Our little rose bush is going full blast.

Sidewalk Greenspace on New York's Upper West Side
Our little rose bush is going full blast.
The little rose bush a neighbor donated to the garden last year has just bloomed for the first time this season.
Nature’s first green is gold.
Autumn color in the big city as the tiny trees growing in the fence planters prepare for winter.
I had initially thought that silver ragwort (aka “Dusty Miller”) was an annual, but it turns out to be winter hardy, and several of the ones I planted last year survived our gentle winter and have continued to provide an unusual bit of contrast in the garden this season.