Never mind the Olympics, it’s all gold in and out of the garden on Sheinton Street. Over in the field the wheat is ready to harvest, and inside the hedge the Rudbeckia is towering up a good six feet tall. This morning it is rather windswept, but the yellow flowers look good against the blue.
Its parent plant once grew in my Aunt Miriam’s much loved Devon garden. That’s her fork in the first photo. The tines are twisted, making it unfit for gardening, but we keep it permanently planted as a keepsake and also as a perch for the local robin.
Beneath the Rudbeckia the feathery plumes of Golden Rod have just started to flower, and below them the red hot flowers of Helenium are making their own carnival parade. All the stems (below and above) belong to a single plant. They pretty much have the red end of the spectrum covered. The bees love them too.
Happy weekend everyone!
Pretty.
And the glimpse of the hill/ open fields in the distance
Homegrown sunshine too, I note!
Yes, lots of homegrown sun this morning. Most uplifting. It’s been a funny summer so far.
If I had a garden…..I’d like one like this…
Beautiful,Tish!
Thank you, Anna.
The glorious colours of late summer!
One needs a bit of glow too after all the strangely overclouded days.
Have a wonderful weekend yourself! This time of year, it’s usually golden, but with the head, this year … it’s brown. Maybe we’ll cool off soon.
Wishing you some coolness. Too much heat can be very undermining.
Beautiful 🙂
Beautiful! Have a lovely weekend!
Wonderful garden. If Michigan (US) doesn’t get rain soon all the gardens will been brown.
That’s a depressing prospect, so I’m wishing you some rain. We could do with some too.
I woke up this morning puddles on the ground. Thank you!
Oh good-dee – it worked 🙂
Stunning images, Tish. Love all the bright colours. 😃
Lovely images Tish. A very welcome burst of colour and sunshine for a very gloomy day in Auckland.
Gloomy skies, oh dear. Glad to send a splash of brightness, though I think I need to have it back this morning. Very dull here.
Such a fiery feast for the eyes. Love Helenium, Rudbeckia and the Golden Rod. Maybe I need to find some room – do they need full sun?
They do seem to like full sun best, but their amazing growth this year is down to hen manure pellets. I don’t usually think about feeding the garden other than a mulch now and then, but was trying to encourage the hydrangea which looked a bit weedy. Unintended consequences then.
Worth knowing. And great results.
It looks gorgeous!
Alison
Lovely post, Tish.
Oh my 😊
Hello Nomzi. Sending you a big hug 🙂
Hello dear Trish, your big hug happily received and sending you one big one too 😊
🙂
Golden indeed! Your garden is a winner. 🙂 I am sure the bees would agree.
Thank you, Ann 🙂
How beautiful, Tis!. Our gardens are showing the effects of a long, hot summer. I think that September will be welcomed by just about everyone and everything. 🙂
Our gardens were beginning to suffer too, but now we’ve had two days of rain. Hopefully it’s given the flowers a boost, though it already feels like September. I’m feeling seasonally confused.