A mixed bunch of sunny flowers and grasses seemed just right today, as I try and hang on to summer and bring lots of summery and late summer flowers indoors. And it turned out to be such a happy vaseful of sunshine that I decided to dedicate it to all those who don’t have any sunshine or flowers today, and also to my friend Elisabeth, whose old doggie crossed the rainbow bridge to doggie heaven recently. I hope this will brighten her day too.
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The sunflowers and Tithonia are still producing flowers, despite chilly nights. The Asters have started showing their shiny faces and sparkle in the morning dew. We have rosehips galore (as well as loads of other berries, which may feature in another vase soon). All my Miscanthus are now in full swing, and a few late Larkspur, Cosmos, Geraniums, Scabiosa and Knautia also made it into the vase. And see that blue sky again? 😃😃😃
Thanks as always to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts this meme.
Wishing you all a sunny week!
Words and Herbs 
Oh YES!! that is a happy bunch!
😃 Have a good day Sandra!
Wow, you do have a cheerful vase of sunshine. Lovely assortment of sunny flowers and just look at that gorgeous sky! Hope your week is wonderful.
Thanks Susie. More blue sky today! 😃
A perfect vase to compliant that beautiful blue sky.
Thank you! The sky is blue and clear again this morning and I just love this September weather!
We had gorgeous weather until the hurricane came in last night. But the garden got watered for free.
What a gloriously bright vase, Cathy, and I am sure your friend will be cheered by seeing them. I must try tithonia again, but have had no success on previous attempts
Tithonia takes an awful long time to get going, and needs loads of sunshine. Some years it hardly manages to flower by autumn, but this was a perfect year. 😃 Do try again, you may be lucky!
Perhaps once more then…😉
Your vase captures the energy of the summer season on what looks to be a bright sunny day! The touches of blue made the arrangement in my view.
And blue is precisely the colour I need more of Kris! More blue asters, more larkspur etc. 😃
Beautiful, I love all the high colors against the blue sky. I dream of chilly nights! Tithonia is recommended here but I haven’t tried it yours looks great.
I wonder how Tithonia would do in your climate? It thrived on all the rain we had this year and got loads of sunshine too. Maybe worth a try, as the bees and butterflies love it. 😃
So glad you are getting sunshine and blue skies, Cathy! Your vase does illustrate them beautifully. And the flowers look very pleased with the weather too. 😉
It is wonderful when the sun shines in September as the heat and humidity is lower and I can almost hear my garden sighing in relief as it gives its all before autumn!
A lovely, sunshiny vase, Cathy. As long as the weather stays this nice, hopefully there will be many more weeks of flowers. ❤
I hope so Eliza. No frost on the horizon yet!
Oh, beautiful! We’re in the same mood today. Yes, let’s hope we have many more days of flowers before the frost hits!
Oh yes, I do hope so! Our first frosts are usually light, and many flowers are unscathed by it, but autumn is in the air and we are down to 7 or 8°C at night now.
Another beautiful Cathy vase, along with sweet words for your dear friend.
Thank Alys. Wishing you some cool September days. 😃
Thank you!
Wow! That really is a happy bunch. What a fantastic splash of colour, really zinging! That’s with a ‘z’ not an ‘s’!! But singing too – of late summer and early autumn – just lovely! Amanda
Thanks Amanda! Yes, the garden is definitely singing this month! 😃
I love the wonderful and joyful colors of the flowers in your vase and I love all the flowers and berries – they are divine. Your friend will be happy when looking at your vase and the loss of her dog that will already be in the heaven of dogs, will be more bearable. Cathy, may the blue sky and the good temperature last you throughout the month of September so that your garden continues to bear such fabulous flowers. Have a wonderful week. Very affectionate greetings from Margarita.
Thank you Margarita. Hope you have some good September weather too. 😃☀️🌻
Such happy colourful flowers and what an interesting sky too Cathy. I hope that your photo and kind thought gave your friend a lift.
Thanks Anna. I love that blue sky too and hope to see plenty of it this month!
Very sunny! Am amazed by how the Tithonia just keep pumping out more flowers, just an excellent plant for this time of year. 🙂Love those fat rose hips too.
The Tithonia seem to be better than ever this year with no signs of slowing down yet!
It’s my first year trying it and am so pleased I did. What do you combine yours with? I have some verbena popping up around it which looks nice.
This year it is with the sunflowers in The ‘Edge bed, but I have grown them in pots before too. They toppled over one day in a storm, but we then fixed them to the wall in front of a long picture window. Looked amazing from indoors too! 😃
Your summer looks like it is lasting longer than ours!
It certainly seems to have made a comeback after a chilly spell in August. 😃
Absolutely breathtaking, Cathy. Beautiful!
Thank you! 😃🌻😃