I can’t believe how fast summer flew by. It’s weird because while I was recovering from surgery, it felt like time was taking forever, but now in a blink it’s September! The garden is getting a little ragged now, but still lots going on.

Zinnias:

I’m going to try my hand at saving some zinnia seeds this year.

Another burst of blooms from Fair Bianca rose:

If we have some warm days this month and no early frost, there will probably be one more flush from this rose bush. I hope so!

It’s time to start moving things around in the garden beds. I removed the calycanthus bush that had died in the middle. It came in two pieces, so I put one out back. The second piece didn’t have much root, so I stuck it in the ground near the fence (kind of hidden from view) and see what happens. If I get a bush, great. If not – no loss since I have the other one.

Anyway, I replaced it with a Clethra:

I gave it lots of space to grow. It’s hard not to put things in that bare area, but this bush will have a 5 foot spread when fully grown.

I’ve replaced the tired petunias with mums in the big planters, obviously not open yet:

Plus the tippy pots:

And a few other mums are peeking out with flowers:

One sure sign fall is coming is the sedum changing color:

These will eventually turn a rusty red. The bees love this plant, too.

Cooler, but nice weather this weekend. I’m hoping to be able to bike to the lake. I’m getting distance down and working on doing hills. Putting the two together has been really hard. It’s taking forever to get my strength back. Probably just about the time to put the bikes away for the season is when I’ll be back in form 😀