Gosh yes I use to grow Chinese Lanterns too, thanks for reminding me @Pacnorwest . I wonder why I stopped growing these plants ?? They certainly added interest in the borders. It's debatable whether or not it actually does shoo the flies away @Anniekay https://www.rhs.org.uk/weeds/nicandra-physalodes
Oreti I miss Chinese lanterns they were truly a show stopping border plant and great to use the stems dried for holiday decorations. And thanks for the interesting link on the shoo fly plant. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen that plant.
It's amazing to think back to some of the plants I use to grow. It's a bit like fashion....trends come and go I suppose. Will definitely look out for some of them again.
Logan now that’s a beautiful rose and a special color for fall . Pinks are a fav color in the late season garden. It always offers a nice contrast of color against the background of foliage greens that can sometimes over take the late summer gardens. That’s why I also try to included a lot of different colors of small evergreen shrubs like the pinks, reds, yellows, lime greens and blue greens to hold winter interest once fall ends and deciduous leaves have all fallen . Once they shed their gorgeous fall colors leaving the stage for winters color to maintain the beauty of contrasting colors to keep the winter garden alive and to hold interest. These amazing evergreen shrubs and trees never allow the snowy season to entirely abolish garden color that make our gardens glow with color even in snowy winters.
