Fireworks goldenrod and some mountain mint. I cut the goldenrod back a good bit in the summer which keeps it from flopping come bloom time

First year seeing my October skies aster in bloom. Last year the rabbits munched it down constantly. I let it get off to a good start caged and it did well this year.

First year of berries on my winterberries. Did a lot of reading on the different cultivars. Went with winter red and it’s lived up to what I read about having plenty of berries. I have an open area in the side yard with three of these. When they get bigger I think they will draw a lot of interest.

Camellia x sasanqua Crimson N Clover. This is one of the October Magic series, but it has bloomed in September for two years now.

James, I wish I had purchased mountain mint when having the chance, next year for sure! Funny, I'm just not seeing the golden rod around the countryside as in the past. I'm always a sucker for asters, tomorrow will photograph 'Violet Queen', always a highlight at this time of the year. Those winterberries are a wee big glorious that's for sure!

Artinnature, I think I have camellia envy! :)

I check here every day and really enjoy seeing everyone’s garden. For the most part, I have the same thing blooming in September, so it’s great to see other choices.

Love all the asters everyone has starting. Mine is just opening in the past couple of days.

Art the color of your Aster really pops and very pretty Camellia.

Raymond, very pretty Hydrangea…looks like a keeper.

Rouge - your garden is looking lush.

UBGardener - That’s a very pretty Camellia.

FrozeBudd - I depend on you for a first look at many plants [g] but now you are hybridizing roses too?…lol Hope you hit upon one you’d like to release. Very pretty seedling of Prairie Splendor. Do you have rabbits there? I’ve given up on echinacea unfortunately because of them.

Marie, I love your Polly Hill Azalea! Nicely shaped too.

Ben, your Spicebush is very pretty and I like it’s shape. Nice to get a volunteer.

JamesPA - Asters and goldenrod, the pollinators must love you. Do the birds eat the berries from your Winterberry?

FB, last week I visited the Berkshire Botanical garden in Stockbridge MA. Before I even got there I was boring my husband with my rhapsodies of delight over the many fields of goldenrod we passed while driving. Then I was just as delighted to find out the botanical garden's meadow garden was a huge field of goldenrod, with a few other plants thrown in. Not a great picture but you get the idea lol

Gotta be honest. In my sad dry little garden the thing giving me the most joy right now is my borders of white impatiens around several beds. They have done very well this season overall, and now with the color temps they are very lush and outline the beds so nicely. A few of them have been nibbled down but are coming back.

Still have the peach foxgloves - lol I haven't noticed whether I finally have more than one stalk of salvia in bloom but I will have to check. Also, have a potted, yet-to-be-planted cephalanthus that has gorgeous orangey red color. That's about it for me!

:)

Dee

P.S. I echo PM2's words - I love coming here to see and read about everyone's gardens!

Edited to add, thanks FB, for the foxglove recommendation. I will look into it! :)

Fun to see everyone's late season pictures. ;-)

I had to post my lily again. It finally bloomed on all 5 buds before the first one completely declined. Been a mild, misty, damp last several days so everything's hanging in there.

Last gasp for the H. macrophylla and if I don't want those cute little bunnies clipping off the stems, it's time to put up some wire fencing. By this time the deer aren't interested in the blooms, but I haven't seen any signs of those around for quite a while.

The bees are still buzzing around the flower bed with temps in the mid 70's.

Next week I plan on finishing winter yard preparations.

I like working in the yard until temperatures go down below 60 and we could get that in a couple of weeks, so, time to get busy. ;-)

Looking like Fall overall here. Sugar Maple beginning to turn but it's been so dry that a lot of deciduous trees are showing this already (view from the deck towards the South).

It will be the last full week of sunny and 70's. It's forecast mid 60's next week and who knows after that. It might be good but the percentages of that happening drop off exponentially after that (looking SE from the deck).

Viewing towards the SW corner of the yard.

Viewing towards toward the SE corner of yard.

:-)

It has been a horrible gardening year here. It started with two months of cold and rain, and was followed by more than two months of hot and dry weather. They say the rain could finally start today. I don’t have much to show from the gardens, but this scrawny sedum was photogenic. My big beautiful sedum is flopping….

And I grow my own basketry willow. Yesterday I finished weaving a batch that I had prepared without a plan. I made the largest fruit basket first, then tried to eke out a few more things from the remaining pieces. :)

Dee, ahhh, YES, now that's an awesome field of goldenrod, thanks for posting it! I wonder if some type of insect has attacked the goldenrod here, I'm just not seeing any! As for if I have a rabbit issue ... no, in nearly twenty years I've only twice seen any bunnies, appears the foxes must really keep them in check.

