Sorry this is a day late. I took pictures yesterday evening and then forgot to do a post! I’ve been doing work moving plants around when I get a chance. The biggest change is moving the 2 peonies at the end of the walkway and replacing them with rose bushes.

The peonies are okay, but they get mildew easily and weren’t blooming very well. John suggested roses in their place and the garden center had a clearance on rose bushes at $10 each, so it was like a sign I needed to do that 😀 I moved the peonies to a different area. I hope that they get enough sun in the new spot. Guess we will find out next year if they survive the move.

Maybe some time in the future I will extend a border from these roses to the house. Who knows – it might even happen next year if I get a bee in my bonnet!

Mums in one of the urns:

I’m really pleased with how these look. I need to figure out something for Christmas, although it is possible they will be covered with snow at that time.

Asters:

These are in a pot. Not sure if I’m going to find a place to stick them in the ground or not. I kind of just got them as an annual decoration, but they are hardy.

Queenie Orange Lime zinnia that looks like it is supposed to:

There are still lots of zinnias. Next year I’m going to do some dwarf ones to edge the front of the beds.

Fall colors are starting to show in foliage now that we have had some really cold nights. This is my Diervilla bush.

It will turn more orange colored. I have 3 of these bushes that are just coming to size now.

Cherokee Sunset rudbeckia:

Some coleus by our water feature.

I struggle with getting things to grow by the water feature. It’s kind of dry, ironically, mostly because it is under the cedar branches. The coleus did okay though:

Rose of Sharon:

Another flush of blooms from Enchanted Evening rose:

I love the late season roses.

Have a great weekend! I’m going to try to post more each week and get back into routine again.