Fall is Here

Temperatures are dropping. I'm starting to think about bringing the herb garden inside. I have planted some daffodils and crocuses (from Job Lot), irises in the pot on the front stoop, and the fall-blooming crocuses from White Flower Farm. The tulips will arrive in the mail soon. My morning glories are still okay and I'm harvesting a ton of seed pods. The calibrachoa is hanging on as well. The dinner plate dahlia bloomed last week (finally!) although the blooms are probably 5" across instead of 12". It's almost as tall as I am! The sunflowers are struggling at best - I've thinned them out a lot, and the cosmos don't look very good - sort of leggy.

Herb Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potato Risotto and Bread

Succulents!

Bought at Highland Farm:
Sedum Cauticola "Stonecrop"
Sedum Spurium "John Creech"
Yellow Ice Plant
Hens and Chicks

Bought at the Rose Shack:
10 purple, white, and yellow crocus bulbs
10 white and pink daffodils

Lily of the Valley

Mom let me dig up some of the lily of the valley from behind the house to plant at my house! I will put it between the front steps and the bulkhead to the basement to keep it from spreading. I hope to have more success than my last attempt - last year I tried growing from pips in a pot and not a single one sprouted.

Job Lot bulbs

Anemone Decaen x75 - white, red pink, blue
Narcissus x12 - mixed yellows
Crocus x50 - white, purple, blue

White Flower Farm Bulbs

Ordered from White Flower Farm:
Champagne Diamond Tulip x6 - Peach/pink
Angelique Tulip x6 - pale pink
Fall-Blooming Crocus Mixture x25 - yellow, purple, white
Constellation of Blue Stars Ipheions x50 - blue and white
Lily Naturalizing Mix x25 - warm tones
Lemon Glow Trumpet Daffodil x6 - pale yellow
Old-Time Peony Collection x3 - red, white, pink

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