The fading garden...

The garden is fading. Right - who am I kidding? The garden is pretty well gone. Dead. Finito. I have already cut down more than half of the perennial beds, but I cannot bring myself to chop down something that is still in bloom. (It feels akin to murder.)  Not that there's much left still blooming. Yesterday, a dull dreary, then rainy, day I went out with my camera to capture a few last images. The color of course is not as vibrant as I would like it to be, but you can't control the weather... much as I'd like to... Here's what you can see in my garden right now....

The Japanese Anemone is blooming profusely...

Here's a slightly closer look...isn't it pretty?

The Japanese Toad Lily is also loaded with blooms.. it reminds me of a tiny orchid

The bees are still all over the fall asters.
Hmmm, we seem to have a "pink" thing going on here...

The Mandavilla has more buds and blooms now than it has had all summer long!
Of course I am bringing it into the garage each night.
Wonder how long I can keep it going?

Why does our summer have to be so short?

I have a busy few days coming up, I'm teaching a class tomorrow, then a Guild event on Saturday and out of town company on Saturday night. Next post? More seasonal color....

Peace,

Linda 

"The crickets still sing in October. And lily, she's trying to bloom. Tho she's resting her head on the shoulder of death, she still shines by the light of the moon." ~ Kevin Dalton