The Flora Dispatch
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The October Edit: What’s Blooming Now
This is the moment we've been waiting for all year. If you're getting married this month, you're in the sweet spot. October delivers the richest textures, the deepest colors, and that unmistakable shift into fall that people travel here to experience.
Bramble berries, rose hips, porcelain berry — they’re not flowers, but they’re some of the most coveted elements in fall arrangements and statement vases. Add in the stunning foliage — burning bush, forsythia turning golden, vibrant maples, wild oats, and fiery sumac — and you get the dramatic, end-of-season look the Hudson Valley is known and loved for.
The September Edit: What’s Blooming Now
September in the Hudson Valley means one thing: dahlias take center stage. It’s peak season for the divas of the flower world—dinnerplates, ball, pompons, karmas—all strutting their stuff in every color imaginable.
But the show doesn’t stop there. Sunflowers, lisianthus, and snapdragons are making a second appearance, this time dressed in richer, moodier fall shades. Celosia, Japanese anemone, asters, cosmos, and amaranth keep the party going (check out our August edit for all their stats) while fruiting branches like crabapple step in to add that storybook autumn touch. The valley is basically cosplaying as a fairytale right now—we see you, Rip Van Winkle.
The Augst Edit: What’s Blooming Now
August is a turning point. The heat still clings, but the fields start whispering the earliest hints of fall. This month, we get the best of both worlds—late summer abundance meets the first flickers of the season ahead. Toward the end of the month, those autumnal undertones grow louder: deeper colors, sturdier stems, a quiet shift in the light.
You’ll still see the familiar faces from July holding strong: celosia, rudbeckia, amaranthus, larkspur, strawflower, sunflowers, lilies, flowering herbs, echinacea, and of course, the ever-reliable zinnias. They stretch across both months, giving us continuity through the seasonal shift.
Caring for Houseplants in the Heat: Your Seasonal Summer Shift
As temperatures rise, your plants’ needs shift, too.
What worked in the cozy depths of winter won’t cut it in the full blaze of summer sunshine. However, with a few small adjustments, you can help your green friends thrive throughout the entire season.
The July Edit: What’s Blooming in the Valley Now
Welcome to your wildflower era.
July is the peak of summer magic—when only the strongest and most stunning blooms survive the heat, and almost all of them dry beautifully. If it thrives now, it’s a forever flower in the making.
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