Fall is a time of beauty and also a bit of sadness where I live in zone 5b Southern Tier of New York. We still have outdoor flowers to enjoy but their time is limited. The first frost is right around the corner. In fact, some outlying areas have already had frost but here in our valley, we haven't yet.
So there is no time to waste. We are in a rainy pattern right now. Who knows what the winter will be like, except it will be cold. One day, all these flowers will be just memories to be cherished.
Let me start with fall flowers.
Japanese anemones.
Toad Lilies.
Sedum.
What remains of one of my two mums. Last year we overwintered two mum plants in our garage in pots and they rewarded us with bloom this year.
A fall crocus I totally forgot I had in my front yard. It's on its way out.
On the other hand, our pineapple sage is just starting to bloom in the last couple of days.
Another late bloomer is this heuchera. Its leaves aren't colorful like many heuchera (coral bells); you can see them in the bottom right corner. The silvery leaves you see belong to Brunnera "Jack Frost", an early spring bloomer.
Literally the last blooms of our turtleheads.
Then there are my annuals that have been blooming all summer and patiently waiting for me to show them in my blog.
Fuchsia "Firecracker" (I think).
Fuchsia "They were on sale at Home Depot and weren't labeled with a variety name".
One more fuchsia.
This is an heirloom marigold we bought in Ithaca, New York, at a native plant nursery that has branched out into plants that aren't your ordinary plants. They started out slow but exploded mid summer.
Sunpatiens, which have become one of my favorite plants.
Seashell cosmos. Some are white and some pale pink.
Last but not least, beloved of my hummingbird (which left in early September for its winter home), cuphea.
Let's enjoy those last days of flowers today for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, brought to us by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. Starting next month, I'll have to scrounge for flowers to show you.
Want to see more flowers from all over the world? Visit Carol's blog and see who else is linking up this month.
Thank you for reading!
...lovely colors, my annuals have given up the ghost.
ReplyDeleteVery nice
ReplyDeleteAs I have aged I have found that fall clean-up has to start earlier which means I have very few plants still flowering. A rose with buds...
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by and for your kind words. Your blooms are all so colorful and I especially love the Toad Lily, Fall Crocus and heirloom marigolds. Happy Bloom Day and Happy Gardening!
ReplyDeleteStill a lot of pretties left, at least for today. I like your autumn crocus, it's thinner petaled than mine was. Mine are all gone, limp and rotting on the soil. I have buds on my Japanese anemone.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could grow toad lilies - and chrysanthemums. I envy your fuchsias too - I've tried to accommodate them with my shade house but I've generally been unsuccessful in getting more than an occasional bloom.
ReplyDeleteStill a nice collection today.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove the red Sedum! I've put it on my list of plants to buy if I can find it.
Nothing around here is blooming.
ReplyDeleteWonderful flowers. I especially love that heirloom marigold.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! So many flowers still! I feel your sadness as we are in zone 5 as well. Soon it frosts each morning, but at least we have lived it to the full! So nice to find your little nook here on the garden webs :) -Julie Witmer, formerly WMG
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are so pretty and delicate. I love the cosmos.
ReplyDeleteLove all your beautiful flowers, especially that heirloom marigold. While I am in what is considered the south, it has been dry here too often, and the rain cannot be relied on for more than a few sprinkles lately, so the only reason we still have flowers is that I water every one or two weeks.
ReplyDeleteWith our seesaw temperatures, we are looking forward to the rest of October being warm. Hard to believe it was jacket weather, then now short sleeve weather. I've enjoyed seeing all your Autumn flowers. They may eventually become only memories, but they also leave us a promise of the spring to come next year. Wishing you a lovely weekend.