{"id":10592,"date":"2021-09-05T05:28:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T05:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=10592"},"modified":"2021-09-05T05:28:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T05:28:39","slug":"favorite-dahlia-and-other-labor-day-weekend-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/05\/favorite-dahlia-and-other-labor-day-weekend-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Dahlia and other labor day weekend highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The garden reflects two different worlds right now.  The first world is a very dry, hot summer world where plants are just trying to survive.  The second world is the world of pampered plants that have been watered all along and who love the heat\u2013they aren\u2019t struggling to survive and some are blooming wonderfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4406.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10597\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4406-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4406-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4406-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4406-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4406-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4406-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4406-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption>Seedling Dahlia\u2013really love the form and color of this one.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4407.jpg?w=474\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10596\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4408.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10595\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4408-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4408-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4408-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4408-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4408-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4408-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4408-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4409.jpg?w=474\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10594\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I barely spotted this camouflage bunny in the front yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4402.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10598\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4402-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4402-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4402-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4402-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4402-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4402-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4402-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4401.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10599\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4401-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4401-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4401-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4401-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4401-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4401-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4401-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pampered begonia on the patio below.  This is Funky Pink in its third year from seed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4395-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4395.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10600\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4395-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=10600\" class=\"wp-image-10600\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4395-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4395-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4395-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4395-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4395-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4395-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4395-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a seedling heliotrope below.  This one lives up to the heliotrope hype.  The color is deep and rich and the fragrance is sweet vanilla honey.  Even Leon noticed this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4410-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4410.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10601\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4410-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4410-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4410-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4410-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4410-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4410-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4410-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And in the greenhouse, the Sinningia and most of the Streptocarpus are blooming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4411.jpg?w=474\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10603\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4412.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10602\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4412-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4412-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4412-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4412-scaled.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4412-scaled.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_4412-scaled.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The garden reflects two different worlds right now. The first world is a very dry, hot summer world where plants are just trying to survive. The second world is the world of pampered plants that have been watered all along and who love the heat\u2013they aren\u2019t struggling to survive and some are blooming wonderfully. I &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/05\/favorite-dahlia-and-other-labor-day-weekend-highlights\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Favorite Dahlia and other labor day weekend highlights<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10592"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10604,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10592\/revisions\/10604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}