With September fast (unfortunately) approaching my Gardens4me are changing yet again. That is the beauty of perennial gardens though, they change constantly. Some things featured in early August are still shining brightly now that it’s late August…
While new late August blooms are now strutting their stuff…
Now that we have received more rain, evenings are cooler and dew keeps the lawn damp for hours each morning, my grass is (amazingly enough) recovering. Even my south-facing, previously scorched lawn in my front yard has recovered. Those facts are typical of late August. These pictures actually include the lawn in my backyard that I was embarrassed to photograph earlier this summer….
The vines I planted at the base of my garden workbench (scaffolding constructed by my son years ago) have scrambled up the poles…
Gardens4me has a handsome inspector that likes to perch atop one of the planters on my back deck. Cardinals love the greenery of my gardens, offering them lots of food and places to take cover.
At one of my favourite gardens recently (check out the evolution of this garden on my website) I snapped some photos of the containers I planted there in May. As you can see, these are still looking awesome in late August.
My personal favourites for containers this summer have been hibiscus and coleus for sun and shade respectively.
I love the coleus so much that I think I will attempt to take cuttings of each variety this fall before frost kills them off. Unfortunately, they are only annuals in my climate, so have to be replanted at the beginning of each season. That makes them perfect for containers though…
These yellow rose buds (the absolute favourite of my roses) are a sign of things to come…
Enjoyed all your photos Lori. You really do have a green thumb, or two!