These asters have been plain janes all season long — but now that the weather is cooling off, and everything else is in retreat, they have come out to shine.
Fall Stars
Category: Perennials
Multi-Color Mini Roses
As pretty as this is, note that, I haven’t actually found a polychrome cultivar — this is just three tiny plants side by side, sharing one planter.
Raindrops on Roses
This miniature rose survived yesterday’s rainstorm.
Miniature Rose Revival
Someone left a few dried-up mini roses in three-inch plastic pots at the edge of the garden fence, but they didn’t seem entirely dead so I repotted them into a slightly-larger planter trough and have been watering them regularly, and a week later they’re showing signs of life.
Bees & Burdock
The burdock is blooming, and the bees are busy.
Pink and Purple Blooms
Our garden got badly parched this summer, but it’s managed to bounce back a little as temperatures have dropped from their peaks.
Budding Hibiscus
Our hibiscus shrub (aka “Rose of Sharon”) is getting ready to flower for the first time this season.
Burdock In Bloom
I love the thistle-like flowers on our burdock plants!
Foliage Fenceline
I’m really pleased with the way the grapevines and little trees soften the edges of the otherwise-drab fence and stairs in front of our buildings.
A Classic Rose
The roses are really having a productive season.
