Comments on: Blooming Friday: the end of October – never give in, never say die

By: Karen's Garden Tips

Karen's Garden Tips — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:23:17 +0000

My globe thistles finished blooming in July and have already produced new basal foliage for next year. How do you do it?

By: Sweet Bay

Sweet Bay — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:37:04 +0000

I love the blues and purples on these flowers.

By: Lareine

Lareine — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:32:47 +0000

isn’t it great to have these flowers brightening a gray autumn day?… globe thistles are great for dried flowers… and your passiflora is just beautiful :)…

By: Kanak

Kanak — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:44:41 +0000

Both blooms are stunning!

By: Corner Gardener Sue

Corner Gardener Sue — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:23:25 +0000

You either deadheaded your globe thistle, or are in a different season than I am. It sure is pretty! Mine are all finished blooming.

By: Moa

Moa — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:48:12 +0000

I love the passiflora.. what a beatiful flower.. =). I smiled at your words at my place.. I know the translation is bad but I’m glad that you understand the post.. But I think that translation is better than my own.. I hope =). Have a nice weekend.. Moa

By: AnneTanne

AnneTanne — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:23:38 +0000

Among my ‘real’ garden flowers (introduced, non-native ones), only the fall crocuses and the Cyclamen hederifolium are still blooming, but I guess I find at least ten native wildflowers in my garden that have at least some flowers.

By: NatureFootstep

NatureFootstep — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:45:57 +0000

the first one, so hard to photograph almost impossible to get a focus on. :)

By: AnnA

AnnA — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:12:06 +0000

Oh! I am also very found of Passifloras, and have some kinds of them.
Beautiful photos!
Have a nice weekend!/
AnnA

By: Maria Berg

Maria Berg — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:46:04 +0000

I have Echinops bannaticus ‘Taplow Blue’ in my garden but here it is only brown now and almost dead.
I love the Passiflora and I love the fruite from it, MB