Anyway, it's the 15th again and that means Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. I was going to post a selection of what's blooming in my yard, but what I ended up doing was taking a zillion photos of my tall sedums (stonecrop) which Carol at May Dreams informs me is now known as Hylotelephium telephium, which sounds like someone stuttering on the phone, but never mind. It's certainly the most impressive thing I have right now, aside from the incredibly gaudy magenta aster right on the street edge which people are probably judging me for though I don't care. Okay, I'll throw in a picture of that at the end.
But, the sedums. I don't have the variety names (half of them are probably Autumn Joy and the other half... not) because I've lost the tags and/or I got them as hand-me-downs.
And here is the aster, in all its eye-popping glory:
And there we are: September. See you tomorrow; I swear I'm going to make this happen.
Pretty blooms - sedums or what every they may be called are extremely useful at this time of the year, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteGood luck on posting every day. I always tell myself I'm going to make an effort and blog more but I just never find the time!
Happy Bloom Day!
Thanks, Angie - and I think daily is the only way I can get back to posting, because I can't put it off till tomorrow. :)
DeleteI don't care, I LOVE the asters. At this time of the year, in NH, knowing what is coming, the brighter the better! Is that a plant I could find in a catalogue or local garden center here?
ReplyDeleteProbably? I wish I was better at keeping records so I could tell you the variety, but they'd be flowering now, so you can select by color. It is cheerful, definitely.
DeleteWe have lots of wild asters blooming here in upstate New York - and yes, certainly can't do without sedum! Happy GBBD. P.S. I do post every day but it's not easy - and it's not for everyone. Do what works for you!
ReplyDeleteGood for you - and I'm making it so far, but I won't hold to it hard and fast if it doesn't work out.
DeleteI bet the butterflies love them?
ReplyDeleteI've seen some butterflies, and lots of bees. The bees seem to prefer the lighter-colored flowers.
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