I think I live for new and interesting perennials and cold hardy shrubs and evergreens, Yes, rose breeding is fun, I do so with main traits of extreme winter hardiness, quality bloom and repeat and of course disease resistance is vital, this one checks all boxes for me and is named for a friend.

Bill, you sure are filling your yard with an array of cold hardy trees and shrubs, very nice and interesting!

Party_music, that's a wonderful talent you have of making all those very nicely crafted baskets! :)

Oh, adding a photo of aster 'Violet Queen', it never fails to impress at this time of year!

Goldenrods not so good this year on my dry septic field, so here's a couple yrs ago. A fritillary can be seen.

Thank you, FrozeBud! For the curious, here’s a photo of my willow patch — taken July 4, 2024.… a very windy day, so the willow was really whipping. I should have taken video! I grow 4 varieties, very densely packed. :)

'Bill, you sure are filling your yard with an array of cold hardy trees and shrubs, very nice and interesting!'

Thanks FB.

Not bad for starting with a clean slate ~10 years ago in a cold climate.

Fall of 2017, picture, pretty much same angle, taken from the deck, looking south.

I had Clematis (right side on the shed trellis) and a few other things that succumbed to our winters. ;-)

Fall 2025. Can't remember how many things I've planted (lots). Mostly woody plants.

For easy comparison same picture as earlier above, below:

And FWIW: Here's what the deck looked like Sept 2017. ;-)

Bill, what are those two small buildings in your photo?

pm2,

The small shed with Clematis in the first picture, is my garden shed.

The similar-colored buildings behind it are a house and garage belonging to the neighbors.

Since planting trees along the south & west perimeter of my yard, since about 2015-16, the view has changed remarkably as seen in the second picture. ;-)

Bill, it's been fun watching your place develop and mature. Our yards differ in that I'm all surrounded by forest and only my front yard has any bit of flat ground, the rest is naturally contoured with many changes in elevation. I have not so extensively planted my place, though likely can count 100 conifers I've tucked in, though haven't planted nearly enough deciduous, I guess, cause my yard is rather full of naturally occurring native birch. though really should (and I still can) add some oaks and maples and whatnot. Have you tried any concolor fir, I have one it must be 18 ft tall and has survived -45 F, so yes, it's tough, but after a hard winter it struggles to flush out and only makes small tuffs of new growth, though has seen many good years as well, love its very long soft needles! Also, have a compact form that's suppose to turn yellow in the off season, but it doesn't, possibly when it becomes more mature. it remains not quite 3 ft tall.

Fuchsia 'Cardinal' with Canna 'Australia', Cordyline australis, and my new yard hydrant!

Looking good artinnaturez8b!

Next will be running soaker hoses everywhere so when you throw the lever on the hydrant, everything gets watered. ;-)

So tropical looking there compared to 'Up North' here.

FB, I just killed an A. concolor with water.

Then learned they can be problematic with late frosts killing new growth (early bud break).

I have enough things at this time that might not make next winter, so I'll wait and see what needs to be replaced next spring and maybe try one again. ;-)

Working on a small specimen Nordmann fir, recently planted.

Bill, my winters are uber severe, possibly though springs generally not too bad and not yet experienced issue with new growth on the concolor freezing off. I haven't attempted Nordmann fir, just googled it and says will not grow in this region, mind you it also says the same for the concolor and mine are doing rather very fine! :)

An assortment of always wonderful hens and chicks

Sempervivum 'Gold Nugget' is rather amazing as it goes through it's many phases of intensity, is highly admired by all!

Artinnature, those fuchsia are more than a bit glorious!

OOh, I love those sedums, I've had and loved them from time to time but they aren't reliable up here

Everybody's photos are so appreciated, especially as summer has waned here and we aren't blessed with a warm fall ! Even with that, I have a few fresh things opening up :

In a sunny moment a gentian has opened up

And , although I don't have fields of goldenrod (loved that photo, diggerdee ) I appreciate what I have as it pops in a sunny moment :

And potentilla is always cheerful when it finally decides to bloom - I thought it was a goner this spring but my husband resurrected it . They thrive up here generally, just not in my garden

FrozeBud - love that Violet Queen Aster and Gold Nugget Sempervivum ..very different!

Art, such a standout bright pink Fuchsia!

