Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - October 2011

Submitted by Lisa on Fri, 2011-10-14 18:36
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Inspired by the blooms on my Tropicanna cannas, I set out to create a container garden that would satisfy my cravings for the warm, rich, saturated colors of fall. I'm linking my post to Garden Bloggers Bloom Day for October. Garden Bloggers Bloom Day is a cool idea by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. On the 15th of every month, people around the globe share what's blooming in their garden.

Here's the combo I came up with: dark foliage contrasted by hot, bright colors. Back in May, using some birthday money, I got this Tropicanna Black canna from Bristol's Garden Center in Victor, NY. The canna did well in the ground, but last month I moved it to this container. It survived the transplant well, I'm happy to say. I found the linear-leaved croton (lower right) in the "houseplants" department at Home Depot. The ornamental peppers I found in the floral department of my local supermarket - Wegmans.

 

Fall container recipe: Tropicanna Black cannas (top), ornamental peppers (bottom left) and linear-leaved croton (lower right). From Garden Bloggers Bloom Day October 2011 post on Your Easy Garden (www.youreasygarden.com)

Tropicanna Black canna (top), ornamental peppers (lower left) and croton (lower right)

My Flower Carpet roses are still blooming their heads off, and the petals have hung in there despite all the pelting rain…

Flower Carpet roses (Coral on left, Amber on right). For Garden Bloggers Bloom Day October 2011 post on Your Easy Garden (www.youreasygarden.com)

Flower Carpet roses. Coral (left) and Amber (right)

 And here are the little 'Thumbelina' zinnias planted this spring by my 4-year-old daughter. They came in a "Veggie Tales" seed packet she picked out herself:

'Thumbelina" zinnias from a Veggie Tales seed packet. From Garden Bloggers Bloom Day October 2011 post on Your Easy Garden (www.youreasygarden.com)

Only a few blooms left on my threadleaf coreopsis, so the ones remaining really pop out at you!

Threadleaf coreopsis bloom. From Garden Bloggers Bloom Day October 2011 post on Your Easy Garden (www.youreasygarden.com)

 

Well, that's about it - hope to hit the 99-cent clearance shelf of perennials this weekend and get some fall planting in!
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Beautiful Post!

On October 18th, 2011 Lisa says:

Wow, I consider that a great compliment after seeing the spectacular October Bloom Day post on Rhone Street Gardens! As I said in my comment on that post, you are a born writer and photographer! Are you participating in Nancy Ondra's Fall Color Project 2011 on her Hayefield blog? With your great photography, I'd love to see what you post…
  

I must remember to put some

On October 18th, 2011 Lisa says:

Hi Holley, Thanks so much for visiting Your Easy Garden. Glad you liked the canna in the container - I sure had fun playing around with colors that day! Do you also participate in GBBD? Do you have a blog? If so, let me know - I'd love to check it out and see what's going on your neck of the woods!

Thumbelina

On October 18th, 2011 Lisa at Your Easy Garden says:

Hi Nell! Thanks for visiting Your Easy Garden and for your wonderful comment. Yes, the multicolored Thumbelina zinnias added a late season rainbow of color in our front sunny bed. I also joined your blog, Secrets of a Seed Scattered and drooled over the lemongrass, purple heart and other plants I love but don’t see too much of up here in my Zone 6ish garden in western New York. I’m inspired to try to find both of those plants next season (and then bring the purple heart in as a houseplant at the end of the season).

Beautiful Post!

On October 17th, 2011 Scott Weber says:

Lovely blooms! I must say, I’m starting to like Cannas more and more…there is something wonderful about those richly colored leaves :-)

Lovely canna. Happy GBBD.

On October 15th, 2011 Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardens says:

Lovely canna. Happy GBBD.

I must remember to put some

On October 15th, 2011 HolleyGarden says:

I must remember to put some cannas in containers!  It looks so good - and dramatic!  Makes a great statement.  Your other blooms are pretty, too.  Happy GBBD!

Thumbelina

On October 15th, 2011 Nell Jean says:

Precious, the little zinnias. Your daughter made a good choice. Here, they would attract late butterflies. I hope she sees some, too.

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