What the Flock is Blooming This Week? 🐑🌿
MVP STATUS: SEPTEMBER 13-19
Somehow we’re already halfway through September, but the garden is VERY MUCH still in business. 😂 Warm soil, cooler days and plenty of time for new perennials to settle in before winter. Meanwhile, Rudbeckias are glowing, grasses are showing off and the pollinators are still clocked in. THE CALENDAR SAYS FALL. THE GARDEN SAYS KEEP PLANTING. 🌿 This week’s flock is looking ridiculously good and ready to go. All 25% OFF.
If September had an official flower, THIS THING WOULD BE RUNNING FOR OFFICE. 😂 Our native Black-Eyed Susan brings golden-yellow flowers with dark centres right when the garden needs another blast of colour. Give it full sun, plant a few together and let the pollinators move in. It can be short-lived, but happily self-seeds when conditions are right. RUDBECKIA DOESN’T NEED A FIVE-YEAR PLAN. IT JUST SHOWS UP AND MAKES MORE RUDBECKIA.
With a name like ‘Autumn Bride’, SEPTEMBER IS HER MOMENT. 😂 Big fresh green leaves form a beautiful mound before tall, airy sprays of creamy-white flowers rise above the foliage from late summer into fall. Fantastic in part shade with Hostas, ferns and other woodland plants. EVERYBODY ELSE IS GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE PARTY. AUTUMN BRIDE JUST WALKED IN.
Toad Lily is a terrible name for something THIS GOOD LOOKING. 😂 ‘Autumn Glow’ brings beautifully variegated foliage to the shade garden, followed by wonderfully weird, orchid-like flowers late in the season. Give it part shade and consistently moist, well-drained soil. TOAD LILY ON THE LABEL. ABSOLUTE SUPERMODEL IN THE GARDEN.
WHO PUT STRIPES ON THE GRASS? 😂 ‘Strictus’ is instantly recognizable thanks to horizontal yellow bands running across tall green blades, creating that famous zebra effect. Give it full sun and enough room to show off, and late season brings even more height, movement and texture. THE OTHER GRASSES SHOWED UP IN GREEN. STRICTUS APPARENTLY GOT THE DRESS CODE.
There’s a reason you see ‘Goldsturm’ EVERYWHERE. IT WORKS. 😂 Masses of golden-yellow flowers with dark centres sit above tidy green foliage from late summer into fall. Give it full sun, plant several together and let the pollinators handle the rest. SOMETIMES YOU DON’T NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. YOU JUST NEED MORE GOLDSTURM.
Tiny flowers. ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF ACTION. 🐝😂 ‘Blue Cloud’ produces masses of pale blue-lavender flowers over fragrant green foliage, creating a soft cloud of colour that keeps going late into the season. Give it sun and good drainage and watch the bees discover it almost immediately. APPARENTLY WORD TRAVELS FAST IN THE BEE COMMUNITY.
A fern called ‘Ghost’ in September? PERFECT TIMING. 👻 Silvery-grey fronds with darker stems practically glow in a shady garden, especially beside deep green Hostas and other woodland plants. Give it part to full shade and moist, well-drained soil. YOUR DARK LITTLE GARDEN CORNER JUST GOT VERY EXPENSIVE-LOOKING.
Have a shady spot where you’ve tried EVERYTHING? STOP FIGHTING IT. 😂 Japanese Beech Fern brings fresh green fronds and beautiful woodland texture to cool, shady areas with moisture-retentive soil. When it’s happy, it can gradually spread into a natural-looking colony. THE SHADE HAS WON. PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL AND GIVE IT A FERN.
Sometimes the garden needs something OTHER THAN GREEN. 💜 ‘Palace Purple’ forms a handsome mound of bronze-purple foliage that brings instant contrast to borders and shade gardens. Tuck it beside bright green Hostas, ferns or chartreuse foliage and everybody suddenly looks better. SHE DOESN’T FOLLOW TRENDS. SHE WAITS FOR THEM TO COME BACK.
🐈 Nepeta ‘Chartreuse on the Loose’
First of all, CHARTREUSE ON THE LOOSE. 😂 Bright chartreuse foliage topped with blue-purple flowers creates a colour combination that practically jumps out of the garden. Give it sun to part sun and well-drained soil and let the pollinators join the party. CHARTREUSE LEAVES. BLUE FLOWERS. COMPLETELY UNSUPERVISED. EXACTLY AS ADVERTISED.
🌟 Solidago ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
This little thing is basically SEPTEMBER IN A POT. 😂 ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ stays compact while producing masses of golden-yellow flowers that bring a huge shot of late-season colour and plenty of pollinator action. Give it full sun and plant a few together for maximum effect. SMALL PLANT. BIG SUNSHINE. SEPTEMBER NEEDED THIS.
