Although the season is beginning to gently shut down, the parade of Japanese anemones is carrying on in my garden. First to bloom was ‘September Charm’ (Anemone x hybrida ‘September Charm’, Zone 6), with pink petals (technically tepals) and a darker pink flush on the reverse. It began blooming at the beginning of August and will continue for four weeks. My favourite of these … [Read more...] about ‘Honorine Jobert’ is a lovely late Japanese anemone
Japanese anemones
Signs of change in the garden
With autumn creeping in, there are changes in the garden. The foliage on lilacs and phlox has a grey cast to it, which is powdery mildew. This fungus infection is around gardens in late summer, when days are sunny and dry and the nights are cool. Fluctuating high and low humidity levels are an invitation to the powdery film, which is unsightly, but causes no lasting … [Read more...] about Signs of change in the garden
Taking advantage of dormancy
I’ve just returned from a long weekend in Algonquin Park (Zone 4), where the milkweed pods are crisply split open and the tree leaves are already more than half down. The vivid autumn foliage colours peaked early, about September 26, and one morning there was thick hoar frost coating plants and lawns. These are early signs of what I can soon expect in my Zone 6 garden, and … [Read more...] about Taking advantage of dormancy
