Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2011

Front path at Hayefield with Pennisetum 'Tift 8' (Vertigo) and Canna 'Wyoming' October 2011

Having several hundred photos to sort through made preparing this month’s Bloom Day post a daunting project, but also a fun one. After a few episodes of my computer freezing each time I added yet another image, I finally accepted that the post was getting even more excruciatingly long than usual. So, I’ve decided to split it into three parts: a proper Bloom Day post focusing on flowers and garden shots; another in a week or so for fruits, seeds, and grasses; and a third on leaves alone as my contribution to The Fall Color Project 2011.

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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – September 2011

Canna 'Phaison' (Tropicanna), Zinnia 'Profusion Yellow', Beta vulgaris 'Bull's Blood', Coreopsis 'Limerock Dream', Solenostemon (coleus) 'Oxblood', and Iresine herbstii 'Aureoreticulata' September 2011

No whinging about it being hot and dry here at Hayefield this month. Since August’s Bloom Day, we’ve received 16.95 inches of rain, which is *way* more than enough, thank you very much. The lack of sunshine has held back the fall extravaganza a bit, but it’s still pretty colorful around here. At this time of year, overview shots of the garden look better than closeups.

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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – August 2011

Patrinia scabiosifolia with unnamed Acer palmatum and Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo' (Diabolo) mid-August 2011

Despite this summer’s unusually hot and dry conditions, things are looking pretty good here at Hayefield.

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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – July 2011

Hemerocallis 'Nona's Garnet Spider' with Tanacetum vulgare 'Isla Gold' July 2011

There’s no shortage of color at Hayefield this month, despite the continuing dry spell. Certainly, the daylilies (Hemerocallis) seem to do all right, no matter what the weather. I’m not especially fond of them in general, but their flowers are a favorite summer treat for Daniel and Duncan, so most of the plants are relegated to the “alpaca snacks” garden. There are a few, though, that are sufficiently unique to earn a place in the front garden, starting with ‘Nona’s Garnet Spider’ (above).

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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – June 2011

Lavandula x intermedia with Stipa tenuissima

There’s lots going on here at the moment, even though it’s been disappointingly dry since the last Bloom Day. Without further chatter, let’s start with some herbs. Above, what was supposed to be ‘Provence White’ lavender but is clearly not, so I guess it’s just ‘Provence’ (Lavandula x intermedia), with pony tail grass (Stipa tenuissima).

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