(12-09-2022, 03:55 PM)Scarlet Wrote:

(12-09-2022, 12:31 PM)JJB Wrote:

(12-09-2022, 11:22 AM)Scarlet Wrote:

(11-09-2022, 11:44 AM)JJB Wrote:

(11-09-2022, 11:28 AM)Scarlet Wrote: I definitely need to do some research on what flowers that will bloom in September. The dahlias go so well, but they look stunning with a few different blooms that will go with them. Less varieties and more of the same may help. Not much of a colour theme going on here as I'm using every stem I can pick. I've picked so much from the garden this year that I've little filler left. Raspberry is good... but I've picked all those too!

Picking every day means that I just have to go with colour/blooms that are perfect to pick. I've not deadheaded any dahlia yet - I've used every single bloom.

When you've researched September flowering whatever, could you share wit us (me)?  I think every year I've got to find something to brighten up the borders at this time of year apart from sedum.

For the garden you can't beat snap dragons - if yo don't get the extra tall F1s for cutting, there's loads in a pack and much shorter so are perfect for garden colour. Scabious? Mine are still going. Cosmos is a fab late summer option, first time for straw flowers for me this year but I would recommend.



The snap dragons here are tetra ruffled giants...they didn't get that big here as it's been too dry. I didn't stake, these are just in the garden so no use for picking. Ran out of space in the spring. I always grow scabious for late summer colour.

Thanks Scarlet, food for thought there.

Perennials that I have now would be penstemons and japanese anemones.

What I forgot to add and which has been brilliant for cutting this year is Rudbeckia Sahara. Not many in  apack of seeds but they are a really gorgeous colours - coppers, dirty pinks :} not quite sure how to describe! burgandys and are mixed. They are double petals... ....you may be able to spot them in the flower bunch photos I posted earier.

....what happened to your dahlias?

(12-09-2022, 09:31 PM)Farendwoman Wrote: I grew rudbeckia Sahara last year and loved them. This year I went cheap (how stupid of me!) and bought a packet of mixed rudbeckia for about a pound.
Hundreds of seeds as opposed to the 40 that were in the Sahara packet for £2.50.
Anyway they’ve been brilliant for cutting, but they’re ugly and garish and take up too much room.
Shall be “Sahara-ing” next year.

(12-09-2022, 09:44 PM)Farendwoman Wrote: Other things that are still giving me a few cuts are gypsophila, calendula, Gaura, hydrangea, helichrysum.
Plus just a few cornflowers which are now on very short stems.
The gaura are great but you need loads to get a bunch, so I’m leaving them in the garden to enjoy.
Can’t think of much else that’ll be good for picking in Sept and Oct. 
Wish I could grow dahlias like Scarlet ….. but I’m hopeless with those.

(12-09-2022, 06:49 PM)JJB Wrote:

(12-09-2022, 03:55 PM)Scarlet Wrote:

(12-09-2022, 12:31 PM)JJB Wrote:

(12-09-2022, 11:22 AM)Scarlet Wrote:

(11-09-2022, 11:44 AM)JJB Wrote: When you've researched September flowering whatever, could you share wit us (me)?  I think every year I've got to find something to brighten up the borders at this time of year apart from sedum.

For the garden you can't beat snap dragons - if yo don't get the extra tall F1s for cutting, there's loads in a pack and much shorter so are perfect for garden colour. Scabious? Mine are still going. Cosmos is a fab late summer option, first time for straw flowers for me this year but I would recommend.



The snap dragons here are tetra ruffled giants...they didn't get that big here as it's been too dry. I didn't stake, these are just in the garden so no use for picking. Ran out of space in the spring. I always grow scabious for late summer colour.

Thanks Scarlet, food for thought there.

Perennials that I have now would be penstemons and japanese anemones.

What I forgot to add and which has been brilliant for cutting this year is Rudbeckia Sahara. Not many in  apack of seeds but they are a really gorgeous colours - coppers, dirty pinks :} not quite sure how to describe! burgandys and are mixed. They are double petals... ....you may be able to spot them in the flower bunch photos I posted earier.

....what happened to your dahlias?

Bearing mind they were only bedding dahlias from seed and the blackfly loved them, theyre nothing special, but  they're not too bad. I had hoped for a few more flowers. Although they're supposed to be dwarf, they're over 3ft tall.



I like this colour    and this one is interesting in that you never know what colour combination of petals will show  

I feel I'll have to invest in some proper tubers if I want showier flowers

(12-09-2022, 10:45 PM)Scarlet Wrote:

(12-09-2022, 09:44 PM)Farendwoman Wrote: Other things that are still giving me a few cuts are gypsophila, calendula, Gaura, hydrangea, helichrysum.
Plus just a few cornflowers which are now on very short stems.
The gaura are great but you need loads to get a bunch, so I’m leaving them in the garden to enjoy.
Can’t think of much else that’ll be good for picking in Sept and Oct. 
Wish I could grow dahlias like Scarlet ….. but I’m hopeless with those.

Your helichrysum look amazing.... how close together to you plant?