What's Fresh September 5

The days are shorter, the nights are longer and cooler and the fields are becoming empty. The grain field on our north side was harvested weeks ago and the potato harvest has begun a few miles south...it is fall. Before it is all over I wanted to share a bit with you.

Such an odd year...it is not unusual to get a second bloom from this clematis, but unheard of to get one so late. It looks fantastic with the ash berries in the background.

We continue to harvest each morning but the pace is much more relaxed--there are fewer varieties to harvest and it stays cooler longer. What a tremendous difference a few days can make, just last week we were scrambling to get everything done before the killer heat at noon.

These rows are just gorgeous...in the early morning it looks as if it has snowed on the euphorbia.

Finally the sunflowers are blooming as they should, they are unstoppable.

Lime Light hydrangea row in full bloom.

Our last view of the sweet peas--I have been putting RT off for a week now--this row needs to be torn down so the ground can be worked in readiness for tulip planting, but they are just so lovely. In the evenings their fragrance covers the farm.

It is unheard of to have sweet peas in late August, a miracle to have them in September!


Ready for delivery tomorrow:

Celosia in multiple color variations--lime green is my favorite.

We also have yellow and orange combinations and fuchsia.

Lime Light Hydrangea--the extended cool period was excellent for this hydrangea. The heads are full, huge and because they have not been bleached out by the sun, are very lime green.

We finally have more suns than we need--surprise!

Hot Biscuit (Gold) Amaranth

We are celebrating the fall season with grasses--we have two new varieties this week.

Lime Light Millet

This millet is very similar to our Foxtail millet except the heads are much larger.

Switch Grass
Not new to us, just new on the truck.

Tapestry Grass

Large golden heads, curiously woven on a strong stem.

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