Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day September 2016

Some of the pretties blooming right now in my garden .....

Goldenrod ‘Fireworks’ - just wait until it is fully open!!

 

Fall Anemone

Spring Anemone – Still!! (not as impressive as in spring, but it puts up blooms from April to November)

Balloon Flower – a new flush of blooms (with some pink Phlox and white Pincushion Flower in the background)

Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ - just starting to turn red

Clematis ‘Sweet Autumn’ - overwhelming scent!!

Joe Pye Weed ‘Chocolate’ (the leaves are purple-green)

Butterfly Bush ‘Nanho Purple’ – Still! - smells like grape soda

Castor Bean - still impressive - this was fun, I'm going to try to save seeds again

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day is hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens.

August Slowdown

I think of this time of year as a lull in my garden. There is plenty that is blooming, however, for about 2-3 weeks already, and continuing for another 1-2 weeks, there isn’t much *change* in what is blooming.

The Coneflowers, Blue Thistles, Brown-Eyed Susans, Coreopsis, early Goldenrod, Pincushion Flower, and Balloon Flower have been blooming and will continue to bloom. The annuals including Cosmos, Balsam, Snapdragons, and Salvia are going strong. It’s not like spring where stuff pops up and fades away sometimes inside a week.

Here’s some Phlox, with Pincushion Flower in front and Goldenrod behind.

But, the things that are blooming are sure pretty and I love the riot of color. The bees and butterflies like the blooms also.

I’ve been seeing a number of Tiger Swallowtail butterflies such as this one above. This pic is through my front window.

The Monarchs have showed up, here enjoying my Butterfly Bush.

The bees are getting nipped up on everything! And, quite a lot of different types of bees. I don’t know what they all are, but they are fun to watch.

The big disappointment right now is how awful my Honeysuckle Vine looks! It is so mildewed that almost every leaf has fallen off. But, it is still sending out flowers! You can see one on the top of this pic. There is also one on the side (unshown). So, I know it is still alive, but it sure looks bad. What's going on in your garden?