Happy October
The calendar might say October but as I write this is is 80 degrees and sunny. Not a cloud in the sky. This means that the flowers are still here! We had a couple of close calls last week, patchy frost, but all the flowers escaped!
That being said, when my watch was giving out frost alerts every hour I got the flowers ready. I harvested just about every dahlia stem there was to harvest, and any other flower that could be harvested. I got the hoops out and the frost cloth to protect the chrysanthemums but yay, everything survived.
It looks as though our next brush with cold will be Thursday. Steve will have to cover them on Thursday night and uncover them in the morning. Then it looks like we will have another nice run of weather.
Meanwhile, I am going to start the clean up of the gardens. Plants that are no longer producing well enough and are just sooo tired looking, they will be added to the compost heap. I have to get started at some point because there is always a lot to do. The beds that will house the outside tulips are all ready to go, but that is about it for next spring’s bulb crops so far and the bulbs should be rockling in very soon now.
You must be asking yourself, what flowers will I have for October, well I will have the chrysanthemums, the asters are looking good, and the dahlias are still rocking like stars. There will still be enough flowers to make some beautiful bouquets.
While I remember to tell you. The flower shed will be closed on Friday Oct 10th. I plan on being open on the 14th from 1-4 (if Steve remembers to cover the flowers while I am away). Remember, if you are not getting the all important newsletter, please sign up. This gives you up to date info on the flower shed times and days open.
There will also be no blog next Sunday, but I will be back the following Sunday with many stories to tell of my travels. Yes, I am going to Belgium for all things floral and plant as well as a birthday celebration. (Not mine)
So I will return in a fortnight, and I will be dreaming of flowers. Allie