Seattle hasn’t had a frost yet so it isn’t as surprising that plants are still blooming. The witch hazel is in full bloom and the dahlias and marigolds in pots on the driveway are still throwing flowers here and there, though they are soggy beyond belief.
Here are some photos from the memory garden:
I have about six or seven different kinds of houseplant that started from seed form a Chiltern mix this spring. Photos follow. I have no idea what any of them are!
We had a wonderful weekend full of bright sun and calm winds. I watered the plants in the greenhouse well. It will be the last watering for the Clivia and Cymbidium plants before February unless they start to shrivel. On top of that, I used liquid orchid food on all the Clivia and orchid plants today to coax them to bloom more in the spring.
Later, I loaded all the patio plants into the greenhouse for the winter. The temperatures were down to 34 degrees last night. Luckily nothing outside suffered from frost damage of any kind. All the Dahlias are still blooming and I left them out in the driveway for now. I may move a few of them into the greenhouse. Most, however, will stay outside for the winter.
A very interesting find in the orchard garden today–I found two full-grown plants of Nicandra phyalodes near the cherry tree. I haven’t grown Nicandra for at least 20 years. The seeds must have been dormant in the soil and they came to life when we dug up the area next to the driveway. Amazing!
There were a few other fun flowers around the greenhouse and garden today.
