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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2022

October 15, 2022 By Carol 19 Comments

Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for October 2022.

Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden, we’ve had two light touches of frost last weekend, and the forecast for the next ten days, last I looked, promised a couple of mornings with temperatures dipping below freezing.

And it is suddenly quite dry.

But there are still blooms!

First up are the tall sedums which on hindsight isn’t the best way to start a blog post about what’s blooming because those blooms are done. They are browner than that picture shows, taken in early morning light. They’ll stay standing all winter to remind us of what once was.

But there are real, actual blooms too.

Let’s walk around and have a look, shall we?

These nicotiana flowers came up on their own and then I moved them where I wanted them. They’ll provide non-stop blooms until a hard freeze
Nearby these marigolds planted at one end of the vegetable are holding up well. Yes, it takes a bit of time for them to start flowering from seed but once they start to flower, they bloom and bloom and will be one of the last flowers standing
Oh, you noticed the zinnias in the background of the marigold picture? Yes, they too are a “must grow every year” annual, at least for me. Still blooming in mid-October.
That nasturtium! Once it cooled down, these plants went from little one-foot mounds to sprawling mounds extending three feet in all directions. But see where the frost nipped them? So sad.
On a happier note, the snapdragons and alyssum I planted in late March are still blooming. Yes, they briefly paused when it got hot, but now look at them!
Now, here’s a true October bloom. These are autumn crocuses though I’m not sure which variety. I planted a bunch more of these in the front garden. They should be up any day now!
You can’t have a fall garden without asters.
Oh, look at that! A tiny bloom on Viola odorata “Rosina’ which I planted out this spring. It should overwinter, and though hard to find “in the trade” as they say, it’s supposed to be a good self-sower. That would be nice!
And let’s wrap this up because I’m late enough as it is. I planted some pansies in the front. I hope you planted some in your garden for fall!

And that’s it!

What’s blooming in your garden on Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. Show us! Post on your blog about the blooms in your garden, then come back here and leave a link and a comment.

And remember…

“We can have flowers nearly every month of the year.” – Elizabeth Lawrence

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  1. Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardening says

    October 15, 2022 at 8:53 am

    Fall is definitely here in all its glory. Love your Zinnias, Asters and of course the Violas! Happy Bloom Day Carol!

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  2. Alana says

    October 15, 2022 at 8:57 am

    Interesting that you’ve had light frosts and we haven’t, in our part of New York, had one yet. I enjoyed all your flowers. You are ending the growing season in fine style. And, you reminded me that I didn’t post a picture of my asters – oh well!

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  3. Lea @ Lea's Menagerie says

    October 15, 2022 at 10:13 am

    Asters are very dependable Fall bloomers. Yours are very pretty!
    Zinnias and Marigolds are favorites of mine, but I don’t have any blooming now.
    Thanks for hosting Bloom Day!

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  4. danger garden says

    October 15, 2022 at 12:22 pm

    Nicotiana! I need to grow some of the dark smoky brown ones and the green ones next year, thanks for the reminder. Have you ever tried to cut them for a vase? I am wondering how they hold up. Thanks for hosting Carol!

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    • Helen Malandrakis says

      October 16, 2022 at 8:12 am

      Beautiful! I have Autumn Joy, alyssum, perennial bachelor buttons, cosmos, and my mum’s are just beginning.

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  5. Kris P says

    October 15, 2022 at 1:55 pm

    Thanks for hosting, Carol. I’m already missing the rampant asters I pulled out last year but then they’re (sneakily) attempting a comeback…I love the Sedum too, it’s one succulent that doesn’t seem to like SoCal’s climate.

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  6. Kathy Jentz says

    October 15, 2022 at 3:04 pm

    I missed a few Bloom Day months this year – but I am baaa-aack right in time for spooky Halloween time.
    Looking at your Nicotiana I am recalling that I had planted a 6-pack of them too, but they seemed to have disappeared. Ah well, next year…

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  7. Molly Williams says

    October 15, 2022 at 5:35 pm

    Totally agree that zinnias are a must-grow annual. I don’t grow a lot of annuals, but they are so cheerful, dependable, and colourful. Also agree on asters in the fall garden, especially here in New England.

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  8. Dee says

    October 15, 2022 at 6:30 pm

    You have a lot of stuff still blooming despite that freeze. ~~Dee

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  9. Brenda K Johnson says

    October 15, 2022 at 10:15 pm

    Nicotiana is one of my favorites for easy maintenance, beauty, and saving seeds. Brenda in South Dakota

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  10. Horticat says

    October 16, 2022 at 2:20 am

    Thanks for hosting Carol,
    Lots of pretty fall colour still blooming in your garden. I have Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ just sprouting out here (Australian spring)

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  11. Candi @ minhus says

    October 16, 2022 at 1:34 pm

    I also love zinnias, but feel like the dahlias have shown them up this year in my garden or maybe it’s just cause the dahlias are a new addiction for me. Though the pollinators would not agree.

    I love your fall blooms. I planted asters in late summer and hope to see them bloom next fall if the deer will give them a chance to grow.

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  12. John says

    October 16, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    Hi Carol, sorry to hear frost is on the horizon. I would like Fall to last forever…

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  13. Jean at Jean's Garden says

    October 17, 2022 at 8:21 pm

    Carol, It’s nice to see so many flowers in October. I especially enjoyed seeing your asters, since I have almost none of those in my own garden this year (thanks to my garden being a bit too “wildlife friendly”). Thanks again for hosting.

    Reply
  14. Yvonne says

    October 18, 2022 at 9:58 am

    What a nice garden for this time of the year. I love that Viola odorata “Rosina’ . By it’s neme, I imagine it has a pleasant fragrance when up close.

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  15. Arun Goyal says

    October 18, 2022 at 1:12 pm

    My post has been delayed this month for GBBD, but better late than never . Our weather has been quite unpredictable with rains lasting till start of October and autumn onset delayed therefore, your blooms are lovely. Thanks for hosting wonderful meme.

    Reply

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