Mixed Bed

Fabulous Dawn amazing aster!!!!!! :-)l

Hiiii Kathy, this variety is nice and compact, about 18 inches high and keeps in a ball shape. I never know if they are asters or michaelmas daisies. I'll have to send you a root.

Wow!!!

Mine looks exactly like yours Dawn...My father-in-law gave me a piece some 20 years ago and ive given it to lots of people since....:>)

Thanks Lynda.
Hi Mot, bless your father in law. Mine came from my Mum's garden funnily enough. It's a nice easy one, isnt it. So do you all yours aster or michaelmas?

Very nice and full. I wonder why mine look so scraggly and sparse. Do you trim it down in July or just let it grow?

What a beauty, we have a similar but it is more leggy....

It looks so healthy Dawn no mildew in sight!!!, these are really growing on me for late colour, like you and Moti I have one given to me by my dad years ago a dark purple very double flowers looks lovely now, although it can suffer from mildew some years, bought a gorgeous one a couple of years ago from Malvern 'Little Carlow' which is my absolute favourite doesn't suffer mildew at all, just bought 3 more just this week from a local nursery which are only tiny yet and lower growing but still have a few flowers, at 1.84 each had to have them didn't I :-)

Hi Bathgate, Dotty. I would guess its due to the variety. I've had tall ones in the past that looked awful. I dont do anything to these, in fact they get a bit neglected. I cut them down in the spring to ground level. The clumps of mine are about 2 feet round and 2 feet high and tight.

Mine have had a bit of mildew in the past but OK this year so far.

Hi Kathy, invaluable, arent they in the autumn. I remember Little Carlow, good buy on the others, yes, you just had to have them.

Picked up a Sedum in Aldi yesterday, I have loads but not sure of the variety and this was Auutumn Joy, just what I wanted due to the large flower heads. :-) Good size and only £1.29.

What a beauty ! the bed has really filled out Dawn it looks lush :o)

I think that's what my asters need more than anything - neglect. From now on..to hell with them. Now, maybe I'll get a flower!

thanks Amy
Lol Bathgate, go for it.

Lovely Asters :o)

Thanks Hywel :)