In a Vase on Monday: Patience

Happy September everyone!

I love this time of year! The garden is allowed to look a little shabby, the grasses are coming into their element, the house martins are doing acrobatics as they prepare to fly south for the winter, the sun is still hot but the nights are cool and the tomatoes are ripening. And even a few leaves are changing colour. 😁

In addition to all that, I returned from the UK to find these beautiful Gladioli flowering. They are Gladioli murielae, also know as Acidanthera murielae. I have grown the white ones for two years now – they smell divine. Unfortunately these pink ones, found at Farmer Gracy‘s, do not have that same perfume, despite the description on the website, but they do look rather pretty don’t you agree?

You need patience to wait for those buds to open, but they will. As will the Sedum ‘Herbstfreude’ (Autumn Joy). What a great name for a Sedum. The other flowers are from an unnamed Heuchera.

Patience is also needed with the builders putting down the foundation for our soon-to-come greenhouse. I have been looking forward to this happening for a long time, and now only a few more weeks to wait. So exciting!

Hope you are enjoying some calm and pleasant weather in your gardens this week. I have some catching up to do, but will   definitely take some time to stand and stare today. 😉

Many thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for hosting. Follow the link to see more Monday vases.

Happy Gardening!



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