Today, the garden blooms continue to decline. It is the last days of summer. The sky is very blue as we expect. Maybe, there is just a hint of coolness in the summer air. There, I feel it or is it my imagination.
From a gardeners point of view, the garden is lacklustre. No riot of color. No blooms on plants that I had forgoten were there. There is sunburn and that brown crispy look.
How about from the point of view of the pollinators. What do they see? I know that I think about the balance of nature. Are there signs of fulfillment of that thought?
Six On Saturday. This is the website where I join fellow gardeners on Saturday morning. Gardeners from around the globe post 6 photos of the week. The rules are there if you are interested in posting 6 of your own.
1. Obedient Plant
This is one of my favorite fall bloomers. It is a very soothing color. Pollinators love it. The flowers bloom sequentially so there are visiting pollinators for weeks.
2. Monarch butterfly
The monarch is passing through on its way to the Gulf Coast or even into Texas or Mexico. I checked for eggs on the nearby milkweed but there were none to be seen.
3. Crocosmia
The crocosmia has plenty of seedheads. I did not see any birds visiting this plant today.
4. Goldfinch
This is Sam’s photo from his backyard. It is worth saving the seed heads on the coneflowers just so you have this beauty visiting your yard.
5. Vitex
Here we have the beautiful seed head of the vitex. There are still many beautiful inflorescences which will be soon transformed into feeding stations.
6. Rudbeckia ‘American Gold Rush’
The ‘American Gold Rush’ nativar is a stunner. I have read that because of it thinner and hairier leaves, it is not prone to black spot or sooty mold. Yeah!
I wish you the best weekend. It is a day of remembrance for us here in the US.
Happy Gardening.
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