I am thankful for fall flowers.
The weather has been unseasonably hot. The weather has been dry. The weather has been cool. And through it all, flowers are still blooming. And for this fall beauty, I am thankful.
Here are a few of the flowers I'm thankful for in my yard.
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| The ever-faithful begonias have continued their bright blooms from early summer through now. I have definitely found the right flower for along our front walk. |
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| And speaking of begonias, I've shown you before the begonias from last year that seeded themselves behind the bushes in the front. Now they have little blooms on them. You have to look hard to find them and I call them my secret garden. |
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| One even made it the backyard and sprung up in the corner of the sidewalks. |
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| When we first moved in, I planted these two mums to fill up a space. They were small, but have come back every year, bigger and better than before. |
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| And speaking of bigger and better than before, these mums have also grown every year since we've been here. They were already in the bed when we moved in but have expanded by almost two feet over the last couple of years. I have thought about moving some of them, but they are so happy in this spot, I am hesitant to do that. |
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| These mums also play host to a lot of insects like this bee... |
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| ...and this cucumber beetle. I'm not sure what I should do with this beetle. Let it be, or get rid of it so our cucumbers won't be attacked by it next summer. More research needed on this. |
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| Near the yellow mums are yellow cosmos. I got seeds for them from a friend in August and decided to plant them even though it was late in the season. I'm glad I did because we are enjoying the bright blooms now. |
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| The canna lilies are starting to fade, but are still giving a nice shoot of red. |
Looks beautiful
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the bright colors that come with these flowers.
DeleteI love the flowers against the blue sky. Such a happy picture. I, too, have ended up with begonias--as you mentioned, they are faithful, and since I am less than a stellar gardener, I need something that can kinda sorta fend for itself. :) Are your leaves turning yet?
ReplyDeleteBegonias seem to work well along our front walk. Not lots of sun, don't need to be deadheaded, and will endure long periods with no rain. Basically, plant them and watch them grow and flower.
DeleteLeaves are sort of turning. We are getting a some color, although it may be a little early. But many trees have gone from green to brown because of lack of rain.
Your flowers are lovely! I am especially impressed by your begonias and mums! You certainly have a gardener's green thumb! I'm glad you are getting to enjoy the lovely colors of your flowers over Fall. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't have a green thumb. I'm just try different things until they work. I had mums at my other house that barely limped along. I think the sun is the main factor in both of them.
DeleteCosmos are one of my absolute favorite flowers. They are so beautiful. But Mums are up there too. Love these photos!
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time for yellow cosmos. I have always had pink or white ones before, but I like them all.
DeleteI love cosmos, but my first love in the yard is zinnias. They defy my very dark gardening thumb!
ReplyDeleteYour begonias are just beautiful!
I grew zinnias for the first time this year (well more than one or two) and they are definitely in the plan for next year. They are not picky about the weather, they are pretty, and the insects and birds like them. That's a win, win, win.
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