Category: gardening
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The Elkes (Geranium sanguineum ‘Elke’) have been blooming all summer. I like the bright color of the blooms which stand out nicely. They are though a bit sensitive when it comes to rain but new blooms emerge quickly to replace the damaged ones. The variety seems to be very suitable for the area and does…
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Up here in the north days are getting shorter and cooler. Luckily the weather has been nice — not too much rain and some sunshine. The Fall Phloxes (Phlox paniculata) are blooming. The white ones always start followed by the other colors. Next year I will try to find more varieties to have more colors.
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The Monkshood (Aconitum × stoerkianum) is doing well this summer. It is one of those old flowers that have been grown up here in the north for a long time. The bumblebees adore the flowers and there is constant buzz among the plants. Monkshoods protect themselves with a cocktail of poison though. The whole plant…
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It has been awhile since I have had any Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) growing. It is a native plant for the region and I remember it from the childhood. Nowadays you can have it in several different colors but the blue one is the original color.
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I did not plant any Corn Marigolds (Glepionis segetum) this spring put to my surprise I have plenty of them. It seems that they had self-seeded last year and decided to grow well during the summer. Well let’s see what happens next year. Will they be able to self-seed two years in a row.
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Garden Tree-mallow (Lavatera thuringiaca) is one of the reliable bloomers. It does well up here in the north but does need beanpoles when in full height. When it is blooming it is good time to start collecting some seeds for the next spring. The aquilegia, lupine and poppy seeds are now ready to be harvested.
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Planted some Siberian Poppy seeds (Papaver bracteatum) last year and now they are blooming nicely. Have been having them for the past ten years. The blooms are colored white, yellow, or orange.
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Splendens (Dianthus deltoides ‘Splendens’) gave a spectacular show this year. It bloomed long and had huge amount of flowers. Bought two pots last year just out of curiosity to see how would they do. Never did I expect results this good. This year planted some more from seeds.
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Lilies are doing well this summer. I have several different varieties in full bloom. For several years the Prunottos (Lilium ‘Prunotto’) have performed well and seem to be very suitable for this area. I like the bright color they have and they also seem to be very easy when it comes to the soil requirements.
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I sowed the Artic Fires (Dianthus deltoides ‘Arctic Fire’) last year and they are finally blooming. It will be interesting to see weather they make it through the winter because the sports I moved them to is a bit challenging when it comes to overwintering. For the safety’s sake I sowed some more for the…
Gardening in the North 