SEPTEMBER GARDEN STROLL

"Spring flowers are long since gone. Summer's bloom hangs limp on every terrace. The gardener's feet drag a bit on the dusty path and the hinge in his back is full of creaks."

~ Louise Seymour Jones

~ Sedum, heuchera, pink turtlehead, phlox, Japanese anenome

~ September garden

~ Hosta, coleus, Japanese astilbe

~ The herb garden

~ Gerbera daisy, black-eyed susan

Comments

Anonymous said…

WoW...some really beautifully captured shots...lovely!

Saturday, September 29, 2007

joey said…

You have a lovely site also, Kalyan. Thanks for your kind words.

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Kylee Baumle said…

Oooooooh! Gorgeous, gorgeous photos!! I see you have 'Henry Eilers' rudbeckia! I planted seed this spring and didn't get any. :-(

Sunday, September 30, 2007

joey said…

Thanks Kylee and also for noting my 'Henry Eilers' that I had forgotten the name of! Mine purchased from the nursery was still not a great performer. Through fun to photograph, it's a bit 'wimpy' and wonder if it has strength to return again next year!

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Ki said…

You have a very interesting way of displaying your beautiful flower photos. Do you do this in Photoshop using frames and layers? For some reason I found layers to be a difficult concept to understand and have not had much success with it.

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

joey said…

Thanks Ki ... I have Photoshop Elements 4 but for my blog I like the ease of Picasa2.

Thursday, October 04, 2007

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