Cooler nights, cooler mornings, wonderfully refreshing. According to my husband my thermostat is broken because I cannot self regulate my temperature. Summers are just too darn hot for me and I look forward to this time of year, when fall is on its way returning my energy level to a little more perkiness. Some plants prefer these temperatures too and undergo a little refresh of their own, blooming for a second time. My roses have new buds and the perennials I cut back all have a few new blooms. On the other side of the picture, many plants are beginning to look tired and a bit scraggly. After the drought followed by stormy downpours some of my perennials have mildew. I will let nature deal with it as the hummers are still loving the Bergamot, Monarda and I don’t think they would like the taste of soap any more than I do. The Rudbeckias however, make a wonderful show at this time of year.
Rudbeckia
I mentioned before that while I love these cubic vases for showing off individual flowers keeping their stems in place can be a challenge. Problem solved with aquarium pebbles. I often use marbles but felt they were too distracting for this.
Rudbeckia lacienata and Rudbeckia hirta, garden cross pollinated varieties
Samples
You cannot beat Ikebana when you only have a few blooms so here are a few of the flowers currently blooming but not in large quantities. One Gerbera, One Yarrow, Two Zinnias, Three Snapdragons, ‘Chantilly Lace’ and Three Pincushion, Scabiosa ‘Fata morgana.’ varieties mixed as I save seed and I often just cannot tell you with the shenanigans that go on in the garden!
I will look forward to seeing others creations on Cathy’s page at: https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/
I so appreciate all those kindred spirits around the world even when I don’t have time to comment on everybody’s postings. Cathy, you are amazing to keep up with everybody who posts to, ‘In a Vase On Monday’
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