A lovely flower in the fall, chrysanthemums bring color to the autumn garden. They last quite a while in the garden. In fact, mine are only just beginning to die down now that it’s starting to get cool out.
Another thing that I like about mums is that if you cut them and bring some indoors they usually last quite a while in a vase.
Did you grow some mums this year in your garden?
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What a name for a lovely autumn flower – Toad Lily. I wonder who thought up that name?
The photo that I’ve posted today is of Toad Lily flower buds. If you ask me they’re more than a little phallic looking. I took that photo a couple of weeks ago and now the flowers are blooming.
This is what the Toad Lilies look like when they are blooming –
Aren’t they so much more lovely than their name?
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Rich red snapdragons.
Mine are still blooming away thanks to the heatwave we had last week.
In fact just about everything in my garden that had any bloom ability left is blooming away right now.
The temperatures are finally at a more seasonal level – like 50 to 60 F rather than almost 100F. Perhaps my plants will now start to get the message that it’s time to go dormant for the winter?
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Yummy raspberries ripening on the vine.
There are so many berries that I can still go out and pick enough for my husband and I to enjoy at least every three days or so.
The raspberry bushes have been producing raspberries since as early as mid-July, which is early for raspberries in these parts. They usually don’t start producing ripe fruit until mid-August or so.
Yesterday the humidity here in Toronto was so high that we had our air conditioning on. It was only in the mid-20’s Celsius wise (72 – 75 F) but the humidity made if feel much warmer and made us feel sticky and wiped out. So on went the air conditioning.
Normally at this time of year it’s not uncommon for our furnace to have come on at least once or twice on a few cold evenings or nights. So far our furnace has been silent. We’ve either had windows open to let nice fresh air in the house, fans on or as I said above we’ve even had the air conditioning on. It’s getting ridiculous as I don’t believe I’ve ever had air conditioning on in October.
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One last look at the lovely purple petunias before they start to die down as it cools here in Toronto.
Petunias are such and easy flower to grow. They look good in a hanging basket or planter on their own or combined with other flowers such as snapdragons, spikes, small hosta, and annual geraniums (Pelargonium).
I’ve found that butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds enjoy petunias as well.
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Update – wow, I was dozing when I made this post. Two weeks later I finally realize I never gave it a title! Duh!