Gardening information for zone 6 Ohio in neutral clay soil. The backbone of my gardens Hosta, Heather,
Heuchera, flowering shrubs, perennials, ground covers, conifers, and trees.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Rose Apricot Drift Mums Daisy Ilex Blue Princess

Gardening for the year is over and as with most gardeners we wait and plan for next Spring and what it brings.

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The beautiful Yorkshire Terrier Pagan dressed for Halloween stopping by the White Mums. This area looks so bare after being cut back other than a few Mums and Heuchera.

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The lone bloom coming out on my Rose Apricot Drift. Since I am doing more flowering shrubs, I think I may add a few more Roses in also, if I can find some more that do not need sprayed. I am not going to do the whole spraying thing, but I also do not want to deal with horrible foliage.

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I cut back the Daisies to new basal growth in mid September because I was going to be so busy and the new buds had burned up anyway. Well end of October and here is one that popped through. Weigela Dark Horse sets the background, but everything else is cut down in here, yet I have a new bud also on my Coreopsis Sunray.

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Ilex Blue Princess. This poor Holly has been moved probably 6 times in a few years time and is back to I believe it's second location. It hasn't hurt it being moved, although I'm not seeing much growth, which I wouldn't expect to after all the moves. The birds like it though and already have eaten all but a few berries.

50 comments:

Diana LaMarre said...

Amazing how that daisy came back and even bloomed!

Pagan looks adorable in her Halloween attire.

Julie Marie said...

Oooh I just love your adorable little Yorkie! hope you are having a blissful day... xoxo Julie Marie

Kate said...

Hi Cher!
We're getting ready for winter in CA too. One of my favorite roses here is a little shrub rose called 'Pillow Fight'. Nice foliage, small, and always seems to be in bloom. Reblooms even if you don't deadhead it - a real work saver.

Raffaella said...

I love this daisy, its beauty is so simple... Your Yorkshire is so nice with Halloween dress!... ;D Hugs!

Gardener on Sherlock Street said...

Pagen is too cute!
Gotta love a hearty daisy.

Pat M said...

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Sissy said...

oh my word she is ADORABLE!!!
I had the Dark Horse until it got to be about 14 feet high and I "shovel pruned" it!
Love the lone daisy.
How many yorkies do you have now?

Unknown said...

Lovely pictures as always. Your dog is so cute. I also love the rose and the daisy. Take care and all the best.

The Sage Butterfly said...

I also cut some things back in September, but they came up with some surprises. I guess they were saying, 'we are not done yet.' :)

GirlSprout said...

Cher, Pagan is a cutie. I don't think Aster would let me put a Halloween costume on her!

Mark and Gaz said...

It's lovely to see those blooms Cher, and pagan is looking fab too! Advanced Happy Halloween btw! :)

Malay-Kadazan girl said...

Adorable! The last plant is so hardy although moved many time.

One said...

LOL! You have Halloween clothes! That's really cute. Your terrier is very well groomed.

Lona said...

Oh how sweet your little Yorkie looks dressed in Halloween outfit. LOL!I want a Yorkie so much. Trick or Treat is here tonight and it is going to be a wet and miserable on for the little ones. It is so sad to see the blooms fading away Cher.
At least the roses are giving you a few last blooms.

Makarimi Abdullah said...

Love your daisy...so beautiful :)

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Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...

Hi Cher
One day your holly will take off, mine did after a couple of other locations.
I like that little sweetie in the first photo. :-)
Judith

Christine @ Stonehouse Living said...

Hi Cher,

Everything looks nice and tidy and ready for the winter!!
Pagan is a cutie with her Halloween outfit!
Thank you for your comment today...I really like the idea of closed door storage as well!
All the Best,
Christine

Rebecca said...

Cher, you used the 4-letter-word (snow) on my blog today. Oh, I'm SO not ready! I've not begun to cut back my perennials (as you have)! I'm still enjoying the sedum (though some have fallen - as have my mums...) "Next week, for sure!" I tell myself.

Rebecca said...

Cher, you used the 4-letter-word (snow) on my blog today. Oh, I'm SO not ready! I've not begun to cut back my perennials (as you have)! I'm still enjoying the sedum (though some have fallen - as have my mums...) "Next week, for sure!" I tell myself.

Casa Mariposa said...

