Late Summer Flowers

 It's almost September!  I know many of you are anxious for Fall, but I'm hanging on to Summer for as long as I can! I'm not ready for cold and I hate to see the flowers fade.
This weekend I wandered around the yard to see what was blooming.

Here's the gate at the side yard.  The hosta have gotten so big this year.

This is a flower on the oak leaf hydrangea which is right next to that gate.

These chives are growing along the walkway when you go through the gate.  They are one of my favorites, they always make me think of little purple fireworks.

These phlox are such a pretty color.

Bob planted a bed of zinnias this year.  Unfortunately, many didn't come up, but this little red one is almost open.

 

In the back, these are some black eyed Susans still hanging on, despite showing their age.

The Autumn Joy Sedum are starting to change color.

This bee was enjoying the sedum.

In the back corner of the yard, is this area Bob has filled with grasses and phlox.

Next to it is a row of Rose of Sharon bushes. They are different colors - this purple, light pink, a mauve color and white and they look so pretty all together.

Here's another Rose of Sharon bud, in pale pink.  It looks almost like a rose bud.

Bob also planted morning glories this year.  As the name says - they open in the morning.  This is a bud, the photo was taken in the evening.

And here is that same flower, opened up the next morning.

We've made it to the other side of the yard.  The building you see here is Bob's workshop.  The little tree is a hydrangea tree.  It's so full of flowers this year.  The flowers start pure white and turn an antique rose color.  They hang on, even into the winter.  I've taken pictures of the flowers with snow piled on top of them in the middle of the winter.

Here's one of the flowers.  You can see the pink starting to show up.

One last look at the back yard, standing near the hydrangea tree.

Thanks for making it through to the end!