The Fall Garden

Mild fall weather here has allowed my garden to keep looking good for awhile longer. The light frosts haven't done it much damage quite yet. We expect to enjoy pansies,

Pansy pot

mums,

Hot Salsa mums

Pink mums

and sedums in October.

Penny ball and pink mums

And black eyed susans wouldn't be a complete surprise.

Rudbeckia

Sunflowers aren't out of the question.

Sunflower

I was surprised to find these daisies blooming. But when I saw the same daisies at Lowe's, I realized they were Montauk daisies for the fall. I found them languishing at the back of my garden last year and couldn't figure out what they were. Once I moved them up front, they began to put out flowers. I don't even remember planting them, as they haven't bloomed for a few years.

Montauk daisy

Some of my roses look good still, and that has also been a surprise. The foliage doesn't look good at all, but these flowers are just as pretty as ever.

Funny Face rose

Michelangelo rose

Fourth of July rose

Fourth of July

Oranges and Lemons

But the biggest surprise of all was finding my iris in bloom! I always make sure to plant reblooming iris, but I never really expect that to be true. And it really wasn't true, this one never bloomed in the spring. Strange. This is Earl of Essex. Beautiful!

Earl of Essex

I hope my fall garden hangs on for awhile longer. I never really want to let it go....

Front porch