Fall has officially arrived here in western, New York. The nights are getting cooler as the days go by and the plants are showing signs of losing their vigor.
I walked around and took some photos of what is still looking fairly good for this time of year.
The zinnia's are still going strong in the butterfly garden and now the goldfinches are eating all the seeds. I have to harvest some of the flowers before I don't get any seed for next year.
I do love seeing nature enjoying the gardens that I plant for them.
The petunias and verbena are almost done now and I saved some seeds from each of them. These photos were from earlier this summer.
The orange border zinnias are fabulous and I will be growing more next year for sure. The scarlet coleus was a very slow starter but finally managed to look nice on the porch. I wonder if the seed will come true for next year. I would like to have them around the base of the porch for something different other than impatiens.
These are three different morning glory vines that are on my trellises. The blue picotee just started blooming this week. I guess better late than never. ;-)
The begonia's I ordered this year did amazing in the hanging baskets. The orange begonia was supposed to be a dark red but the orange was still pretty. The white, however was my favorite.
The hanging baskets are coming to an end and I may try cutting back the fushia and see if I can winter it over to have for next year. The hummingbirds loved it, and I am so glad I had purchased it for them.
I did harvest all of the tower gardens and put them all into the greenhouse for the winter. I will be able to start them in there once I start seeds again in March.
The last of the hydrangeas have bloomed and the white is now turning pink with the changing weather.
One thing for sure is that all the succulents loved the heat this summer. They multiplied so much that there will be plenty to share in the spring.
I thought you would enjoy seeing some of the bees gathering pollen from the plants. These past two weeks every type of bee has been loving the chives that are in flower. The large bumblebee put his leg up when I got too close with the camera. I just love them so.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I will see you soon.
Until next time, this is Sunscape
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What beautiful flowers, so much variety and colors, it looks like a floral paradise, flowers are the most beautiful thing in nature 😍
Seeing the bees collecting pollen is a privilege that nature gives us ❤️
I agree, I love the flowers and seeing the bees and butterflies enjoy them is a joy.
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All Flowers are incredible 👍😍
Thank you so much!
You are welcome 😁
Amazing flowers! They are so beautiful. Your hard work did wonders in the garden. Magical colours spread in all around.
You are so sweet, thank you! I do love gardening and enjoying all the nature that visits them.
You have a garden with fantastic colours, I fell in love with the blue picotee, I hadn't seen it before. Beautiful!
Thank you, I love the blue picotee morning glory, it is so pretty.
Will the succulents survive the winter or do you bring them inside? That’s funny how the bee raised its leg!
The succulents come inside for the winter, Anytime the bumblebees are cold in the morning I try to stroke their backs and they always raise a leg to try to keep me away. I just love playing with them.
That's so cool! I'd never have thought of that!
This is the garden, wow! I just loved all the flowers, their colours so attractive and inviting. No wonder the insects and the birds have made your place their place.
Thank you for spreading love to our tiny 'friends'.
I love gardening and creating a special place for nature to come and enjoy all the flowers.
How absolutely delightful! I've been meaning to read this post but I've been short on time and Hive desire, but I'm glad i did. I love your pergola. We want to build one out the back but we have so many other things to build we aren't sure what to do. What is the yellow bird? It's gorgeous. good on you for planting so many flowers for pollinators!
I love my porch, I am out there every day watching the animals and birds enjoy the flowers and I have a small pond with frogs right next to it also. The yellow bird is an American Goldfinch enjoying a snack on Zinnia seeds.