Lat, I’m surprised you can grow gentian there. I never could keep it alive for some reason. I haven’t tried potentilla…nice bloom for this time of year.

Bill…that is a lot of growth in 10 years. You must be amazed when you look at the photos. I love all the evergreens and especially the one behind the shed that has that large pole with what, bird houses on it, in front of it? And is that a Maple Tree that is in the middle of your 2nd photo? It looks like it is starting to color up?

The two buildings I was referring to are on the left side of the 2nd photo. Small - brightly colored. Dog house? Home for ducks? So cute!

Grape Crush New England Aster

Lat62, the hens and chick and sedum family is a bit of a fun addiction for me ... as well are so easy to propagate, the tall ones just pull up a stem, it often comes with a bit of roots and even if not just stick in the ground and cut the tops back. I'll need to ask my good friend if she still is growing gentian, might have to request a small division. Your goldenrod appears might be the same species that grows here, sure is a nice looking plant. I've always had a thing for potentilla since first seeing them way back when I was kid when dad first took us to Jasper, Alberta, the potentilla flowering away among the rocky terrain mixed and dotted with spreading junipers.

Asters, I have mostly avoided in the past due to late bloom issues and my early hard frost, though the last few years have stretched well into October that I'm rethinking things! Yes, indeed there are many that flower early, but as well is nice to have the late color especially when one is still out enjoying the garden.

I still don't have any decent photos from my own garden - I should say there's nothing decent enough to photograph lol. But my husband finally sent me some of the photos he took at the botanical garden, and his phone camera takes much better photos than mine. Here's a better shot of that meadow

And look at that sky! Such a gorgeous day

artinnature, what a great color on that aster!

:)

Dee

Wow, what an amazing field of goldenrod, thank you diggerdee ! Can't wait to see your garden soon, if I remember right you had an area you were having to redo where some trees came down? Keep us posted about that as time allows

Frozebud, I'll head out tomorrow and check out my sedums , I know I had a few that did ok, just not thriving. I love your picture and will try again ! Never say never :))

Everybody, can't say thank you enough !

This is not your typical September picture – last evening we were walking our dogs at the head of the driveway when we first heard, and then saw this dead tree coming down. We had to scramble (another story) because we were under the utility pole wires that transverse our property. It was not windy and it is odd how it just snapped at the base. The tree is totally dead – has no branches, and is riddled with holes – I suspect Emerald Ash Borer but I don’t know what kind of tree it is. All the utility wires north and south of the tree were taken out and are lying on the ground; the tree currently lies where it fell and oddly, we have electricity and catv. I am hoping to hear the sound of chainsaws soon.

On a brighter note – here is a ‘Purple Dome’ aster eating a ‘Happy Face Yellow’ potentilla.

@artinnaturez8b @raymondz7a both of your asters are beautiful. Very vibrant colors

This is our yard in a foggy autumn morning

Easy Does It rose is doing great

Happy Black Eye Susan

Dahlias patch

Vinca, marigold, pentas by the dahlias

Grape Sensation gaillardia is the fabulous pollinator plant in the fall. hundreds of bees are buzzing around

raymond thank goodness you are alright! Hopefully they will clean that up soon. I remember once trying to get to work in an afternoon rainstorm. I tried three different ways to get off my street and each one was blocked by a tree that had just fallen - luckily neither I nor anyone else got caught in any of them. I did, however, go back home and call out lol. No way for me to get there!

For the last almost 30 years I've had some asters which were labelled as Purple Dome. But they get to be over 5 feet tall if I don't cut them back, so I am guessing they were mislabeled. :) I still keep meaning to buy the real PD but it always gets bumped off the list for something else!

lat 62 that front area is slow in the coming together. I finally gave up on my husband and son-in-law helping me and hired someone to dig up some tree stumps and move some rocks. I'm actually headed out there now to spread some topsoil. I updated my thread on this area here if you want to read more - didn't want to hijack this thread!

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/6467394/need-some-shrub-ideas-and-thoughts-please-long#n=21

And just to have SOMETHING to post, here are some of my dahlias. I never think to photograph them out in the garden lol....

Oh, and found this creepy little guy on my door last night...

Not sure why he was hanging out upside down lol

:)

Dee

Goldenrod w/a tiny honeybee at upper-left side, tomato, and rain-gauge.

Tiny stick insect.

beng, Is the rain gauge empty?

Bill, I just emptied it before the pic -- plastic is hazy from UV weathering. Gotten some rain last 3 days -- 0.94 inches. Biggest rain since late July.

