Weather here the past couple of days have just been gloriously sunny with a cool breeze and comfortable temperatures in the low 70s. So refreshing after the hot dry summer that was just too brutal to get outside in the garden. Between daughters wedding and hot humidity, the green thumb went purple and the grass brown. No vegetable garden had been planted only a few herbs. This year it just didn’t happen.

After Sunday brunch taking full advantage of the beautiful weather, decided it’s a good time to cash in on a gifted certificate received back in April, and headed on over to the local garden center. In hope of walking into and end of season sale of autumnal blooming perennial shrubs. These are the beauties I came home with.

Coppertina Ninebark

Later in the season the leaves will turn a coppery-orange with red fruit and in the early summer bloom white flowers. It will grow 6’ to 8’ tall and a width of 5’.

Calluna Red

Planted in front of the Coppertina  Ninebark are three evergreen shrubs of various shades of green spiked with reddish pink blossoms, they will grow 14” high with a width of 18”.

Lavender Chiffon Rose of Sharon

This lovely will grow to be 8’ high and 6’ wide filling in the corner to the right of the Coppertina.

I hope your all outside enjoying the gorgeous weather in your garden too, or doing something you enjoy. If not get on out there it won’t be long from now we’ll be shoveling snow!

Stay well my friend and have a blessed week!