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.

September 28

I've been out-of-town for a couple of weeks so I was eager to see if either of the last two blooms had arrived. To my surprise, a small flower has appeared on the plant I thought would not bloom at all.



Here's a close-up


Now there's just one remaining - and it looks like it will go into October.


Here is the clematis in full array.

September 16

Our late-blooming clematis has started to bloom.



That leaves two to go for the season

This one may have another couple of weeks to go


I don't think this one will bloom this year - it's looked like this for over a month and it was moved to its current shady location a couple of weeks ago. Too much sun earlier; too much trauma now - at least it's still alive.

September 12

There are no new blooms, but the promised picture of additional boltonia is below. There are three flowers left to bloom: I expect one in a day or two, another I can't predict, and the third doesn't look like it's going to make it at all.

September 8

Two new ones today

Anemone - I wasn't expecting this one.


Another much larger, and slower Sedum


It's debateable whether it's actually fully bloomed yet, but since the bees think so, I'm posting it
(click on the picture for a larger version where the bee is more visible)

September 5

I can't believe that I got this all ready to post on 9/5 and then never finished it.


Obedient plant

September 4

We have another new one!

Boltonia - Marie thinks I should wait until more of the individual flowers bloom, but instead I will post the first bloomer now and catch the crowd later when it shows up

September 3

I think this is the last one we're going to get from the boulevard garden

A small, late-blooming hosta

September 2

We have one previously overlooked bloom today. It's getting late in the season, but we expect to get another seven or eight this month - maybe.


Flower-that-came-out-of-nowhere [we don't know what it is; we didn't plant it; it looks like others we've already posted, but it isn't]



I also noticed a lone, isolated blossom on the Gooseneck
Here it is in context


And up-close

September 1

There's been nothing new since August 24; there are still a couple we're waiting for, but they're not here yet.

However, we have had a late summer visitor

Isn't s/he cute?

August 24

I've been out-of-town for the past four days so I don't know exactly when these bloomed

Yet another phlox


And one that Marie can't remember what it's called either
[Sept. 1 - she remembered - it's sedum. There's a larger one that we're still waiting for]

August 13

It's hard to believe, but there are two new ones today

A different aster


And a late-blooming, different hosta

August 10

We finally got one today.

Chelone (Turtlehead)

August 5

There was nothing new yesterday or today, but the delphinium out by the driveway started blooming for the second time.

August 3

I was out of town Monday (7/30) to Friday (8/3) this week so I don't know exactly when the four new flowers bloomed. Also, the baby birds are gone - I hope they got off safely.

Pink clethra out by the driveway in back

July 29

I was surprised to find another new one today

Another allium


The baby birds are still with us, but I'm not sure they will stay here much longer

This morning, one of the parents was in the nest with them


This afternoon they were by themselves


And they're beginning to look a little more sleek with feathers more filled out


When I checked this evening, the parents had not returned to the nest; but then I saw them both up on a wire keeping an eye on it.