The last view for August this year… hasn’t summer flown by?!
(Look at the colour of the Acer palmatum on the right of the pink rose!)
I am no longer denying it… autumn is most definitely here.
Three weeks earlier than normal.
But nonetheless beautiful.
The large maple at the bottom of the garden is turning red and dropping leaves already. And the changing light, strong breeze and cool temperatures indicate its glory will be all too short as usual! Even the birch is slowly showing a tinge of pale gold.
The grasses are also yellowing while the seedheads flourish.
And the sedums are turning pink too.
As the rain falls again tonight I am happy that my garden is finally getting a good drink.
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How is August coming to a close in your part of the world?
August is fiery furnace here. Giving us a last taste of real summer before September arrives. 🙂
Enjoy it while it lasts! 🙂
Warm and a bit if rain here but things are turning…hoping they slow a bit though.
Yes, hope it’s a nice long and drawn-out and mild autumn!
Hi Cathy! Since having my daughter in December last year I’ve had no time for my own blog and not much time for reading but I fired up my bloglovin app up tonight & your post came up first and it’s just wonderful! Your garden looks lovely & it’s so nice to see it again after all these months. I love how you’re noticing all the changes to the plants in line with the season changing. Summer is indeed over & far too quick!! Lovely to see your blog again 🙂 x
How lovely to hear from you Anna! Have often wondered how you are and whether it was a boy or girl. Very late congratulations! Hope all’s well and thanks for your comment!
Cathy, you have maintained your view so beautifully–all your plants look strong and colorful. The fall color on the maple is a telltale sign but I’m not ready yet. We’ve had four days in a row of clearer skies and lower humidity recently, a very welcome change.
I have decided to embrace utumn and the cooler temperatures… I can’t change it anyway! Enjoy your clear skies Susie!
Autumn is coming here too, there is no denying it. But your garden looks as though it has plenty still to give.
It will keep going until November I hope! 🙂
Your view looks lovely Cathy, the colours suit the turn of seasons. Its been cooler here, lots of rain but forecast to be dry and sunny with a slight lift in temperatures for the rest of this week.
Same here… it’s looking quite promising for today with 23°C forecast. 🙂
All of your garden still looks great!! I see that rose bush in the background just keeps blooming! Looks like we might have an early fall too, weather had been cool here. Highs in the upper 70’s and lows in the upper 50’s to low 60’s. Looking forward to fall 🙂
Thanks Michael. I think the colours will be good again this autumn. 🙂
Wow, Cathy, an early fall.
When I returned from Canada a week ago today I could smell it in the air. The sunflowers have gone to seed and the pumpkins are off the vine, too. Our tomatoes keep pumping out fruit, but that isn’t unusual here. We may get them through October.
As for the rain, oh how I envy you. We remain dry and parched as our drought continues. I never get tired of your beautiful garden pics.
Hope you get some rain soon Alys. We have had enough to give the garden another lease of life for a week or two. 🙂
The turning leaves really does show that fall is coming. The oranges and rusts in your garden are just beautiful. It’s so nice to see the changes and I’m sure a nice long drink of rain water was very, very welcome. I’m sure crossing my fingers that we get rain in the coming season. It is still full-throttled summer here yet, but sometimes the weather shifts suddenly and the seasons change almost over night. The days are getting shorter, and that’s what I’m noticing, 🙂
I’m noticing that too and how the evening light falls across the garden now. I like autumn – once I get used to the idea that summer has ended!
It may be nearly autumn but your view still looks fresh and strong, no faded glory yet. Our weather is very much more of the same!
The garden just keeps on going this year, revived every couple of weeks by showers… it would love a bit more rain, but I’m hoping it was enough for the asters to recover and flower now.
Your view is still looking really good with lots of colour and texture. Our weather is now much cooler with lots of rain! Never mind the garden looks a lot better for it.
The texture is something I notice more in the autumn and winter. A lot of the lavender will have to be cut right back, so it will look awful in winter!
The eye catching plants are changing as the slope moves into autumn which is lovely. We are having remarkable similar weather – a much cooler August than usual and an early move into autumn. Amelia
I think you have had a lot more rain this summer than us. Great for the plants!
Look at those bold summertime colors, I’d much rather think of it as late summer and not yet autumn! But those changing leaves, they’re hard to deny 😦
I bet after the long season this year many plants are ready for a rest… I bet many gardeners too. I’m going to escape into denial a little bit longer before admitting fall is close, but many if the signs are showing here too.
I can’t ignore it any longer as even the hillsides are beginning to change colour. Hope the show lasts until November!
Perhaps it is a bit autumnal but never mind , it is beautiful.
And autumn is a lovely season too! 🙂
pretty plants, summer is still warm here, but it wont be long, the days are getting shorter the humidity getting lighter, the bugs have decreased I am tired of all that mowing I had to do and my plants are at peak. I do love fall, except what follows. less mowing too.
I love it too Roberta, although the thought of all the autumn chores is a little daunting! I can look forward to a gardening break in winter, even though I hate not being outdoors.
I see autumn too.. I think its too soon so I am turning a blind eye. Still, you have lots of blooms and your garden looks very lively. This is really my favourite time of year!
I do like autumn very much too, but it always comes so early! 😉
August here can’t make up its mind if it is coming or going. We started off with mild weather, then hot and steamy, now it seems to be getting mild again.
It’s been fairly cool and showery all week here. September can sometimes bring a surprise heatwave though. 😉
I totally agree with you about summer flying by…it was here one day and has disappeared too quickly. Our summer was cooler than normal with only 3 days in the 90’s. Our trees are changing color as well.
I am actually looking forward to autumn now, with the rich colours, pumpkins, apple strudel, bulb planting…. 🙂
What a riot of color! August is closing with fat tomatoes and rumbling skies but no rain.
Thundery here too, but cool – especially at night. Enjoy those tomatoes Alice!