I'm adding a 'Blue Maid' holly to my front border next spring. I hope it likes its spot!! David Austin's Sceptre d'Isle does very well in my hot, humid climate and never needs to be sprayed. It even takes a bit of shade!

BlueShell said...

At first: thank You for visiting me.
I must say she is lovely....yes, she is.

Here we do the same. One of these days i'll take some pictures of my garden to show you.
Winter is comming...the cold is out there...LOL


Hugs ans kisses.

The Darby Creek Diaries said...

It's sad to put the garden to bed for the winter, but fun to find things for next year. I have 3 "The Fairy" shrub roses that you can't kill. They don't get sprayed, have been mowed over by my father-in-law and moved at least twice. They are at least 16 years old. Pretty pink blooms (little) and easy to find.

Take care!

Magia da Inês said...

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Olá, amiga!
São fotografias muito bonitas... mesmo com poucas flores. Amei o cãozinho...
Bom fim de semana!
Beijinhos.
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People Who Know Me Would Say: said...

I'm smitten with your yorkie! How cute!

I'm your newest follower. Please stop by and say hi!

StoBlogger said...

I love that you give the real name of all your flowers and shrubs. It makes it much easier to get ideas from your garden blog.

Pagan is precious in her Halloween costume. Toby and Phoebe aren't dressing up this year. I've dressed them in the past to help me hand out treats but they bark so much at the trick-or-treaters's costumes that it isn't worth it for them to be running loose in the house.

Kippy Marrie said...

Olá amiguinha...
Linda as fotos, a que voce está é muito linda também.
Obrigada pela visita, amo te ver em meu blog.
Vim te desejar uma ótima semana, cheia de amor e saúde.
Fica com o Papai do Céu.
Aus da amiguinha Brasileira...

KIPPY

Dewi said...

Your pup is pretty! A few more roses will be fun, I think!

Renee-The Hungry Monster said...

Your dog is adorable.
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Giga said...

Niestety w ogrodach zostały już "resztki" kwiatowe, ale Twój ogród zdobi śliczny Yorkshire Terrier Pagan :-). Pozdrawiam

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Anonymous said...

I think the snow we just had has discouraged almost all plants to go into dormancy - all but the lespedeza and a couple of sturdy asters!

DeniseinVA said...

Your little Yorkie is adorable, especially in the Halloween outfit. Enjoyed your pictures, and thanks also for stopping by.

VW said...

Good luck to your poor holly - I also have a tendency to transplant things over and over. I'd better stop with the ones that are finally getting big or my back will break :-) I have many plans for transplanting all sorts of stuff next spring, though!

Allyson Bossie said...

Very cute Dog! We have two great pets as well!
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Malar said...

So cute dog!
Happy Haloween to you!

BlueShell said...

I thank you...for your visit and kind words.
See you...
Hugs

pam said...

Thanks for linking up to Garden Tuesday!

Pat M said...

I am blog hopping & following you from Beck Valley Books. Growing Old With Grace http://growing-old-with-grace.blogspot.com/. Hugs, GraceinAZ

Unknown said...

You have some beautiful photos here on your blog and Pagan looks adorable!

Passing through for the Beck Valley Book's blog hop :-)

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Elizabeth said...

Aww what a cute Halloween costume!! Glad I found you in a blog hop :)
Would love it if you could follow me back. Thanks
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Autumn Belle said...

Your Yorkshire is really cute when all dressed for Halloween. So these are the plants still blooming in late autumn.

Anonymous said...

Hey, thank you, you are also very cute! Thanks for visiting and return often!

Unknown said...

I know you will prosper come spring! I hate it when everything dies. It's kind of depressing.

CRichman said...

yorkie= super cute!!! I have a chihuahua who is my life. newest follower from the hop, please stop by. would love a follow back www.crichmanfreebies.blogspot.com

Tiana B. said...
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Tiana B. said...

Beautiful! Found you on a bloghop :) Would love a follow back! www.modernbabble.com

Unknown said...

I'm loving your blog, but I think I'm in love more with your garden and yorkie!!! I'm following from the weekend bloghop from Life According to Damaris, I'm their featured blogger this week. I hope to see you over at my blog whenever you have the chance. Have a wonderful weekend!

frugalmommieof2 said...

I'm stopping by from the Tues Train Hop and following by GFC. I'd love if you'd stop by my blog too.

Lisa
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Mrs. Lefler said...

Love this blog! Found you from the hop!


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