There is not much going on in the garden now. It is waiting for winter, and I have decided to do very little garden clean up this fall. (Just cutting back peonies and iris, and anything obviously diseased). Everything else will stay up for the insects, birds and critters. (Maybe there will be some winter interest later!) So today I can only share some photos of October colors in my garden, taken from mid month until now.
As I have mentioned elsewhere, my garden is my therapy and my refuge. It is hard to think of all the months ahead without my hands in the dirt, not seeing the butterflies and bees and hummingbirds. This is the time of the year when zone envy creeps in, and I think about those of you fortunate enough to garden all year, or at least for several more months. But curling up with a good book in front of the fireplace also has its charms, as does looking forward to the catalogs that seem to come earlier every year, and happy days going over garden photos and updating iris charts! I am not going to get too depressed!
I found some quotations about this time of year that I have put into a poll. Pick your favorite or share another one in the comments! What is going on in your gardens?