Friday Fleurs~~September

I have to say,  September has been a pretty great month in the garden.

Friday Fleurs

"Summer afternoon--summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."~~Henry James

Friday Fleurs: Yellows and Orange

Friday Fleurs~ Late July

Friday Fleurs

Friday Fleurs (and Foliage)

Hellebores

Hostas

Dicentra 'Gold Heart'

Japanese Painted Fern

Variegated Solomon's Seal

Bleeding Hearts and Hellebores

Japanese Maple

Euphorbia 'Chameleon'

Iris pallida

Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow'

Friday Fleurs

Well there's not much left blooming in the garden these days for Friday's fleurs, but I did find a few stray roses hanging on.  It's getting colder and we were supposed to have a frost last night, but I don't see any sign of it this morning.  At least we didn't get snow like they did in Cleveland!

Friday Fleurs: Last of the Zinnias

I have been picking lots of zinnias this week, putting little bouquets all over the house, as I can tell their days are numbered. The leaves are pretty ratty and mildewed by now, but the blooms keep coming and I will keep picking until they stop. I just love my zinnias, so colorful and cheery. I had some great varieties this year, including a 3-foot tall scarlet zinnia with 4"-wide blooms.  So showy! I plant most of my zinnias from seed, and I wish I had kept that seed packet, because it's definitely a winner.

Friday Fleurs

"The garden is where I go to for refuge and shelter. Not the house."

 ~ Elizabeth von Armin, English writer

Anemones

Anemones

'Black and Blue' Salvia

Anemones, Phlox, Zinnias, Coreopsis

'Limelight' Hydrangea

Platycodon