*Next* year, I'll have (I hope) ironweed, white, lavender and purple asters, goldenrod, purple joe pye weed, two-three kinds of sedum to show off, and if I'm really really lucky, milk weed, joe pye weed, staghorn sumac and queen of the prairie in my autumn garden. This year, I had a lot of bare spots, so I planted zinnias, which I haven't really done since ’97. I grew them from seed, and they got off to a slow start. By August, however, they were doing pretty well. By October, they were so large, they were toppling over, and, of course, succumbing, for the most part, to mildew.
zinnias. I have no idea they'd grow into plants 18” wide—I think I planted them 8–12” apart!
But they're still pretty. I've saved seeds of some of my favorites, and will try them again. And it was nice to see something grow: many of the perennials I planted, such as speedwell and daisies, got off to such a slow start I despaired of them, though they did finally grow; and some others, such as primula and knautia, didn't come up at all.
file created 16oct.
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