Tuesday is when Cathy at Words and Herbs asks us to choose just one view of the garden to follow each week.
The change in the title is not so much what is happening to the plants but the change in the light. The images were taken at about 2 pm and there isn’t that burnt out, faded look that was still present even in the evening just a couple of weeks ago. Writing the date was actually a shock, the first week of September always speeds by as it is when Viterbo celebrates its saint’s day and there is always lots going on plus we were away for a few days on the Amalfi coast celebrating my birthday; it is therefore a bit of a shock to realise that we are fast approaching mid-month.
Tuesday View 2016.09.13
The flower colours on Sedum Mattrona and Purple Emperor are much deeper now
This Sedum with white flowers that might be snowflake is looking a bit anaemic.
The slighter lower angle of the sun makes the greens deeper
I’ve responded to several comments saying how easy they are to propagate. Here’s a link to some useful instructions: Propagating Sedums You can use the stems and in spring also a single leave will yield a new plant but late in the season I think the stem works best – good luck.
Do visit Cathy to see ‘views’ from other gardeners willing to share one view whatever it looks like!
Creating my own garden of the Hesperides 
Anche io ho notato che i sedum a fiore bianco sono poco vigorosi!
Bene Di saperlo! Grazie
Your garden looks refreshed and greener than I remember. Thanks for the sedum link.
It is amazing just how quickly the garden responds to some rain.
Christina feliz cumpleaños. Su jardín está cambiado. Está vivo, con fuerza, vital. Los colores más intensos. Precioso. Saludos de Margarita.
Yes, Margarita with just a little rain and some cooler nights everything has changed.
Thanks for the link. I might try and propagate some but I would like to show them off to advantage as you have done. They come up quite late in the season so I find placing them difficult. Amelia
They come up early here so earn their place. I’ll show more of how they’re planted soon. Mine have been covered in bees.
It looks quite different this week! I think it is not just the light but also the rain which has revived some of the greens, and the sedum really stands out now and looks wonderful there in the centre. Also in that first shot I wonder what the grass is front right? It has a lovely pinkish tinge to it. Your garden is so beautiful Christina! Thanks for sharing your view again!
The grass is Schizachyrium scoparium (in the States its name is Little bluestem). It is very drought tolerant, but doesn’t seed around as much as I would like.
Happy belated birthday! I think your garden looks particularily good this time of year when the grasses come into their own.
Thank you Marian, I love grasses; this year the Miscanthus have suffered a lot so don’t look quite as lovely as usual.
The colours are quite intense now, less bleached than in the height of summer. Our garden is going that way too, but it feels like the summer this year has lasted forever, draining the life from people as well as plants!
Do you have a system for saving rainwater? I have been reading about Sicily recently, and how the Tunisian “Arabs” who settled there in the C9 introduced complex irrigation systems, rather like those I saw in Cordoba a couple of years ago, I think. Part of the technology was based on ancient Egyptian techniques, though they were in turn influenced by Archimedes – who came from Sicily!!
We don’t have a system for collecting rainwater, we should, although all our water comes from a well and there isn’t actually a shortage of ground water in this area I just don’t like to use it for ornamentals although that belief might change as I see the farmer waste water in ways I wouldn’t have thought possible.
Oh, belated happy birthday – the Amalfi coast sounds a divine place to celebrate. ‘Light is King’ is what I’m always being told by my opticians, advice I appreciate all the more as the years pass. As a gardener it takes on a whole new meaning.
The Amalfi coast is unbelievably beautiful Kate and there are many wonderful restaurants including my favourite Quattro Passi where I was lucky enough to eat twice this year. I think if I reread my posts I can see that I mention the light the light almost as much as any plant. In all seasons except summer the light is beautiful here but constantly changing through the day as well as through the seasons.
A belated happy birthday Christina! I love the pinkish tones in the first photo, provided by the Sedum flowers and reflected in the grasses.
The garden has definitely ‘changed colour’, from bleached and colourless to something completely different.
I agree with Kate, the Amalfi Coast for a birthday sounds idyllic. I do hope you had a good time. Being away, even for just a few days, does bring change in the garden into sharp focus.
Thank you Jessica, we had a wonderful time; the garden has changed so quickly because we have had thunderstorms almost every afternoon for a week and today it is raining now (8.27) and looks set in for the day – such a relief.
The light certainly is changing, that’s for sure. Probably a relief for you. I love the soft colors and textures in your garden and with the less harsh light, it really comes forth. Bellissima!
Thank you Eliza. This is a lovely time of year as there is often rain in the late afternoon and the mornings and nights are cooler, better for me and the garden.
Yes, the light does seem softer. I love all the Sedums you have in your garden.
I’m increasing the numbers of Sedums because they are one of the few plants that actually thrive in the heat and drought.
Even before I read the post I could see the change in your Tuesday View – much fresher, and no doubt a combination of rain and the light. I was so pleased to read te link about propogating sedums and I shall be trying that out today as I am already beginning propogation in readiness for the NGS opening next year and have started taking cuttings for the first time ever
I like taking cuttings although I seem to have failed this year to take those I wanted; it may not be too late for some plants. Have fun, I know you’ll be hooked.
Yes, I am all but hooked already I think, and want to find out what else I have that could be propogated that way 😉 Will you be trying again this season?
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Thanks for the tips on Sedum, a plant that can cope with dry conditions and is easy to propagate is just what I need! Enjoy your birthday!
Sedums are great and grow best when they receive minimum summer water, in wetter situations they can flop.
I love the colors of your September garden. I am shocked to realize how late in September it already is. I am still waiting for cooler weather!
Our slightly cooler weather has arrived although I expect it to warm up again during the days but I’m pleased the nights are cooler.
Enjoy Your birthday treat, the Amalfi Coast is very pretty with beautiful colour thanks to the light. Your garden looks great and those sedums must be buzzing.
You’re right the bees love the Sedum!
Don’t they just!