A cool Labor Day (lazy day) morning to search out a bit of color for a vase this Monday. I am glad to feel the first touches of autumn and happy to see a host of Encore azaleas coming into bloom. Variegated liriope is also making a splash throughout the garden, and new buds are beginning to appear on the Endless Summer hydrangea. I know. It sounds like I should be talking about spring, but there you are.
A few sprigs of Sunshine ligustrum complete the picture.
Let me invite you to visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden to see what she and others are sharing with week.
A Walk in the Garden 
A lovely combination. I always love seeing your Hydrangeas!
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Thank you, Cathy. I wasn’t optimistic about the hydrangeas after last spring’s late frost, but they have come back strong.
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Azaleas and hydrangeas… something completely new to me…love the green and pink together.
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Thank you, Noelle. I’m glad you like the combination.
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The hydrangea looks almost unreal John, and almost waxy; it makes a great combination with the azaleas, whch as Noelle implies seems an unlikely seasonal pairing or would be in the UK
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It would, indeed, be unseasonable here as well were it not for the Encore azaleas. There are several other breeders here now who are coming out with additional reblooming azaleas. I love them. They do so much for this time of year.
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Yes, I remember many vases with them from you and the Arranger!
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Hard to believe we’re looking toward fall. Wonderful you will have beautiful flowers like these for a while longer.
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Thanks, Susie. I don’t have a lot to select from for the rest of the year, so some of these may make a reappearance.
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