A few last minute changes before giving up for the winter.

I bought this garden bench a couple of years ago, (just because I saw it and liked it) and haven’t really had much success in fitting it into the scheme of things. It just sits there, looking pretty and getting lots of compliments but not really being used by anyone. I tried keeping cushions on it, but the dogs just chewed them up, so there went that idea.

A thought hit me the other day that it would fit in better if it was surrounded by something, and since day lilies are “something” that I have an excess of, that seemed like a great candidate! Molohai would be perfect for that spot. It is one of my favorite yellows.

Aha! I finally managed to catch one open!

The lovely moonflower vine opens at dusk and closes shortly after daylight.
This makes it pretty hard for those of us who are not too fond of going outside after dark or before dawn to capture a picture of it.

I have seen several brown shriveled up flowers, but today I caught one fully open.

My vine has lots more buds, so I hope the frost holds off for a few more days.

It’s time to put the garden to bed for the winter. Jack Frost has been rumored to be lurking in the neighborhood.

Leaves have made a yellow bed under my little sugar maple just outside my bedroom window. (Seems like just last week I was posting this same thing.)

There are a few lingering bits and pieces of late-summer flowers, but nothing camera worthy.

There’s always next year, and if there isn’t, well it doesn’t matter anyway!

Good night Garden. Sleep sweet!

I love all my day lilies, but some are a little more special than others!

Blue is a color that is almost non-existent in the flower cultivar world.
Mother Nature has provided a few, but mankind apparently has never been able to duplicate them.

This medium sized day lily is the closest to blue that I have in my collection.

It is a prolific bloomer and a great addition to the garden!

When the covid scare hit, we became hermits just to be on the safe side.
Gradually things went back to normal with one exception.
I found I liked being a hermit!
Now I have no desire to go anywhere and avoid going out as much as I possibly can.

It’s time to plant mums in the garden for fall color and deco, and I decided to do something a little different this year….Order online!!

First two orders went to Walmart and Amazon.

The Walmart order arrived last night…(LATE last night, but that is another story.)

They were perfect, with a nice blend of fully opened blooms and buds.

Green beans are a little late to the party, but they are loaded now with beans and blooms. This is part of today’s dinner.