| Welcome! |
Welcome to my zone 7b Long Island garden! It's nice to see you here! After our first nor'easter of the season on September 25 and through the 27th, dumping over three inches of rain upon the garden, the month of October has brought cooler temperatures in the 60's and drier days. A last reminder of summer brought temperatures back into the mid-70's as a final farewell, and now the slightly cooler breezes have returned, and it is the start of sweatshirt season. Join me for a tour of the garden to see remaining late summer blooms, changing foliage and the captivating colors of fall.
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| Hydrangea 'Firelight Tidbit |
The first stop is along the eastern fence line. 'Firelight Tidbit' has become on of my most favorite varieties of hydrangea. From its lime-green blooms in spring, which change to pure white in summer, then to a deep pink in fall, this variety is compact, long-blooming and definitely a winner!
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| Allium 'Millenium' Seed Head |
In the back border, the seed heads of Allium 'Millenium' are such fun! I planted these about three years ago, and am really enjoying the seasonal interest!
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| Dwarf Blue Spruce & Echinacea |
Here is a combination of foliage and blooms. This is Dwarf Blue Globe Spruce with the dried seed heads of Echinacea (Coneflower) and golden Hinoki Cypress 'Nana' to the left. The bird visitors have been feasting on the leftover seeds!
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| Sedum 'Brilliant' Last Bloom! |
As I was walking around the garden, I spotted this one last sedum bloom, which must have been sparked by the rain and warner temperatures...
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| Back Island Bed with Hydrangea 'Limelight Prime' |
and in the back raised bed, Hydrangea 'Limelight Prime' has pushed out a new bloom!
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| Hydrangea 'Limelight Prime' |
Here are the blooms up close. It is a plant that just keeps on giving!
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| Platycodon 'Kamachi' (Balloon Flower) |
Around to the back perennial border, while the foliage of Balloon Flower 'Kamachi' is aging to a deep purple hue, there are still remaining blooms to be seen.
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| Knock Out Rose 'Radrazz' |
This Knock Out Rose 'Radrazz', right outside the back door, has been blooming all summer and is pushing out another round of blooms that will last through the first frost.
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| Front Walkway |
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| Front Lawn |
This maple always puts on a show, but I think with the combination of drought we had this summer then a nor'easter with tons of rain, the colors seem to be much more vibrant this year.
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| Front Island Bed |
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| Fall Mums! |
We had a good season for the herb/vegetable planter, with tomatoes lasting all the way through to about a week and a half ago. After removing the completed plants, I thought, 'Why not plant some mums?!"
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| Back New Planting |
Having mentioned the nor'easter that affected the entire east coast in September, the continuous rain for three days and winds gusting up to 50 miles per hour had caused a row of very mature Emerald Green Arborvitae along our northern fence line to uproot, so a major renovation was needed. The trees were taken out with a mini backhoe and replaced with these Blue Point Juniper and Juniper Sea of Gold just four days ago.
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| Hydrangea 'Tardiva' |
Along the northern side of the property, Hydrangea 'Tardiva' is continuing to display its white panicle blooms that start in late summer and last through fall...
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| One Last Glance! |
and we could not end the tour without one last glance of the Hydrangea 'Firelight Tidbit'!
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| Thanks 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, and Garden Affair at Jaipur Garden.
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