Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day: tough as old boots and dancing on the breeze

I was about to pass these over as my GBBD contribution this month. They're hardly new or unusual. But they're looking gorgeous as they dance in the gentle breeze:

As a garden stalwart you can't do better than Autumn (or Japanese) Anemones. No maintenance, no fuss. Tough as old boots. Flower for weeks on end (ours started at the end of July).

For a long time we had a group just outside the dining-room window. We still do, but others decided to insinuate themselves further down the bed. I groaned - have you ever tried to dig out an unwanted autumn anemone? The roots go down forever.

But then I realised how having a more distant group really enhanced the view - in late afternoon, the near group is in shade, the further in sunshine, and two groups make the bed look longer.

I don't know why I bother really - I should just let Nature get on with it.

This is my contribution to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Visit May Dreams Gardens to see what else is blooming around the world.

Comments

[Lea]

Very pretty!
Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
Lea

[Peter/Outlaw]

These are beautiful and tough! Once you have them in your garden, they are yours forever so it's good to not enter into the relationship lightly:) Happy GBBD!

[Helen]

Thank you, Lea. Peter, you are so right! But it's hard not to love them when you do have them.

[Chloris]

They are tough and difficult to get rid of if they are in the wrong place. But I love them too and what could be nicer than a lovely big clump of them? Gorgeous.

[Catharine Howard]

Hello Helen - what exactly is GBBD? Would like to join in but clueless. Catharine

[Helen]

Hi, Catharine. Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, every 15th of the month,hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens, is an opportunity for bloggers around the world to post about flowers that they have in their gardens or have caught their fancy elsewhere. Anyone can join in, and if you visit May Dreams Gardens you can click through to the blogs of all those who are taking part. The more the merrier! Come and join in.