A few notes from my garden to keep in mind for next year:
- The basil from the Maplewood Garden Club plant sale has been great in the front. Oregano and rosemary also did fine there, but I used them farrrrr less frequently.
- The back plot needs more plants with height. The foxglove is good but short when not blooming.
- Begonias did great in the back plot and the lungwort has been a terrific performer.
- The front needs larger plants. I love the brachyscome and portulaca, but they're very small.
- The verbena, of which I think I planted 5-7, did a great job filling in and bloomed all summer, so that's a winner if you can do enough of them to get a mass effect. But again, very short plants.
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| Anenome has still not bloomed, though buds have long been present |
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| Basil, portulaca |
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| Brachyscome, portulaca |
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| The crepe myrtle is blooming |
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| Lavender, artemesia, brachyscome |
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| The mini-lilac is blooming again! Did not see that coming. |
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| This is not from my garden - it is a fungus in the reservation. But isn't it pretty? |
