October 13 - Real Last Post

So I lied.... The last post wasn't the final one after all. Marie planted some autumn crocus that we did not expect to come up this year - but we were wrong.

Autumn Crocus

October 3 Last Post

The last bloom of the year opened today - well, it's been raining for a couple of days so it could have been yesterday or even Monday.

Monkshood


And close up


Here are two shots of the second-to-last with more blooms





Here is a gallery of most of what is still blooming. Many of them are annuals, which I did not track during the year, and some are in pots:

this one has a die-hard bee
































It's been a great year - see you in April.