Time to Tidy up the Gardens
With all of the extra rain we have had this fall, the grass just keeps on going. Flowers seem to have a better timeline. As I was getting ready for morning errands, I looked out to the square garden and thought it could use some shaping up. Iris, lilies, and phlox have had their hay day. The extra rain made for taller foliage for the winds to tip them over.
Autumn Joy, my favorite plant for this time of year.
As soon as I got back from the eye doctor . . . by the way, I had a great report with no change in lens needed, I changed clothes and found my garden shears. My eyes had been dilated earlier; it was a good thing to put that head down and start the task of making the gardens tidy. It didn’t take long, Butter Ball and Snuggles were right in the thick of it with me. I finished with a huge pile of foliage that will need to dry down before it finds its way to the burning barrel. The hosta are holding their own and will live to enjoy a bit more time in the gardens. The Autumn Joy, a wonderful sedum, now can claim the spotlight.
Butterflies love the Autumn Joy. It is sad that we have so few Monarch Butterflies to adorn them.