Tomorrow is the start of meteorological autumn. I've been thinking about autumn a lot lately, what with the temperatures 10 degrees above normal and virtually no rain for three weeks. I long for the cool, crisp days of autumn. One frequently encounters the phrase "harbinger of spring," but what about those plants that are the harbingers of the other transitional season?
The garden looks worn and tired...
Once again, let's start at the street.
view from the curb
The rose is finally starting to look good again without the constant onslaught of Japanese beetles.
Phlox and coneflowers keep the nanoprairie going until the ex-Asters explode
the saddest part of the late August garden
halfway along the path
and turning around at the other end of the path
the blue/purple back there is Lobelia syphilitica
Clematis 'Betty Corning' has never stopped blooming.
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides plays nicely with Heuchera Citronelle, which is reblooming
I should have waited to take this shot, the tree on the left is gone now
until you look closer, and see the harbingers of autumn:
the fall-blooming Anemones,
the toadlilies,
the ex-Asters,
the Colchicums,
the Sedums,
the Caryopterises,
and the goldenrods.
Have you seen any harbingers of autumn in your garden?
Thanks again to Helen of The Patient Gardener's Weblog, for the suggestion of posting garden views at the end of each month.
* * *Want to see some beautiful spiderwebs? Check out my post at Wildlife Garden today.