The Weekend

Sad looking pansies on the porch. This post is from last weekend.

Still getting some roses. It's been dry in Philly. No rain for over 40 days.

For my outside planter when I do it for Christmas. My wood was delivered and I've had several fires in October. My wood man retired. I'm happy for him. My furnace choose this time of year to need to be replaced. It was time. It's been here 30 years. Don't know how old it was because it was here when I bought the house. Nice and toasty now. I should never have to replace another one.

Bulbs were 50% off. Lucky me.

Isn't she lovely.

New artificial garland for indoors. I love the fresh type but it get too dry indoors.

Hope to organize the porch soon and start bulbs in containers. I have some to go in the ground also.

Cyclamens are always beautiful.

Amaryllis waiting to open and looks like another bloom stalk in there.

Forcing Hyacinths

 

Half price at Homedepot.

Ready to start growing roots.

The lighter colored bulbs are normally white, pink, and yellow. But there were only 3 of those in the bag. All into a card board box and covered with a black plastic bag, then onto the sunporch for cooling until they're ready.

My Sister’s Front Garden

 

Foliage covered in powdery mildew but the pumpkins keep coming in my sister's front garden. This is the first year she's had pumpkins for a while. The last time she grew them they were huge in all shapes and sizes including some gourds. I wish I had the sun to grow them in my yard.

She gave me a few heads with seeds to plant for next summer for my daughter who loves a type she had not seen before. Hopefully they'll look like the parent plant.

I love the harvest with all it's vegetables, pumpkins, gourds, and flowers.

Gardening

 

It was a beautiful day to garden. Planted the mums I got yesterday. Didn't see gourds yet though in stores but plenty of pumpkins.

Late for powdery mildew but it's gotten the honeysuckle. Thought it would be the zinnias but not yet.

Finches are snacking on the sunflowers.

The container was supposed to have only pansies and one mum but, I didn't have the heart to get rid of all the vines. There's still time when the weather gets cooler.

It's a beautiful day.