Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ ‘Indian Summer’, I think! That’s what happens when I let everything seed in…
Rosa ‘Dortmund’
Megacyllene robiniae, the Locust Borer Beetle. A new one to me!
Apis mellifera, warming my beekeeper’s heart, and an ant (Lasius niger??) on Hydrangea ‘Tardiva’.
Solidago and Physostegia, the colors of September.
By my way of looking at it, this is a pretty good growing year. After a long cold spring, most of the summer has brought great weather. Not too hot or humid, just warm, sunny, and pleasant, with cool nights — a reminder of why in the days before air-conditioning, people would come north to New England for the summer. The soil is dry now, and a rainy day or two would be good, but still, I’ll take it! So many things have grown so well this season (and it’s not QUITE over!) that I wanted to share a few.
Orange flowers and vegetables are everywhere this year!
Mostly I like them, some, well, with so many great petunias to choose from, why would you plant this one:
But on to other abundant things!
More raspberries (almost) than I could put up, in my home garden.
A second cutting of hay in South County:
Hornet’s nests, big and beautiful in their own way:
Flowers and fruit of all kinds.
Did something grow really well for you this year? I’d love to hear about it!
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