Fall Flowers

My yard and flowers are in the process of changing from Summer to Fall.  The beautiful Summer flowers are slowly dying back.  I have added several new flowers for Fall.  Hopefully, some of them will also look good during the Winter.




Autumn Sign in Flower bed



Our front porch Madevilla is still looking beautiful in September!

I've added yellow mums to the front of the house. 
Two of the other containers have pansies and viola, they just don't show up well yet.

Fall Patio Decorations

Patio changing from Summer to Fall

 

 

This is a perennial that will be
added to my flower bed
once all of the Blanket Flowers
are finished blooming for the
summer.  This is called
"Lady in Pink Heather".

 

 Ornamental Cabbage

 

I put this arrangement together for the steps up to my
deck.  It has ornamental cabbage, Pansies,
Lobularia as well as a Dracaena Spike.

Purple & White Mums





The following plants are all at or around the arbor.



 

Purple Fountain Grass
(could bloom all Winter)

 

Mums from last Fall.  This is the second time they have bloomed this year. 
They bloomed in the Spring as well.



This is my favorite arrangement so far this Fall.  I have Dusty Miller, Pansies, Kale, and Celosia
(tall purple and white flower).
All of these flowers/plants should last all Fall and Winter.

 

Vintage Lavender Stock,
Red Rooster Sedge, and ornamental cabbage,
 

Heuchera, Red Rooster Sedge, and Vintage Lavender Stock.

We are making our first attempt at growing Pampas Grass.  This is at the beginning of our driveway.

In April Hubert put the white fence and planted these roses.  The ones on the fence are Lady Banks Roses and will bloom yellow in the Spring.  The ones on either side of the fence are red Knockout Roses.  I am amazed at how much they have grown over the Summer.

April

September

Hot July Days

I'm really pleased that my yard and flowers still have so much color in all of this heat.  It is a challenge to keep everything watered, but everything is still looking good.  These pictures were all taken this week.



Notice the pink Mandivilla on my front porch.



 

The Apricot Princess Roses have been blooming since early May.  They also smell fantastic.
  


This lovely Oleander plant was a gift from my friend Becky and her family when my father passed away in May. It is just now blooming.  It is on my front porch.



Our Arbor continues to be a favorte family gathering place in the evening or early mornings.
Great place for that first cup of coffee.







  

The Begonia and Fuschia are both on the Arbor.



The Patio at the back of our house continues to change each month. 



The yellow daisy-like flowers are Gaillardia (Blanket Flowers).  They really attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies.  They have been non-stop color since April. 
The picture below is a close-up of Starfire Garden Phlox.   





This pot of Salvia and yellow Superbells are on the steps to my back door.  They have been a real show stopper.



This is the other flower bed on my Patio.



Fun Garden Characters

There are 3 fun characters in my flower beds on the patio.  Chris Allen knows I like bumblebees so he wanted to get the boy bumblebee for me one day when Kristy and him were out shopping.  I loved it so much, they got the girl bee for me on my birthday.  Yesterday while shopping I found the cat. 



Flowers at the Front of my House

Much of what I have posted so far have been about my flowers on the patio or arbor.  The flowers at the front of the house are really looking lovely right now too.





Columbines look so Dainty

Several years ago my Mom gave me a Columbine.  I managed to keep it alive for a couple of years but then the grass and weeds won the battle.  Now that I have my raised flower beds, I have started collecting the many varieties and colors.  Here's what I have now and I hope to add a few more.

The Arbor is a Great Gathering Place

Several friends from Georgia stopped by on Saturday afternoon on their way back home from attending a jewelry party.  They loved our Arbor.  It was a great place to sit and watch Will and Lila playing in the yard.  This is our favorite outdoor sitting place when we have friends and family visiting. Thought I would post a few photos of the arbor.