End of summer in the garden

We have all the windows open, and the world outside is cool and wet. We’ll get a lot of rain tonight. I’m glad — it’ll water in my mums. I’m wearing a flannel shirt, jeans, and socks, and I considered pulling on my slippers. We’re not quite to slipper season yet, though. We’ve got freshly stacked firewood for when that day comes, and judging by the current weather and the flowers in bloom in the garden, that day may be soon.

I took my camera for a walk around the flower beds this morning before the rain began. We are in full on caterpillar season. I need to cut back some of the dead stuff but I don’t have the energy for that right now. So let’s just pretend it’s not there.

Goldenrod and mums
Lantana and goldenrod
Monarch caterpillar on nepeta
Autumn joy sedum
Swallowtail caterpillar on rue
Pink cleome
Front beds
Zinnias taking over

3 responses to “End of summer in the garden”

  1. Your garden is beautiful. I really need to get out and do some more photography and videography of various plants.

    And don’t feel too badly about the dead stuff. It makes an important home for pollinators and stuff. We usually keep a lot of ours around till next spring