I feel a certain sadness at this time of year, as the sedum (Autumn Joy) begins to turn pink... This, for me, is a sign that summer is ending!
Time to enjoy the flowers that remain - and to celebrate new garden spaces (like this new hosta bed) that have thrived...
Some blooms look a little ragged after last week's storms (like these Heliopsis flowers)...
Others - like the tiny red tea roses - have survived...
... in the shelter of friends... (The brown-eyed Susans - Rudbeckia Hirta - having borne the brunt of the bad weather)...
New flowers don't usually appear in late August, but here is one exception...
I remember planting it, but I don't remember its name!
The pink phlox are still blooming...
As are the white...
And two-tone pink...
These tall yellow flowers, (Golden Glow Rudbeckia - also known as Outhouse Plant) are still hanging in...
As well as a few of these star-shaped yellow flowers (Coreopsis)... They have a long bloom season!
The pink echinacea flowers look strong,...
As do the Brown-eyed Susans.
The hostas are still lovely,...
But other flower beds look like the party is over!
I'm already thinking of dividing the larger plants... and enlarging some flower beds for next year...
(But right now, I'd rather sit and enjoy the flowers that remain... than get down on my hands and knees and dig in the dirt again!)
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