Lots of rain and even a couple of thunderstorms have caused the leaves to start falling rapidly. We can notice a difference almost daily now.
The Acer, which we think we have now identified as Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Seiryu’, is dropping its leaves too, but beneath it my statue is now visible once more!
And the asters are also past their best, although that hasn’t stopped the odd bee drop by.
Are you still seeing bees in your garden?
Your garden looks so different now the colours are changing, very colourful whereas before it was lovely shades of green. I can’t say I have noticed any bees lately, it has been raining so much, I have hardly been in the garden, except for dashing to the greenhouse to sow seeds!
It really is changing rapidly now Pauline – I can see everything tinged with yellow today! Hope your weather cheers up. We’re having a milder spell at the moment.
Yes Cathy there are lots of bees in the garden now, and butterflies too, we are having a wonderful few days of delightful sunny weather, with temperatures of about 22°C, just about perfect! I love the colour of your Aster:
Hi Christina. Your weather does sound nice – like a summer’s day should be! 😉 I’d be quite happy with temperatures of 22°C in July and August!
Your progression into Autumn seems very similar to ours up here in northern Michigan, USA. I still see bees on my “Autumn Joy” Sedum when the sun is out. Thanks!
I don’t know why, but the bees showed very little interest in all my sedums this year. There must be something better in my neighbour’s garden! 😉 Thanks for your comment Cindy!
we have as the sun came out to warm the days but come Wednesday night I think that may all change I added fresh sugar water for them as only the Cosmos are in bloom oh and the spider Plant 🙂
It’s still mild here, even at night, so hope winter doesn’t take us by surprise! 😉
I have a 3,000 mile warning system 🙂
I haven’t seen bees for a few days now, probably because of the rain and wind. Lovely colour on the Asters though
Hi Claire. That aster is a great splash of shocking pink that goes surprisingly well with the autumn colours. We haven’t had as many bees as usual this year, so it’s good to see a few still around. 😀
This is such a beautiful post! Lovely fall colors.
Thank you for your lovely comment Amy!
Our weather has just now turned cold, we had our first frost this morning.
We’re still looking forward to a frosty morning! 😉
It was very windy here today and a lot of the leaves came down. Very warm though so insects are still busy, busy. The image of your Acer and the statue is very pretty and serene, Cathy. You must be delighted to see it again.
I often forget it’s there in the summer! The leaves are dropping so rapidly here, but the yellow covering the ground then reflects the light so nicely.
Your colours are really autumn now with such a rich range of colours. I am planting more asters for next year but I haven’t decided which colours yet.
I would recommend a deep pink, as the colour contrasts so well with autumn foliage. There is such a huge selection to choose from though – have fun choosing!
I’ll bear that in mind, I don’t have much pink in the autumn in the garden.
Very autumnal photos now – especially your statue sat among the fallen leaves. We’re getting storms here too – tipping it down one minute then sunny and relatively warm the next. The abrupt changes must be confusing for the bees, but they’re still getting out and looking for flowers when the sun shines.
The main attraction for the bees this year was the Perovskia, and the lavender too. But since September there have been very few around and the sedum has been almost bare, which is unusual. We did have a bumble bee nest in our roof though… noisy when it got hot (apparently they carry out “wing fanning” in the nest to ventilate), but otherwise no problem at all!
I love that photo of your statue beneath the maple – so beautiful! Plenty of “fall” happening now here; it’s been very windy and the trees are shedding rapidly.
It’s a lovely time of year – just hope some leaves hang on for a couple more weeks! 😀
I think this is the first time I’ve ever noticed the rock 🙂
😀 It was there all along! 😉
How fun to have your statue making a fresh appearance! I think it’s great that you have it there year-round, even when it’s shrouded in beautiful leaves at the height of the growing season. I haven’t seen many bees lately, Cathy. I think that’s partly due to the fact that I haven’t been intentional in having fall flowers. I’m really dedicating myself to adding in more year-round color and flowers so by next year maybe I’ll be ready for the bees! 🙂
I hope so Debra, they need all the help they can get! We had fewer than usual this summer, although the Perovskia and lavender were a great attraction. Sedums are good autumn bee food, but I have no idea if they like your climate!
Now I can feel autumn. The soil is wet, leaves are falling, …
Yes, it’s mild but damp. And everything is yellow and gold today!
Ja es leuchtet!
My asters are fading fast, likely gone by the weekend when our first real frost arrives. There are still bees hanging about, but not so many as last week…
Miles apart, yet such similar climates! It’s supposed to stay mild a while here yet, but we had snow at the end of October last year, so I’m prepared…!
Down here in central Texas bees still abound. I’m still seeing many on goldenrod, poverty weed, and other autumn-flowering native species. Too bad you can’t teleport here to have a look for yourself.
It certainly would be nice to see some of those beautiful flowers you feature on your pages. Goldenrod has gone to seed here now, and I will probably regret not cutting those seedheads off but they do look lovely!
And autumn turns into winter… I love the photo of the statue under the leaves of the acer. Very meditative!
Hi Holley. Let’s hope for a couple more weeks of autumn first. 😉 The thought of winter is dreadful!
Much rain here recently Cathy and thunder at the weekend. More to come 😦 It’s been a few days since I’ve seen a bee but it is mild enough for biting creatures to be out and about. My legs bear witness 🙂
I got bitten by something yesterday too – but I WAS deep in the bushes, pruning the Philadelphus. Today was wet again, but the next few days are forecast to be “too warm for the season”. I’m not complaining!
Still the odd Bee and Butterfly around here in North West Ireland. Unheard of for end of October. It is very mild still.
I haven’t seen a butterfly for a couple of weeks now, but we had so few this year anyway. Do you get very cold winters in the north west of Ireland?
Usually very mild with only light frosts. However 2010 and 2011 saw nights of -17 celsius and heavy snows. We never really know what to expect so must prepare for all eventualities!
That’s the art of being a gardener! 😉
It’s the strangest thing.. I haven’t watered my annuals (in pots) for about 2 weeks.. and they’re still going strong! No bees here, I guess they’ve gone to sleep:)
I always leave my summer pots outdoors until the first frost gets them, so some are still looking nice here too. I forget to water them at this time of year though!
In our garden asters are fading too, but my “Cosmos” are blooming and still have many buds.
These Cosmos are attracting bees and bees….and an odd cabbage.butterfly and the beautiful “Nierenfleckzipfelfalter”. What a wonderful sunny autumn day!
Hello Elisabeth. I’m glad you are still seeing insects. It’s getting very quiet in the garden now though. Enjoy the sunshine (when it gets through the morning mist!).
Lovely! A few insects left here, even an occasional butterfly (cabbage white, I think)
I saw a rather ragged Red Admiral butterfly yesterday, but that will probably be the last with a storm on the way….