The Last Hurrah
The fall asters are blooming, this is the last hurrah of blooms before the snow starts to fly. The bees are busily gleaning as much nutrition as they can for their long winter naps.
I have a good amount of this lovely plant blooming in the flowerbeds and around the edges of the woods. It’s not the neatest or tidiest plant, but it sure is nice this time of year.
Eventually, the plants in the flowerbeds will be moved to the woodland edge, they definitely seem more at home in that location. They will be replaced by something that isn’t quite to floppy. The good thing is that I’ll still be able to enjoy them and so will the bees!
Do you have anything blooming in the garden?
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Asters, chrysanthemum, hydrangea, verbena, sedum.
The last hurrah indeed!
to Marina C's comment
My Zinnia’s are still producing!
to Jaye's comment
We have lots of volunteer snapdragons in full bloom. Wonderful to see such bright colors this time of year!
to judym's comment
Your asters are beautiful! Such a cheery color!
Lots still blooming here in Mississippi, but the show-stealers right now are the swamp sunflowers- tall, somewhat floppy vibrant yellow blooms everywhere! And very soon we’ll have our favorites, camellias, which will continue blooming all winter.
to Sam's comment
I have a load of wild white asters blooming here in Massachusetts.and the bees are crazy for them. I always let them go when I’m cleaning up the gardens. Are your purple asters planted by you or volunteers?
to Meg's comment
In my garden we too have the wild asters going, as well as goldenrod, nasturtiums, roses, butterfly weed, cosmos, mums, tiger lilies, morning glories, moon flowers, zinnia, basil, lavender, dianthus, tansy and some mexican sunflowers…..It is definitely cooler but things are still hanging in there! We have honey bees so it is very important to me that they and all the other pollinators have plenty to eat :)
to amy's comment
What a beautiful color!
to Lisa Sewell's comment