Trip to MBG

Ben and I met Arline at MBG, there were few people there so it was nice to walk around in peace and enjoy the Fall colours.  I had mentioned that the Ginkgo leaves seemed to have just completely dropped off the trees and this is a great illustration of that!!!

There are always flowers in the Climatron

Beautiful Fall colours 

A few flowers in the garden and the bees are making the most of it

Fall in the neighbourhood 2020

Tilles Park started doing their lights really early this year.  Since I've been working from home more, I had a chance to see more of the lights than I usually do.  I think they may have some new ones, but it's hard to tell since I don't usually see them!!!

The Japanese maples in the front have been lovely this year

Garden in October

The garden always starts to look sad at this time of year, maybe even more so than in the Winter.  I cut a whole bunch of stuff down in the beds and the rain garden and Chris came back and finished it all off!!!

I do have a few flowers left inside.  This little crown of thorns has grown so much since I got it and it now has its first flowers

I took my streptocarpus plants into my office and they flowered like crazy-first time this year.  Sadly, one of them then died completely and I brought the other one back home and put in the storage room at the back of the house, hoping it will make it through the winter.....

This one aster is still flowering in the rain garden

A few turtleheads left

Calamint is almost over

There are always plenty of leaves at this time of year, Sam enlisted some help before the rain

Trip to MBG in October

Ben and I met Arline at the MBG for a quick October tour.  They have some of their pumpkins out this year, together with getting ready for the Garden Glow already as they are extending their season this year

There wasn't an awful lot to see (not surprising at this time of year), but they did have a lot of Autumn crocus flowering, there was a whole field of them close to the house

We also found these interesting flowers, when one grows out of the middle of another, I must see if I can find some!!!!!

The house under thundery skies today

A few flowers trying to last as long as they can

 

Garden in September

The garden always starts to look a little sad in September, it doesn't matter how good the weather is.  We still have quite a few flowering plants that are making the wildlife happy.  The asters at the bottom of the rain garden are always covered in flowers and the bees love them

I got this from my Webster plant swap group this year and the hummingbirds love these flowers.  Apparently it should self seed and come back every year, chances are it'll be gone for ever or I'll be cursing as they come up everywhere!!!!!!

Lots of swallowtail caterpillars on the parsley this year, I saw at least 10-12 in one day

My toad lilies are always beautiful at this time of the year.  I brought them from our old house and they were the first thing to flower in this garden

I decided this needs to go.  The plant is huge, but the flowers are not that great.  I tried to dig it out, but the roots must be massive and I couldn't shift it at all.  It may get a last change and I'll try cutting it back as it grows next year and see if I can keep it shorter

My streptocarpella on the front grew really well but had NO FLOWERS.  I took them to work as it's been very cold some nights, now they are flowering like crazy.  I hope I can keep them through the winter

Ben's first accident

Ben and his friend were going to go walking at Creve Coeur lake and were sideswiped by a truck as they got off the highway.  He was so upset that his car was damaged, but luckily they were not hurt and the car was essentially OK.  Luckily, the other driver took full responsibility and we were able to get the car fixed without any problem.  Of course, they found more damage when they started the work (as always), so he had to deal with a rental car for over a week.  But, his car is back to beautiful now.  It had to happen sooner or later.....

25 years ago today.....

 

Sam and I got married 25 years ago today!!!  We should have been in Barbados right now, but, you know, COVID........

I remember it like it was yesterday, and yet it seems so far away now.  So many things have happened since that day.

We arranged a whole wedding in 3 weeks, with 100 guests, including Mum who flew over at the last minute.

There is nothing I would change-apart from maybe the hangover I had from the night before!!!!  It really was a perfect day and the past 25 years have been quite the ride.  We may not make another 25, but we'll take each day as it comes, as we always have.....