Bloom Day - October 2011

I finally got around to posting another entry for Bloom Day.  Let me tell you, it's looking pretty sad out there.  If I sound like a broken record about fall blooming plants or multi-season interest, it's because these are the ONLY things blooming in my garden right now.  I'm making a solemn vow that next fall, my garden will have a lot more going on.


Clockwise from upper left: Potted chrysanthemum,
re-blooming azaleas, volunteer chrysanthemum,
potted coleus, and volunteer impatiens.

My thanks to Carol, at May Dreams Gardens, for hosting the Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day each month.

Bloom Day - May 2011

It's my first official Bloom Day!  For those of you not "in the know", Bloom Day is the brain child of Carol from May Dreams Gardens.  On the fifteenth of each month, garden bloggers across the country post pictures of what is in bloom in their garden.

Upper Row: Salvia, Knockout Rose, Dianthus
Middle Row: Viburnum, Geranium, Centaura
Bottom Row: Nodding allium, the last rhododendron, and Dogwood 'Kousa'

I'm still surprised every single day in the garden. The centaura is growing from within a clump of holly and the nodding allium is in a bed that will soon be gone (mental note: dig it up and buy some more).  I also found two types of oxalis and a wild rose, but the pictures didn't do them justice.  I know posts like yesterday's make it seem like gardening and blogging about gardening is a chore, but I really am enjoying it...both the gardening and the blogging.

Have a great week, everyone!