Weather – always unpredictable but followed sort of patterns. Our day time temperatures have been above normal, way above normal for the last few weeks. Temperatures are still reaching late 20’s and early 30’s C in the afternoons and I wish for cool! Mornings are lovely, mid to high teens but by the afternoon, the continental climate pattern kicks in and it is hot. We have not had rain for quite some time now, which is typical for late August , early September and although we had some heavy storms this summer the ground is powdery dry once more.
Despite that, I still have blooms, Roses, Snapdragons, Bee Balm, Actea, Fall Asters and the grasses are all at their best. I used to not appreciate grasses much but the more I have got to know them, the more I realise how attractive and useful they are especially for large area landscaping. There are so many different forms and blooming times. I only have room for a few in my small patch but here are the blooms gracing the garden at the moment.
From left: Tufted Hair Grass, Deschampsia, Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’, Fibre Optic Grass, Panicum elegans (annual), Miscanthus purpurea
This next arrangement features the annual Fibre Optic Grass, Panicum elegans, ‘Frosted Explosion.’ It is interspersed with Cosmos and Yarrow, Achillea millefolium, Chleome and Daucus carota.
Thank you Cathy of ‘Rambling In the Garden’ for continuing to host ‘IAVOM’. It is always a pleasure to see others’ arrangements and I admire you Cathy for always resposnding to so many people with your positive and encouraging comments.
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