Romeo at Attention

Halloween Bud

It looks like Halloween but I don't think it will last till then.  This one could possibly be Caballero.

What the heck?

I've been pulling these little twiggy things from all over the ring garden ever since we converted it to a garden.  They're growing up through from underneath the soil we added.  This one managed to get big without me finding it.  After yanking it out I noticed it kind of looks like a rose...?  So I dug it back in to see what happens.
Do you think it might be wild rose?

Weeping Solomon's Seal

Such a pretty pale yellow... hostas are mostly looking like this too.

Bright Red

Finally got a pic to turn out!

Fall has Arrived

'Huron Sunrise' in Kelly's garden.  (PS:  I still have dahlias blooming!)

No frost again

Looks different than yesterday...

Yellow Star

Chance of frost tonight...

Accomplishment

Today I didn't even get outside with my camera.  But I had a great work day.  Aside from a couple of big projects, I've also crossed lots off my to-do list.

Plant Moves - Back Centre

Kelly has been busy the last couple of days.  He moved the tall 'David' and 'Blue Boy' phlox from here to the far end of the back centre garden (behind 'Laura').  Seems strange because they had been in this spot since the garden was first planted.
From that spot he dug up the pale pink Oriental lilies and moved them here.  He also moved the pink monkshood here.  Some of the purple iris will go back along the left side.  Two 'Mojave' lilies will be moved into here, along with the sea holly from the rock garden.  Hoping to get two dahlia in here next year too - Glenbank Twinkle and Orchid Beauty.

Big Bulbs

Oriental lily bulb - the size of a squash!

Too cold to garden

It's the cold wind that's keeping me inside.  Today we had to resort to Catan.

Go for a Dip?

The water had receded a bit by this point - easily a foot deep.  We could get some float beds and martinis and pretend we have a pool - but only after it rains.

Breast Cancer Ribbon

Here's what I got for my donation.  Get yours at Instant Flawless Tanning on Dutch Village Road in Halifax.

Frost Warning

Last night we had a frost warning for all of the Maritimes.  I was waiting patiently this morning for it to get light so I could see if I still had blooms - and YIPPEE!  No frost for the next 3 days but lots of wind and rain.  Hoping I still might get to see 'Yellow Star'.  Apparently lots of people had frost and Neil in Tantallon lost all his begonias and such.  I guess we're kind of protected even though we're on a hill.

So Pretty

This will probably be the last of the dahlia pictures - forecast calls for frost tonight :(

Karma Bon Bini Opening

This one is so bright!

Dahlia 'Giggles'

Sid's picture is dead-on.  This one isn't as tall and the bloom isn't as big as Alpen Cherub, but that's probably because it's so late blooming.  The colour is AWESOME!

'Little Scottie' Dahlia

This is a tiny bloom - pehaps 1.5" across - but very bright and pretty.
Unusual gardening this year.  Not only do I have new asiatic lilies that are in bud, I also have a stalk of the early Digby daylilies full of buds.

Back Garden in September

You can see why my bluebeard is called "Snow Fairy".

Dahlia Update

Blooming:
Alpen Cherub
Longwood Dainty
Preference
Orchid Beauty
Glow
Kasasagi
Art Deco
Galley's Red

In bud:
Glenbank Twinkle
Cornel
Karma Bon Bini
Little Scottie
Brookside Snowball

Dahlia 'Preference'

We needed rain and we definitely got it today.  We didn't need the wind that came with it though.  Orchid Beauty is lying on the ground and I lost most of my newly blooming glads.  Ugh!  I should have re-staked the dahlia after Earl.

Huron Sunrise

This grass in Kelly's garden was all tipped over after the storm, despite being in a big hoop.  Didn't matter how much adjusting we did, it kept wanting to flop over.  Kelly used the leaf blower to blow it back into shape!

Survived the Storm

So glad this one survived Hurricane Earl!

Calm Before the Storm

The weather has been too hot to enjoy the garden all week.  I wanted to capture this picture before Earl hits tonight.