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Seed pods of Japanese Waxbells Shadow of the gardener. Starfish like foliage of Rose Campion. Above- Patrina, the Golden Lace Flower. Rayless Boltonia

Above- Salvia “Indigo Spires” and foliage of” Harrington’s Pink” New England Aster. Little Bluestem “Standing Ovation” Shrub Hypericum “Blues Festival” and the Prairie Golden Aster. “Raydon’s Favorite” Aromatic aster Unknown variety- heirloom hardy chrysanthemum. Japanese Spurflower Persicaria “Amethyst Summer”

Many nights in the high 30’s and low 40’s, but still no frost. Late bloomers are still colorful, but warm season annuals are fading. The above is the Grass Leaved Goldenrod. It is delicate and pretty, but can spread. The bonfire colors of French marigolds, and below the African marigold “Crackerjack”. The small French marigoldsContinue reading “Early October at the Goffstown Historical Society Gardens”

Above are the pink New England aster “Colonial Boston” and the white New England aster “Colonial Providence”.

I found this unnamed heuchera at the garden center down the road and brought it home. It has all the apple and maple leaf colors of autumn. It glows from within. And then, on Etsy, I found Amsonia “Butterscotch”, which flowers powder blue in spring and turns to precious amber in autumn. Every morning now,Continue reading “Colors of Autumn”

This is Caryopteris divartica “Blue Butterflies”, another Japanese edge of the woodland perennial blooming now in my New Boston garden. This plant can become very large, and becomes a die back shrub in our winters, coming back from the roots in spring. It can take half sun. It is also a determined seeder, and littleContinue reading “Ethereal Flowers”

And the asters and aconitums have yet to bloom!

New England aster “Violetta” . Hybridized in Europe. This came from Digging Dog Nursery in California, ordered on line. This nursery has choice asters, persicarias, ornamental grasses and aconitums. “Torch” tithonia, the Mexican sunflower. Easily raised from seed planted in June. A fast growing annual. Easy for anyone. The white spires are Persicaria “Alba”. AboveContinue reading “Blooming Today”

Gardens don’t need to be abandoned after August. Here is proof in these late flowering borders. Above- “Candles” canna, zinnias, and “Miss Huff” lantana. The native New Hampshire Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa), shown below- Canna “Pretoria” above, and the Late border in front of the old red schoolhouse below. The grass in the foreground isContinue reading “At the Goffstown Historical Society Gardens- September 8, 2022”