In the front entry garden, the lilies and veronica are finishing, but the catmint, yarrow and daylilies are still blooming away. Echinacea and purple sedum just started blooming, and the 'Tiger Eyes' sumac is already changing colour for fall! Sigh.
Closer to the house, the garden is dominated by Annabelle hydrangea, bee balm and monkshood. Painted sage and spirea are also still looking nice.
Heading around the side of the house, the lilies have already finished here (more sun) but the globe thistle and clematis are still blooming, and the liatris is just coming into bloom.
In the butterfly potager, the lilies are still blooming (although I really need to protect them with something because the dog keeps stepping on them - hence the cut ones on the picnic table). Hyssop, daylilies, thyme, annual nasturtiums, poppies and scarlet runner beans are also still in bloom. The peas are just finishing up and I'm going to rip them out this week. Joe Pye Weed and hollyhocks have lots of buds on them.
In the back shade garden, the ligularia and hostas are still blooming and the astilbes are just starting.
In the kids' adventure garden, there is lots going on! The liatris and echinacea are starting to bloom, and the larger annuals such as borage, nicotiana sylvestris, lavatera, verbena bonariensis and cardoon are really taking over. The castor bean isn't as large this year because I planted in a spot that doesn't get as much sun, but I'm ok with that. Snapdragons (annuals from seed), daylilies, monkshood, peachleaf bellflower, roses and lilies are still blooming, and sedum matrona and russian sage are just starting to open up.
And in the area of my garden my kids like to call "England" (not because things grow there as if they're in England, unfortunately), the tomates are FINALLY ripening! This has been a very late year. I also have sweet peas and cucumber here. Other edibles are planted here and there around the yard: raspberries finishing, peas finishing, scarlet runner beans just starting, as well as lettuce being harvested regularly and carrots and beets being occasionally thinned. Yum!
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