Hi! Time for a garden walk, c'mon!
As October settles in and Columbus Day weekend approaches, we are losing our grasp on Summer and seeing the season being to change. It gets dark so early! Mo and I are revolving our inner clocks and scheduling his afternoon walk earlier. Come with us to see the beautiful blooming days of early October here at the beach.
Mo and the Montauk daisies.
As usual we are peeking at and sometimes through the grey fences.
This is a different street. This must have a wonderful garden but we cannot see in at all, nor do I try too hard, as folks here enjoy their privacy. Imagine getting caught peeping, lol!
More fence flowers...
Holly berries, for the migrating birds.
Roses still blooming bravely, often til mid-December.
We see the occasional garden fail, this public space just had well irrigated mud and moss!
October is when the morning glories finally bloom. They glow like stained glass jewels in the low angled rays of the sun.
Hydrangeas abound.
These sumer blooms...
are now these.
Monarch butterflies, very few this year.
Impatiens can be trite, even boring, yet when they finally come to full size and bloom, they're lovely I think. Impatiens do best here in late summer and autumn, they love the cooler wetter days.
The light is changing, the sun angles down the beach lane, now golden instead of summer's hot white sun overhead.
love
lizzy
gone to the beach.....
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What color blending inspiration within those weathered boards! I can see a quilt made of the purple and gold of those new petunias against a mottled gray background. Would also love to find out the name of those petunias and try raising them next year. Three consecutive frosty nights have about put an end to every blooming thing around here, but the trees are coloring up nicely.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers on your stroll...radiant colors...very windy here today--ceaselessly blowing...will we even have many leaves left to color up? Hoping so...
ReplyDeleteStill no sewing--but eye has really improved...
hoping tomorrow to get the back of turkey Lurkey done...hugs, Julierose
Thank you for the delightful stroll around your paths. Such abundant gardens with the hydrangeas putting on their Autumn shades. What a treat. Penny
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post! The flowers are abundant, and lovely. Love the petunias, and that coleus peeping through! I've come to really like New Guinea Impatiens, myself.
ReplyDeletePretty warm, dry, and windy here. The smoke from the fires is making for extra pretty sunsets.
Thanks for takung us along on your stroll. I really enjoyed it :)
Kel
I loved my walk! And I love those purple flowers. I wonder if those are Million Bells? I will have to look next year. The Bells I have this year are still going strong even with freezing temps. Have a great weekend! Kit š
ReplyDeleteFabulous photos! I *LOVE* your garden-peeping walks, especially those who plant flowers and let them grow through the fences. I hope they know how much people appreciate their 'shared' gardens!
ReplyDeleteOh, the 'garden fail' spot MIGHT be where someone has planted bulbs for next spring - it's about that time of year! Maybe keep an eye on that spot next spring...
It got COLD a couple nights - almost freezing here and some places in Kansas did get frost. I had to put my comforter back on the bed and find my long pants, lol. Not quite so cold the rest of the week, I think, but still cool fall weather. I love it! Hope we have a LONG fall this year...
Thanks so much for sharing your walk!