The garden is winding down. Another week or two and we will see a killing frost. I love the cool, dry air of autumn. I will miss the fresh tomatoes and sweet corn but I'm not sad about the end of the season for flower gardening. I'm ready for a change.
Below are a few shots of favorite plants that bloomed in the late summer.
These are my first Magic Lilies. There are so many affectionate names for this plant. Surprise, Magic, Resurrection, and I'm sure others as well... I found these at the Klehm plant swap this spring. They were a mass of broken, limp foliage that did not look too promising. Anyway, I caged the foliage to keep it up off the ground and it remained greenish for several weeks before it disappeared. I had forgotten them completely when suddenly like magic they reappeared.
What dreadful hot weather we have!
It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.
- Jane Austen
Phlox is a favorite
The new varieties of phlox are healthy and long blooming. I love the impact those big, bright clusters make in my garden.
Tempest is on chipmunk patrol. I wish he would catch a few. My yard is like Swiss cheese.
