{"id":199,"date":"2007-09-12T12:03:47","date_gmt":"2007-09-12T19:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/?p=199"},"modified":"2008-02-05T23:12:46","modified_gmt":"2008-02-06T06:12:46","slug":"crabby-about-chrysanthemums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/?p=199","title":{"rendered":"Crabby about Chrysanthemums"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have nothing against Chrysanthemums but ……it feels to me like the garden industry is pushing these Flowers so hard that nowadays Fall = Chrysanthemums. <\/p>\n

I think that is BORING. I also think it is a disservice to the wonderful Flowers that bloom in the fall without having to be imported from Home Depot. I don’t think we need a zillion Chrysanthemums around the place right now. So much is still colorful and blooming in and out of gardens. Fall is a colorful time and not just during “peak foliage”. The clouds are dramatic shades of purple and blue. The fields and gardens are filled with a lot of vibrant Flowers and foliage. Yes, sometimes the annual Flowers are a bit bedraggled by now, but often they are not. The slugs and bugs have had their way, but ultimately have not prevailed. <\/p>\n

Really, there is no need to “mummify”.<\/p>\n

I thought I would prove my point by going out and taking some pictures of what is blooming right now in our gardens. I didn’t think much about fall when I planted any of the gardens however even without focusing on it, the gardens are a wonderful jumble of fall Flowers. All but the Sunflower pictures and the final shot of the Red Shiso were taken today. <\/p>\n

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\nThe Sunflowers glory in fall’s clear bright light.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Even a solitary Sunflower makes a big moment of beauty.
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\n<\/span>The Torchflowers <\/em>have fall panache as well, and the bumble bees love them.
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\n<\/span>The Orange Zinnias continue their display in the vegetable garden and now the Cosmos come into their own making a vibrant contrast to the Zinnias. <\/p>\n

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A few rogue Red Zinnias slipped in amongst the Orange Zinnias and look wonderful against the Red Shiso backdrop.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>In the perennial beds, Persian Carpet and Old Mexico Zinnias are zesty against the Sedum “Ruby Glow.”
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\n<\/span>They also shine all by themselves and don’t stop blooming for a moment.
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\n<\/span>The Sedum “Autumn Joy” is about to come into its own after filling the gardens with cushions of soft green buds all summer.
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The Heliotropes are also at their best right now. They grow so slowly, but reward our patience amply.
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Even the Begonias which have done heavy duty service on our front porch all summer still look lovely. <\/p>\n

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Out in the Rose garden, a few Roses throw off a second bloom for us.
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<\/span>And those Roses that don’t give us the glory of their Rose hips.
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The Asters or Michaelmas Daisies begin to fill the hedgerows, fields, and garden beds. They make a colorful counterpoint to all the Goldenrod. <\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>In the Arbor Garden the Lingularia “Desdemona” blends with Black Eyed Susans.<\/p>\n

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Overhead, wands of Black Cohosh (Cicimifuga Racemosa<\/em>), covered with honeybees. give off their heady tropical fragrance.
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<\/span>And if foliage is what you are after, the Red Shiso is looking pretty spectacular. Here it is, just as the sun hits it after one of our recent rains. <\/p>\n

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I have nothing against Chrysanthemums but ……it feels to me like the garden industry is pushing these Flowers so hard that nowadays Fall = Chrysanthemums. I think that is BORING. I also think it is a disservice to the wonderful Flowers that bloom in the fall without having to be imported from Home Depot. I … Continue reading Crabby about Chrysanthemums<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}