Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Really end of summer blooms- September almost here, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Cat--

Sally is right. This time of year ALL peonies look like yours--and many, a lot worse.
The leaves are dying off-and will be cut back anyway.

Try top-dressing the Peony with some good compost after you cut off the foliage.
Would it be a good time of year to do this...anyone? if not--then really early next spring.

My Peonies are ALL cut back already. Mostly because they all were getting powdery Mildew.
However--this is absolutely normal here--and no out of norm.

I have been starting to clean up my beds. pulling things up and cutting things back.
Cut one of the main trunks off of the Dr. Seuss this evening and divvied it up in sections
to root. All potted up already. More than I wanted to--but what else is new....
Now to get Scott (from Cylburn) to find a day to come and get the big one.

Iris foliage is cut back. DL dried bloom-stems are all removed. (seeds are saved)
My smaller maple is shedding all her leaves as we speak. The lawn is covered!
Will wait a day or more before I rake--as not all the leaves are down yet.

Sun Golds are still cranking out tomatoes--a hand-full every day.
Can't say i am eating them.....I love them--but one cannot just sit down and eat tomatoes!
Taking some to work and sharing with my neighbor as well...

Fall is surely here--at least as far as gardening is concerned.
I bet when the REAL cold hits, i will be glad that I did all these things early...

OH! BTW--I finished, lovingly and carefully re-potting all my AV's yesterday.
are now trimmed and potted in fresh AV soil.
Did so on Jill's advice. They better bloom sometimes now!!!

And, Sally--NO! I did not save any of the leaves I pulled off to root.
Aren't you proud of me?

Sad day tomorrow at the HD for most of us--one of our ASM's (John) is transferring
to the Cockeysville store. We all grew quite fond of him.
I am giving him one of my Swedish Ivy HB's as a going away gift.
it will be his and his wife's first houseplant. She is prissy and into herself a lot.
So--she is not interested...She is also 6mos, pregnant--so I hope she will "grow up" a bit.

Phew! Gita

Here is John's gift. He knows...I asked if he wanted it. he did not really have a choice.

The other one is my bigger one by my front door. I have a 3rd one and many more coming....
These root so easily...I have been keeping this plant going forever.
Don't know when i first got it. Maybe 25 years ago?