I was at a local apple and pumpkin and cider stand recently, and they had a rack of sad-looking bedding plants greatly marked down; some perennials, some annuals. Some had already clearly been affected by a hard frost. I figured, for only a couple bucks, I’d take a chance on a yarrow with silvery foliage, and also something missing its tag that seems to be in the dianthus/carnation family. When I got to the cash register, they threw them in for free!
The dianthus is inside, but the yarrow is outside since I thought I’d try to plant it next to our heated garage before the weather changed. Or not; perhaps it will come inside too until the spring. In the meantime, it’s an unexpected late fall bloom as I go in and out of our door.
This weekend’s weather is predicted to be unseasonably mild and even sunshiney one day. Time to get out in the garden one last time!
Hither and Yarn 