Today is last day of August… and the garden is just as beautiful as ever.

The sunflowers are still going strong. Mine are looking beautiful, but they aren’t as tall as my neighbours.

They peek over the fence at me every day.

The Black-Eyed Susans are amazing this year. I split one of the big clumps up so I have them all through-out the garden.

The perennial chrysanthemums are blooming nicely.

I got some more annual ones from the front boxes and pots. Normally, I do a couple colours, but I decided to just stick with the rusty orange this time.

And last…

Two of my favourite roses. Left is Chicago Peace. It hasn’t done great because it was shaded by the white Butterfly bush. But it died off this spring, and I didn’t put the new one in the same spot. Since then Chicago has gotten more sun and she’s thriving. Right is Koko Loko – new this year, but a rose that had been on my wish list for a long time. I’m so glad I finally got my hands on her – isn’t she stunning?