Floral Friday

50°f/10°C, clear. 

The gardens are looking pretty straggly now, with weeds making inroads a d things dying back, but there are still plenty of blooms. Here's some of what's still going.

Snapdragons that I planted in the spring are still hanging in there, but this one is the best of the lot.

Geraniums continue to bloom, although I pulled some that were pretty well done for. The drought was not kind to them.

Zinnias, however, are thriving, and the blue Veronica salvia is still doing well.

Lantana is one of my favorites. It blooms pretty much all summer, and really comes I to its own in the fall. And deer don't eat it!

A mum I planted last year is ready to bloom. I pinched this one back in June, and can certainly see the difference between this one and another that I did not prune back.

I pulled geraniumsvftom several pots, replacing them with mums.

I have added more mums since this photo, in the big urn and in the pot with the spiky yellow coleus, which I also removed. It is hard for me to pull plants that are still living! 

Another pot of wild-haired coleus, with some impatiens. I left these for now.  That's geraniums in the background.

My $1.00 pot of geraniums, bought on clearance at Tractor Supply, is still doing great. I may bring this one inside over the winter.

Fireside evening, with begonia in a little pot on the table. We have had firepit fires several evenings this week. The cool weather is perfect for it.

The crazy yellow climbing rose has another big bloom, way up top, as if to keep me from cutting it! The thorns on this thing make me long for falconer's gloves when dealing with it.

Finally, a vase of blooms: red dahlia, wild aster that has taken up abode in my garden, Veronica, zinnia, and a little purple flower whose name I can't recall. It is very like an aster, and has been blooming almost steadily since Spring.

Linking up today with Floral Friday.