Fall Garden Photo Album

Fall Garden Photo Album

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Greetings from Michigan. I will be home soon. In the meantime, I am posting a little fall garden tour with pictures I took before I left home. Enjoy.

These volunteered this year in my front garden.
These volunteered this year in my front garden.
I love the color of these morning glories.
I love the color of these morning glories.
so lovely
so lovely

 

These purple salvia are doing well in the shade, but can also take some sun.
These purple salvia are doing well in the shade, but can also take some sun.
trying to capture the richness of color
trying to capture the richness of color
I hope this verbena comes back and spreads next year.
I hope this verbena comes back and spreads next year.

 

I just love this shade of red.
I just love this shade of red.
So velvety.
So velvety.
Geraniums always make me think of my mom and grandma.
Geraniums always make me think of my mom and grandma.

 

vibrant in the dog days of summer
vibrant in the dog days of summer
These remind me of old farm house gardens in the mountains of NC and VA.
These remind me of old farm house gardens in the mountains of NC and VA.
How cool are these? You can see the one that is starting to bloom on the right. This is how they get the name ballon flower.
How cool are these? You can see the one that is starting to bloom on the right. This is how they get the name ballon flower.

 

Lemony Lantana is a great drought hardy flower. A woman I did some carpentry work for said they were native to her old home in Iraq.
Lemony Lantana is a great drought hardy flower. A woman I did some carpentry work for said they were native to her old home in Iraq.
The goldfinches love these. I leave the seeds for them into the fall.
The goldfinches love these. I leave the seeds for them into the fall.
The butterflies and moths love these roadside wild flowers. I have to pull up several of the plants everytime they get too big, to keep them from taking over.
The butterflies and moths love these roadside wild flowers. I have to pull up several of the plants everytime they get too big, to keep them from taking over.

 

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