The breath of Autumn

On By wanderingcatyarns

Although the days are still quite warm, there’s a cool breeze in the evenings that just hints of autumn on the horizon.

And there are other signs in the garden.

All my Susans are in their full glory. And I have to move some of them around before the weather turns – like the foxglove, they’ve re-seeded themselves all over and are in places I never intended.

My catio Chrysanthemums are all starting to bloom. There’s a fourth one in Willow Grove, but I need to move it. It’s in too much shade and is not doing well.

The native Helenium (Sneezeweed) is just starting to bloom too – and it’s just so darn cute with those button tops!

And the pink Physostegia is standing tall and proud.

The more common Sedum (Autumn Joy) is just starting to pink up, but my new dark one (Jose Aubergine) is blooming beautifully against those purple leaves!

And there’s still more to come – the asters have yet to bloom, and the toad lilies are still a few weeks out.

In the mean time, several of the plants are having a second go…

Clockwise from top left: pink Foxglove, white Foxglove, pale yellow Columbine, pink Lupin, purple Clematis, and blue Delphiniums.

And as long-time readers know… we get flowers right to the first hard frost…. which is usually mid-October, but sometimes can be all the way to early November!

7 thoughts on “The breath of Autumn”

  1. Robin's avatar Robin

    Oh Valerie, your garden is beautiful! It must bring you such joy. I love this time of year. After seven years of living in our house I definitely would say this is the year I am the happiest with the gardens. Weather wise it seems to have been perfect for them. This was the first year here that our lawn didn’t go brown from lack of rain either. Have a good week.❤️

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  5. Araignee's avatar Araignee

    I love to see the chrysanthemums blooming! It means the end of a long, hot summer. August is sure dragging her feet. It’s pretty miserable out there.

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