Late summer garden

My garden is ready to be put to bed, and not looking all that great, so I thought I'd share a few photos of my garden as it was in late August.  Be sure to check out all the other gardens at http://msgreenthumbjean.blogspot.com/ because it's Bloomin' Tuesday!

Coreopsis in the front - they were late to bloom this year for some reason.  This variety is Zagreb.



Drumstick alliums in front of the globe spruce.  I planted geraniums and nasturtiums in the container.  They were just starting to come back after a nasty hail storm earlier in the month.

 

I purchased a packet of seeds three years ago and they have self-sown ever since - they're called Musk Mallow (I think - like I said, it's been three years! lol).  It's always a delight to see where they pop up in the spring and summer.

 

I left the cover on the pool one morning and the birds came to play in the water.

A shot of the middle raised bed towards the back of the yard.  The reddish shrub in the foreground is a barberry.  On the right is my Betty Corning clematis. 

 

A shot of the back bed with Rose Campion on the right and a rather sad looking Cleome by the watering can.  On the left at the back is the lone zuchinni plant I put in, we still picked over 20 zuchinnis from this one plant though.



This photo was taken early October, a lone snapdragon that popped up late August - love the dark red colour.

Cheers,
Mary-Frances