I say this kind of tongue in cheek. I love this time of year, maybe because it is sorta winding down, because of the colors are so intense, because the temperatures are cooler and there are fewer bugs to contend with, but it is also because the season is winding down. Sorta. Still plenty to do in the gardens once Frostmas comes, beds to be cleared, covercrop sown, dahlias dug and stored, tulips planted. You know, so on and so forth. It has been a very busy week, some good, much of it challenging.
The gardens are still producing. Not like in the middle of the summer but there are still plenty of flowers out there to be had, and beautiful ones at that.
The dahlias are still going quite strong and I need to mark the ones that haven’t made the mark and will be destined to the compost pile or just into the weedy flower gardens for color. Besides the dahlias the chrysanthemums are really starting to come through.
This is just a few of the varieties that are starting to color up. I also have many that are only just budding up so there are still plenty of flowers to be had.
The flowers are drying nicely, many are in storage, and many are still hanging. They will start to be available the first week of October if all goes to plan, but stay tuned. There has been a spanner thrown into the works so I am not making plans too far in advance. There will be dried flowers, it is just you might have to be creative and arrange them yourself or make your own dried wreaths.
The newest in fashionable harvest wear, being modeled by yours truly is because I have broken my clavicle. Yup. Tuesday evening I was in the emergency room getting x-rays and here we are, or here I am anyway. Flowers take longer to harvest, and there is a lot I can’t or won’t be able to do, so after Columbus day I might suck in my pride and ask for a help party to get the garden sorta put away. I could be out for 6-8 weeks, and I haven’t quite had one week down yet. I will know more after my appt with orthopedics on Wednesday.
On that note, we are supposed to have a beautiful week this week coming so make sure you get a chance to enjoy it. I will keep you updated on things here at Lottarock, but at the moment, everything is the same. I look forward to seing many of you before the season ends, whenwever that might me.
Until next week. Allie