There was no sign of the sun today in our part of the world – quite normal for November – but I still managed to get some satisfying gardening, tidying up and pottering done outside. And while I was pottering I was pleasantly surprised to find a couple of Gaillardia still flowering.
I immediately remembered another unexpected glow of colour I had seen on my morning rounds with Anouk; a single Goldenrod flower, a little worse for wear but with some pieces still good enough for a vase.
I scanned the garden for some nice amber coloured foliage to accompany my golden November treasures and my eyes fell on the Geranium foliage. Perfect!
It was quite exciting to be able to create such a sunshiny vase on the last Monday in November!
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for hosting this Monday meme, where she invites us to share something from our gardens, popped into a vase.😃
Reminder: As I posted here just a few days ago, my ‘Week of Flowers‘ for 2022 will commence on Wednesday 30th November. If you would like to join me for a week sharing a photo a day of a colourful flower from your 2022 garden I would be delighted. 😃 And if a whole week is too much, do join for just one day (or two 😉). I know I am not the only one here in the northern hemisphere who values every single splash of colour they can find at this time of year!
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Thanks for reading and Happy Gardening!
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Beautiful Cathy
Thanks Eunice!
Geranium foliage?! It looks almost like grape leaves.
Not all of the foliage turns this colour, but there are always a few pretty leaves mixed in.
They are big also. Those sorts of geraniums do not perform so well for us, and they do not develop such big leaves.
What a great find so late in the year, fabulous!
Yes, amazing really as we have had several frosts and a lot of damp weather!
That is a sunshiny vase and I love the addition of the fall foliage with the flowers. I found my first Gallardia over the weekend!
Oh, I wonder how it will do in your climate. Mine has been flowering for months on end now but the last buds were caught by frost I think.
Gallardia was considered a native wildflower here for years. They recently changed its status to introduced, they thrive here.
Oh yes, I looked them up and they are called blanket flowers, aren’t they? I didn’t make the connection before, but I have seen a lot on Steve’s blog, e.g. here: https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/2022/07/11/it-wasnt-only-sunflowers/
yes, I think it was decided they are native to the Great Plains and spread from there which includes Texas. Amazingly hardy plant.
Gaillardias still blooming–wow! And Goldenrod. Very nice! It’s a lovely arrangement in that vase, too. 🙂
Yes, amazing isn’t it! This single goldenrod was bowed over to the ground and I think had protected the lower petals in that way. 😃
It’s nice of the Gaillardia to fill in for the absent sun, Cathy. The ingredients certainly made a cheerful arrangement.
It was more than I could have wished for Kris! I nearly picked one of my first hellebores, but these colours just leapt out at me!
Brilliant finds! I can hardly believe the golden rod flower, as our stalks are completely brown and shriveled
All our other goldenrod stems are brown and disintegrating too. But this one was a late one that had bent over nearly touching the ground, thus protecting its lower petals from the elements! 😃
Sunshine in November! 👍☀️
Just what I need! 😃
What a blast of red and yellow so late in the year so far north.
It is indeed. Surprising after several frosts, but these will probably be the last now. I had forgotten that they are native to your part of the world. Luckily they don’t mind our cold and damp winters and are very hardy.
Goldenrod is God’s creation. Thanks for noticing.
Thank you for visiting. 😃
Oh what valuable finds these are, Cathy, and how well they complement each other – I wonder if the remaining gaillardia bud will open>..?
We had another 3 or 4 degrees of frost last night and snow is forecast so I think they have had it now. They were already drooping!
Very nice!
Thank you! 🌻