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Three Neat Plants
![Persicaria orientalis 'Shiro-gane Nishiki' [Nancy J. Ondra/Hayefield.com]](https://i2.wp.com/hayefield.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Persicaria-orientalis-Shiro-Gane-Nishiki-Ondra-3.jpg?resize=550%2C413&ssl=1)
First, my apologies to all of you who got the new post notification several days ago, only to find an incomplete post or a “page not found” error. Fourteen years of blogging, and I finally made the mistake I’ve been dreading, of hitting “Publish” instead of “Save Draft.” How mortifying. I promise to be more careful in the future!
If you happened to catch the draft post before I deleted it, you got a sneak peek at the first in this group of three neat plants: a glorious annual with a humdinger of a common name: ‘Shiro-gane Nishiki’ kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate (Persicaria orientalis, formerly Polygonum orientale). For the sake of convenience, I shall henceforth refer to it here as KMOTGG.
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2020
![October Bouquet [Nancy J. Ondra/Hayefield.com]](https://i2.wp.com/hayefield.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Fall-Arrangement-Ondra.jpg?resize=535%2C357&ssl=1)
A few weeks ago, an extended cold snap that ended with a light frost on the last night of summer nearly brought the growing season here to a screeching halt before fall even arrived. Fortunately, an extensive and well-deployed collection of blankets, tarps, sheets, and towels helped me get nearly everything through the chill, and the recent milder weather has truly been a gift. For this Bloom Day, I offer you a sampling of my October favorites for flowers, foliage, and fruits and seedheads here at Hayefield.
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – September 2020
With so many sad things going on all over, it seems shallow, in a way, to spend time focusing on pretty flowers. Or maybe there’s no better time to appreciate the small joyful things that are happening daily. With that in mind, will you join me on a virtual stroll to celebrate the beauty and bounty of the garden in September?
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