In a Vase on Monday: Seasonal Favourites

I love autumn. It is not only leaf colour, but also the softer light, the grasses, and the flowers that bloom at this time of year.

Today I have chosen some favourites for my Monday vases, as I join Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for her Monday meme. I am making the most of the last flowers after our first (thankfully light) frost on Saturday night. Only a few Anemones seemed to have been affected and were hanging their heads first thing.

So, first of all, the red berries and pinky orange foliage of Viburnum opulus, combined with the pure sunshine of the yellow Helianthus tuberosus (Topinambur).

Both of these plants light up my morning amble around the garden with Anouk, and even on a dull day they brighten the view across the garden.

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Then the asters and salvias.

My special salvias that may or may not make it through the winter are showcased in this tiny autumnal vase. Let me see if I can remember their names: pale pink ‘Joy’, yellow ‘Golden Girl’, red ‘Royal Bumble’, blue ‘Aromax Blue’, and the peachy coloured one is ‘Sierra San Antonio’. Fingers crossed at least one will survive, but I am predicting a harsh winter as we haven’t had a really cold one for several years now….

This next vase contains some leftover asters from last week’s vase, along with some pink Salvia viridis, a pink and a yellow Echinacea, a deep blue Nigella, and a red snapdragon.

And finally, my Etsy vase full of gorgeous asters – most names are forgotten, but the deep pink at the back is Alma Poetschke, and the dark purple one is September Ruby. The blue one at the front is ‘Blauer Gletscher’.

And there is a sprig of silver Artemisia in there for good measure. (I just had to use this photo simply because of my funny bird looking up at me! LOL!)

What a joy it is to have so many flowers at the end of September. I am not sure what happened to most of this month, as it flew by on a whirlwind of travel and apple-picking! Do you feel the same? And are you looking forward to the golden month of October as much as I am?

Wishing you sunshine and flowers this week.

Happy Gardening!