Evenings are getting really cold now, and it seems like the air is getting brighter and the biological clock, which also determines life in the garden, is slowing down. Summer is long gone: it is only getting colder and windier, a harbinger of weather to come. Still, everything is blooming: from the exuberant dahlias to the delicate pink of the Japanese anemones (Eriocapitella hupehensis). There are no more big jobs in the garden. It’s just a matter of keeping it up. For example, bald spots in the lawn can now be repaired, spent annuals removed and dead stems cut out of the perennials.
Bouquets of dried flowers Beautiful dried bouquets can be made with the cut flowers and stems. Not everything is suitable, but with a little imagination a lot is useful. The spent panicles of the yarrow (Achillea millefolium) dry excellently and then mix very well with the silvery shining annual honesty (Lunaria biennis) and the bright red calyces of the lantern plant (Physalis franchettii). The cute spikelets of plantain (Plantago) contrast very nicely with the dried yellow flower heads of common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).
