Mums and Grasses flower in the October rain garden.
I went out to collect branches blown down in the latest cold front induced wind storm and happened to glance over at the rain garden. The sun was in it's early afternoon position and shining at that perfect slant that makes colors so vibrant and shadows so interesting.
Last fall I had basically thrown the Chrysanthemums from our porch planter into the soil to see if I could keep them from freezing and ending up in the compost heap. I love this coppery-red one and thought if it could survive, it would make a nice addition to the fall rain garden look. Low and behold, the mums love the fast draining soil blend so don't rot out in winter like those planted in the other parts of our gardens.
The cheery yellow blossoms are one of those happy windblown seed surprises that came from the Ellerbe Creek stream restoration across the street. When the seedlings first popped up in spring, I thought I recognized the little leaves and decided to let them grow for the summer to see what they would become.
Nature is never static. Ever evolving, plants either flourish or slowly dwindle away to non-existence. I love this year's transformation of co-habitation by our plant families.
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