Joe Pye Weeds have been nearly extirpated along my border stream by other weeds and scouring floods, so dug a remaining batch up to place around the house. First year after transplanting, pretty good performance.

So I know I mentioned this earlier, and I know it's one of the most common annuals in the world so no big deal, but I have just been getting so much joy out of my impatiens this year. This is the best they've done since I started buying them again about three years ago, and aside from one or two that have been nibbled on (not to mention one or two that just disappeared lol) they are all looking great - and even the nibbled ones are coming back nicely. They really pop in the evening and I love the way they define the beds (lol which are pretty ratty so maybe the impatiens draws your eye away from the actual beds, she says hopefully...)

Lousy pictures once again. Darn phone

The beds are kind of empty because I just expanded them last year and they are a work in progress. My poor hostas here just don't take the heat and sun and drought well. They miss my beautiful oak more than I do!

:)

Dee

Dee, I think white impatiens are best as they show better on dark days or early mornings/late evenings. So that's what I have.

Muhlenbergia capillaris has started opening up its pink-purple plumes. Fantastic grass for late September-October.

September is when many ornamental grasses really start to shine.

https://open.substack.com/pub/rustyblackhaw/p/the-attractions-and-hazards-of-ornamental?r=tl6bq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

beng, yes I agree! The white impatiens are at their loveliest at dusk, when they really just pop. And of course, lol, in the shade, where they really draw your eye toward the beds. Love 'em! Especially this season lol

:)

Dee

Last day of September…. the sedum is really starting to take on color:

Here in the Shenandoah Valley we finally got rain after a month of nothing. Facing another long spell of no rain but here on the last day of September its quite beautiful in my gardens.

Hydrangea

Holly Berries

Sedum

Fall Crocus peeping out of Lavender Cotton

St. Johns Wort and more Sedum

Beauty Berry with Muhly Grass

Walkers Low

Weiglia

Muhly again… I have 8 of them. love them

Goldfinch with Marigolds.

Aster

Aster

Aster

There’s more but that’s probably enough 🙏

When I first got this plant, the hand-written tag read GYMNASTA SAVATORI ‘variegata’ - this was plant nursery short-hand for Gymnaster savatieri ‘Variegata’. The plant has never shown to be variegated, so I am guessing it is just Gymnaster savatieri. Then at some point it was reclassified to Aster savatieri, and most recently to the Miyamayomena genus so I guess it’s now Miyamayomena savatieri. Miyamayomena has such a sweet sound, but I will always call this plant GYMNASTA.

@raymondz7a I have a small sized aster that looks like that as well. I think I have the tag somewhere. I’ll take a look.

In ground mums. I’m getting lucky with killing freezes . they have had time to bloom

I know it's October, but I think these bloomed just before midnight last night. :-)

Lilys this time of year is uncommon.

Yes, the count down to frost is fast approaching, but especially for us northerners.

L Clark, have those mums been through any winters, if so, do you have variety names, they look great! I currently only have 'Morden Cameo' blooms especially very early, though like many mums is here one year and gone the next.

I have a lot of mums that i planted spring of 24 that lived through winter and are full of buds now. Theres been a number of posts here in perennials about varieties, where to purchase and culture.

Froze- the orange one has made it through four winters and the red one made it through last winter. I do not know their names, sorry. just petty ones from the grocery store.

So I had heard that the “grocery store“ mums were mostly zone 5 and higher plants so I didn’t pay them much he heed. Well my wife bought one for decoration and just set it out and it was left outside tipped over in its tiny pot all winter long. Come spring, I was cleaning up and I noticed some green sprouting from the mum that sat outsode on the frozen tundra of Laramie all winter with no water or care. So I planted the tough bugger and here we are . Lol

Okay, thanks Marie and L Clark, I think I'll give a hand at some of the hardier sorts and as well pick up a few of the grocery store ones :)

Here is today one of those "Minnesota Mammoth Mums" (I think it is), that I have had for lots of years in this same container. (I forgot to cut if back in July and so it is flopping a bit).

(But my favorite "Mum" (or chrysanthemum relative) is Ajania Pacifica. I have had a permanent pot of it for many years now, gifted to me by esteemed houzz member "gdinie". It has the most unique flowers and foliage and invariably, since it blooms so late, there is snow on it.)

I don't have many roses now (wait, actually just two) but I will never be w/o "Julia Childs"...blooming right now.

Here is a self seeded Nicotiana:

And a Haas Halo hydrangea, still putting out new flowers.

Share your mums @FrozeBudd_z3/4