what's blooming in the front welcome garden, Sept 15 2010

Sigh.  This may be the last round of garden photos before I start talking about "winter interest"!

Primarily the echinacea, nepeta (catmint), achillea (yarrow) and ornamental grasses are the perennials that are still blooming right now. 

I've planted some purple liatris in the past but it hasn't bloomed yet (last year or this year).  Not sure why as they should get enough sun in this area and they're blooming right now in other parts of my yard.  I'll give them one more year before I pull them out.  

Sedum 'Autumn Joy' is only just now starting to open its flowers, while euphorbia, bergenia and perennial geraniums are providing lots of vivid red fall foliage colours.

Here's this garden at other times of the year:

• August 31 2010
• mid August 2010
• early August 2010
• late July 2010
• mid July 2010
• late June 2010
• mid June 2010
• early June 2010
• winter 2009/10
• south (new) side, all of 2009
• north (older) side, all of 2009
• August 2008