Looking a lot like summer but today is simply an unusual warm sunny day in the midst of the regular cool fall weather.
I finally have a good spot for the white Japanese anemone (Honorine Jobert). The soil is quite loamy, the situation pretty sunny and the roots are shaded by some nearby pulmonaria. It has lots of flowers for one plant and fresh blooms this late in the season are always special.
I wondered about buying this green echinacea (Green Jewel). Why would I want a green flower? But I am finding I quite like it. The plant is sturdy and the flowers last a very long time. I'll see how it comes through the winter.
The last few annuals. Nasturtiums are really vibrant in the fall although they bloom less with the cool weather.
The very last sweet peas. This year I saved seed pods so I'll see how they germinate next spring.
Suprisingly this impatiens hasn't been nipped yet by our patchy frosts.
The rudbeckia are such stalwart flowers. Just behind them is a wood aster and to the side is a variegated phlox.
This coral bells gets interesting markings in the cool weather but in the summer it is a pretty boring green. The flowers are sort of beige so not exciting on that front either. However, it is acting as a ground cover and it is tough so I'll keep it.
Lamium adds brightness to the mostly brown leaves .
And spring is on its way...
