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Monday, September 16, 2024

A Few Notes from the Rock Garden

 The 'Autumn Joy' sedum still isn't in full bloom, but it looks like it's going to be a dusky deep pink. The other tall sedum, the one with the light purple blossoms is still lovely.
autumn joy sedum


Calico asters have started coming up along the edge of the rock garden, and they are going to get to stay. I think that would look nice if they would establish themselves.
calico aster


This is the last of the plants I bought at the Garden Club sale. It's another ice plant. This one is 'Granita Orange.' It may be a little less hardy than the other two, but I guess I'll know in the spring. I tore out some of the Sedum sexangulare to put it in. There's way too much of the other.
granita orange ice plant


Finally, just something I never noticed before. I'm pretty sure these are grape hyacinths. They are sprinkled hither and yon all over the rock garden. But I didn't realize they can put up leaves in the fall if the weather is mild. It doesn't hurt them at all. Actually, I'm glad to see some here, because I also added some crocus bulbs to this space earlier this summer. Those should look nice together in the spring.
grape hyacinth leaves in fall


In other news: I finished marking the edits to How to Hike... Tomorrow, I'll start actually making changes in the file. I have one more week to get this done without a fee. Shouldn't be a problem.

I walked to the Post Office.

Miles walked in 2024: 439

See Sunshine Between the Sprinkles

3 comments:

Ann said...

That last one does look like the grape hyacinth that I have. I don't recall ever planting any but they come up all over the front

Sharkbytes said...

Ann= I only ever planted a few, but they are all over the rock garden and even in the yard.

The Oceanside Animals said...

Lulu: "Ayyy, our Dada says Granita Orange sounds like something he would get to drink at an Italian restaurant, and that now he wants one ..."