Late Season Pics

As the summer wore on we started to see some interesting developments in the marigold bed. Over 300 dwarf marigolds (Disco series) had been planted and brought some awesome colors from bright yellow to orange to red. Last year the bed was full of blue and yellow pansies that had dropped plenty of seeds. Over the summer these seeds germinated and by late summer the pansies were in full bloom with the marigolds. Here’s the effect …

Here's the overall effect of the late season garden just before the frosts overtake us ...

The cold September nights have a dramatic effect on the Amur Maple ...

The Cockspur Hawthorn presents us with a similar scarlet color ...

But, alas, all good things must come to an end.  After the killing frosts the annuals are pulled up and the rose garden is put to bed.