| Welcome! |
As days with clear blue skies and temperatures in the 70’s continue, fall is just around the corner as I gaze into the garden. As the seasons change so does the landscape, with much anticipation for the colorful display to arrive. Hopefully the time will not pass by too quickly, as for right now this gardener is living in the moment. Welcome to my zone 7b Long Island garden. Join me for a tour!
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| Patio Garden: Weeping Norway Spruce and Sedum ‘Pure Joy’ |
One of the major signs of autumn arriving in the garden is the appearance of Sedum blooms. This late summer blooming cultivar is Sedum ‘Pure Joy’, which tends to stay at a more more compact height of just twelve inches tall. It is accompanied by Weeping Norway Spruce.
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| Another View of the Patio Garden |
Viewing the patio garden from another angle, here is Juniper ‘Blue Star’ and Nandina ‘Obsession’ joining the spruce and sedum. This variety of Nandina is a dwarf evergreen, non-invasive cultivar, which does not produce berries or seeds; hence, safe for birds.
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| Liriope ‘Big Blue’ |
Along the shade border, Liriope ‘Big Blue’ is showing off its deep purple blooms this time of year.
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| Pool Border |
Here is Sedum ‘Thundercloud’, which I bought years ago at the local nursery. It does resemble a cloud with its tight clusters of star-like white blooms.
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| Double Red Knock Out Rose Mid-September |
Even though it is September, Double Red Knock Out Roses are blooming and will continue up until the first frost…
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| Ornamental Grasses & Sedum in Pool Border |
while Dwarf Maiden Grass ‘Yaku Jima’ displays its wispy plumes, joined by Sedum ‘Brilliant’.
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| Sedum ‘Brilliant’ |
I had separated some Sedum and started new plants last summer and the newer plants have a deeper color pink bloom. They are both the same cultivar, but with a different look!
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| Nepeta ‘Blue Wonder’ Mid-September |
Newly added this summer to the pool border is Nepeta ‘Blue Wonder’, a more compact variety of catmint, growing to just 9-12 inches tall by 12-18 inches wide, and with deeper blue blooms.
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| Patio Border Western Side |
Along the patio border, Japanese Maple ‘Trombly’s Red Sentinel’ has been pushing out new growth…
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| Salvia ‘Blue By You’ Mid-September |
and Salvia ‘Blue By You’ has been blooming since mid-May!
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| Iris Garden Renovation |
I have shown this iris garden area every spring, which I had watched my mom plant when I was growing up. The once beautiful massing of iris had been taken over by wild ferns that had invaded the garden, and no matter how hard I tried to eliminate them, they would continue to persist. It took several years of contemplating, but I finally had my crew clear the area and plant these beautiful hydrangeas just two weeks ago. I think my mom would approve and think of her every time I look at them.
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| Hydrangea ‘Fire Light Tidbit’ |
While the new Hydrangea ‘Fire Light Tidbit’ displays its beautiful panicle white blooms that will fade to pink, Abelia ‘Kaleidoscope’ is blooming along the patio border. It’s colorful evergreen foliage is complemented by white tubular flowers.
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| Abelia ‘Kalidoscope’ Late Summer |
The bumblebees are really enjoying the late summer blooms too!
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| Echinacea Pow Wow ‘Wild Berry’ |
The Echinacea has been done blooming for some time and the Goldfinches have been enjoying the seeds, but just yesterday there were new blooms, so no complaints here! The garden always has surprises in store!
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| Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’ (Coral Bells) |
As the summer winds down, Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’ in its planter continues to add some color to the patio area…
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| Hydrangea ‘Nikko Blue’ Mid-September |
and the dried flowers of Hydrangea ‘Nikko Blue’ are just nice to look at.
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| Taking Time Out! |
The newly added garden statue that is tucked in among Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar and Heuchera ‘Caramel’ invites one to stay a while and perhaps read a book…
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| Dipladenia |
as the deep pinkish-red blooms of Dipladenia continue to shine along the patio.
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| Front Lawn |
As we come to the end of the tour, here’s a little bit of those blue skies I mentioned when we started. The month of September certainly has its moments.
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