Late Summer and Fall

Late Summer and Fall

Welcome to the Late Summer and Fall Gallery.  This time of year always leaves me feeling particularly wistful.  So many earnest plants bloom so powerfully in the late summer and early fall – it’s as if they’re putting every last ounce of their energies into an ironic seasonal swan song.  It sure seems to me that they know that the end of a season of growth and finery is upon them.  In any case, I do have mixed emotions as the summer winds down into fall: the blooming is amazing, but the end is in sight.  I wrote down my thoughts about this time of year in a short essay at the beginning of a picture-packed feature called “Spring and Summer’s Path Through My Garden.”  Give it a read, if you’re so inclined.  But while you’re right here, check these pics out from my garden’s floral curtain call.  (And remember to check back from time to time, because, as with all of the photo galleries, I’ll be adding more pics on a regular basis.)  Cheers, and Happy Gardening! 

Late Summer and Fall
11-13-24.
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11-09-24.
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Hangers-on. 10-19-24.
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Blue balls on 10-13-24. It's seriously bizarre for remontant big leaf hydrangeas like these to be blooming so late in the year.
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My toad lilies never disappoint in October. 10-08-24.
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Some individuals from one of my two toad lily colonies. 10-08-24.
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My toad lilies keep blooming even after the first frost. 10-04-24.
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Delphinium x elatum 'Sky Blue' on 09-30-24.
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Butterfly bush 'Groovy Grape' on 09-30-24.
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Smooth hydrangea 'Annabelle' on 09-29-24.
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Toad lily blooms 09-29-24.
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Toad lilies. 09-29-24.
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09-27-24 - 09-29-24
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The first toad lily bloom of the year in my garden. 09-23-24.
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Hardy Hibiscus. 08-31-24.
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Hardy Hibiscus flowers have a definite look of the Tropics about them. 08-28-24.
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I can count on my hardy Hibiscus plants to keep the color going through late summer. 08-26-24.
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Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos) flowers big in August and September. 08-25-24.
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Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos). 08-25-24.
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'Munstead Dark Red' sedum. 08-23-24.
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Newly-opening hardy Hibiscus blooms. 08-23-24.
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Additional massive Hibiscus blooms are imminent. 08-23-24.
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Hardy plumbago is covered in beautiful blue late-season flowers. 08-22-24.
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Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos). 08-22-24.
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Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos). 08-20-24.
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Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos). 08-20-24.
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Red hardy Hibiscus buds. 08-18-24.
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White balloon flower. 08-10-24.
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I just can't get enough of this color. Hardy hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos). 08-08-24.
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'Groovy Grape' butterfly bush (Buddleia). 08-08-24.
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I am entranced by the color of this hardy hibiscus flower (Hibiscus moscheutos). 08-07-24.
This image, and the next one, are dated 11-22-23. Still blooming!
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11-17-23.
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11-11-23.
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11-10-23
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11-04-23.
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11-03-23.
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11-01-23.
This Image, and the next one, are dated 10-17-23.
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10-12-23.
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10-10-23.
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My two varieties of toad lily, blooming mightily on 10-07-23.
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Coneflowers (left) still blooming, and Montauk daisies getting ready to bloom, on 10-07-23.
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10-01-23.
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This image, and the next one, are dated 09-30-23 and 09-29-23, respectively.
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This image, and the next two, are from the last few days of September, 2023.
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09-24-23.
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This image, and the next one, are dated September 20, 2023.
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September 19, 2023.
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This image, and the next 3, are from 09-17-23. Color persists here into autumn.
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This image, and the next one, are dated 09-14-23.
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09-13-23.
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09-12-23.
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This image, and the next 14, are from 09-07-23 through 09-10-23.
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This image, and the folllowing 6, are from 09-05-23 and 09-06-23.
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This image is from 09-02-23, and the next 8 are from 09-03-23.
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This toad lily and the tropical hibiscus in the next image were photographed on 09-01-23.
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This image, and the next four, are from the very end of August, 2023.
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This image, and the next 5, are dated August 28, 2023.
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I hope my cartoonishly-huge-bloom routine isn't starting to wear too thin... I've got a few more hardy hibiscus shots for you right here, plus a little clematis bud which will probably be the last one of the year. This image, and the next four, are from August 27, 2023.
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This image, and the next 11, are dated 08-26-23. It's amazing the way hardy hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos) flowers seem to explode practically overnight. Good times in late summer out here!
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This image, and the next 8, are dated August 25, 2023.
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This image, and the one immediately following, are dated August 24, 2023.
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This image, and the next 3, are dated 08-23-23.
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This image, and the next 2, are dated 08-21-23.
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This image, and the next two, are from 08-20-23.

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