Fall is here. I'm in clean-up mode. The maple trees are just starting to turn color. It turns cool at night.
Some things that delighted me this summer: if you cluster delphinium they continue to put on a bloom show all summer and into fall; be sure to stake them. Lantana-a beautiful addition to a container. Even in the heat, it bloomed-and lots of spectacular, vibrant colors. Trumpet lilies-double in height & number of blooms from year one to year two. I gave them a nice fertilizing after the blooms died back. Mini-roses: Japanese beetles didn't bother them. Cup & Saucer vine: it looks frail in early spring, but don't be fooled, it'll climb 16 feet tall & fill out to block any view on the other side of the trellis-and cleans up nicely at season's end. Oh, and the flowers come non-stop.
How did your garden grow this year?
