Friday, November 14, 2014

Mid-November blooms

I zipped out into the cold and took Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day photos. Yes, I have a few flowers! Here in Maryland it is cold (in the 30s F.) but not as cold as in the center of the U.S., where the arctic air has been forced well south (meanwhile, it is warm in Alaska). Next week we will have another blast of even colder air, so I think my blooms will disappear, but for now -


I love this. Two blooms appeared yesterday on this clematis (whose name I forget) that grows by the mailbox and refuses to climb it even when provided with assistance and support; it prefers to creep. These flowers are a very cheerful sight.

Of longer standing are the fall burst of roses on my Bonica shrubs:


They just keep hanging out there, not fading; I keep touching them to see if they are plastic, but no.

And there is still one battered Japanese anemone in the bed by the side of the house:


Also lots of nice fall leaf color still. Here's the Mohawk viburnum in front:


That one green leaf is not a joiner. You go, leaf!

6 comments:

  1. So pleased to see your Bonica rose, we have a few still flowering here and you are the first person I have found that grows them too! Happy Bloomday!

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    1. I love the Bonica - so cheerful and reliable! Happy Bloomday to you too!

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  2. You grabbed some photos of some really pretty things ahead of the next blast of cold.

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  3. A lovely Clematis, even if it is a recalcitrant one. Bonica is fabulous and goes on and on. And it is always so healthy.

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    1. And so cheering to see the flowers as the temperatures drop. Not much longer though...

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