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<\/a>Sedum ‘Herbstfreude’ is about to break bud<\/p><\/div>\n
At home, life in the garden is springing forth with abundance. At this time of year, the sedum’s are just preparing to burst into bud. If you saw my ‘Plant Pick<\/em>‘ the other day, you’ll note I wrote about Sedum ‘Herbstfreude’<\/a> for good reason; all around the country it’s about to burst into colour. I also have another dwarf sedum variety in my planted and rusty old barbecue. The deep red of the flowers and purple of the leaves contrast beautifully with the greens behind it. Though I’ll trim this back once its flowered, I’ll leave the stalks in place on the Herbstfreude with the hope that if<\/em> we actually get a frost this year, they’ll be lit up with crystals under the winter sun. Another welcome sight are a few more pink blooms on the perennial geranium. I gave it an extremely\u00a0<\/em>hard haircut after it flowered during the summer, and I’m glad its rewarded me with some final blooms.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n