Autumn is here, and the recent hellish heat wave has given way to cooler weather. According to the U of I frost tracker, the first freeze of the season is only a few weeks away, which will mean bye-bye flowers. It was a good year for blooming around here, with new plants and old offering lots of color.
I took a lot of photos.
Have some hydrangea, hibiscus, roses, my favorite begonias, and a new find, Empress verbena.
And mushrooms. There’s always room for mushrooms.
Limelight hydrangea
Rescue rose from a half-price table
August’s Hardy Hibiscus
Boletus bicolor? hiding amid the greenery
This begonia photographs bicolor, but it’s all orange
That thin line of spider silk
Red & yellow
Yellow seems to photograph best
Empress verbena