Autumn meets Summer

a wonderful sign that cooler temps are on the way is when the sedum changes color,

but there are still plenty of reminders of summer sizzle with canna lily blooms!

For the Birds

During the drought, one of the honeysuckle bushes dropped a lot of leaves and was over-taken by a morning glory vine. CG considered pulling the vine, but decided to wait.

This morning it was in bloom.

To the delight of a hummingbird.

Cannas are another favorite for the little fellas.

CG hopes to upgrade the backyard bird habitat this fall.

(sedum is a plant of choice for the occasional butterfly)

front of the house

not looking too bad

after a late summer drought 

it's been one of the better years for the river birch trees

(hoping they are close to reaching their maximum height)

the liriope grass seems impervious to low rainfall conditions

nandina bushes are semi-drought tolerant

a few azalea bushes were literally burned-up from the heat