what's blooming in my Calgary zone 3 garden in September

Here is my Garden Blogger's bloom day post for September.  It's been fun keeping track of the garden in June, July, August until now.  Things are winding down here now and these pics will also make a great record for winter planning which I will be doing before I know it... (I must be tired, I'm already thinking about winter!)

 

The shade garden:

Nothing left blooming here except the astilbes.  Thank goodness for hostas and golden creeping jenny!!

  The back hill:

perennials: russian sage, liatris, rudbeckia 'Golden Glow', echinacea, catmint, sedum matrona, dianthus, garden phlox, yarrow, 'Hansa' and 'Morden Sunrise' roses

annuals: castor bean, lavatera, nicotiana sylvestris, cleome, cosmos, and self-seeded borage, snapdragon & clary sage

This is the new, middle part that I added this year viewed from straight on - not bad for one season thanks in part to the annuals!  Here's what it looked like in spring.

  the butterfly/hummingbird/veggie garden:

Most of this garden was also new this year.  I have to figure out how to keep the dog out of it...  Anyway, this fall I will be planting an annabelle hydrangea and a joe pye weed in that back right corner that looks pretty empty right now.  They'll both be happy near that downspout!

perennials: agastache, bee balm, clematis, rose 'John Cabot', yarrow, honeysuckle vine, liatris, lamium

annuals: sunflowers, scarlet runner bean, verbena bonariensis, marigolds (and harvesting peas, beans, lettuce and carrots)

the front curbside garden:

perennials: sedum 'Autumn Joy' (starting) and 'Purple Emporer', daylilies, rose campion, potentilla 'Pink Beauty', and a few bits of shasta daisy and blue veronica still going...

 
the front entry garden:

perennials: bee balm and annabelle hydrangea, heuchera and monkshood (finishing)

annuals: clary sage

  the strawberry/pumpkin patch:

I've never grown pumpkins before but thought it would be fun for the kids.  I don't really have space but I planted one anyway - it's going to take over the lawn and patio!  It looks like we're going to have 3 nice big pumpkins.  Worth the space?  I haven't decided yet.

Comments

[Carol, May Dreams Gardens]

Your garden looks great. It's amazing all the variety of flowers that are hardy all the way to Zone 3. Makes me less inclined to complain about my Zone 5 garden!

Thanks for showing us your beautiful garden for bloom day again!

[linda]

Your garden beds are lovely, and you've got a very nice variety of things still blooming. Very pretty!