Really end of summer blooms- September almost here

Moving on to the W. side of the house...

1--Gomphrena, mDusty Miller and a NG Imp.
2--Alyssum
3--Phlox--still blooming away
4--Last Rose on "Proud Land"
5--Good Ole Pentas--bloom till frost...

Back of House--asst stuff....

1--Begonias in big pot
2--Ornamental Black pearl pepper. Red berries are the ripe ones
3--red Cannas in my neighbor's bed...
4--My two Combo planters that sit out back. They have really perked up
since the cooler weather. I had to move them to take a good picture for you.
5--One of my 3 Mums--the others are yellow and deep red.

Fabulous gorgeous wonderful!

This and that----not really flowering stuff....

1--Brazilian Plume with its ONE bloom
2--New England Asters
3--My BIG pot by now--is ALL persian Shiels in an ugly sprawl
4--My Angel Wing begonia---this was cut back to the nubs this spring...
It always re-grows into this HUGE plant.
5--What my back lawn looks like today. Guess I may be raking today!

Temps predicted in the 80's the rest of the week. Good weather to catch up
with garden clean up.

Thanks for looking at my pictures....Gita

Very beautiful Gita. I look forward to seeing your garden!

Good Golly Miss Molly Gita -- WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much gorgeosity I don't know where to begin to drool!!! < =D

You said your white Petunias are the only ones still blooming? Strange, I still have purple ones in bloom. NO I will NOT take a picture until that lawn gets mown and the edges get weeded!! < =P

Aspen, OOOOOH my Gosh, what GORGEOUS Paeonies!!!!!! And I just love your statue behind them as well, she looks as though she is reveling in their beauty!! < =D Maybe one day I'll grow up to be able to grow a Paeony like yours!!! (she says hopefully) ;)

October is here and that means Happy Birthday Chantell
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1336155/

rebloom on Cranesbill and Salvia
Huge 4 o'clock
toadlily and cyclamen

close up of 4 o'clock(too cute!)
asters
mums growing thru bench
rose

They are beautiful, Jen!

My lemons are looking good!

Petunias and calibrachoa still blooming.

I got this aster from a neighbor. It's probably almost 7 ft tall and looks awkward by itself. I wish it would self seed a bit.

Does anyone recognize this chartreuse plant? It has tiny red seeds or berries. It's a volunteer in the sedum bed.

sorry for the sideways pictures. I can't orient the pictures when posting from my phone.

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SSG, can't believe you have lemons! yes they look wonderful! :-) Petunias and calibrochoa are always pretty. And a 7-foot tall aster?? :-o Sorry, I think I've seen the chartreuse plant with the tiny little seeds somewhere but don't know what it is!

you've seen the chartreuse plant in my yard! Talinum paniculatum, Jewels of Opar. It will self sow.

I have that problem with phone pix too. I think I have to hold my phone upright. They refuse to roate.

Thanks, Sally! :-)

I always do it the slow way: I email myself photos from my cell phone, and then upload from my computer. This is mostly because I don't know how to send photos directly to social media from my cell. ;-)

Smart phone? Catmint? On my android when I view the picture I can open an option to send it every which way.

Sally, thank you for the ID! It was probably mixed in the Blue Spruce sedum I got from you this spring. What a pretty little plant. I'm a big fan of that lovely chartreuse color.

Catmint, the lemons are smaller than Meyer lemons you get at the supermarket, but very sweet and juicy. :)

hi Sally--yeah it's an Android and I do have a row of buttons I can click to send it various places, but the only one I have ever used is the one to email it to myself. I know there is a button that includes Facebook which I could experiment with, but I know there's no button for DG!!

SSG, when I was in the 3rd grade we lived in a house that had a lemon tree in the backyard. I used to pick the lemons off the tree, cut them open, spread sugar on the juicy tops, and suck them that way. Yummmm! My mother always swore she didn't know how I could 'just eat a lemon'--but it had sugar on it--LOL! Well, lemon is still one of my favorite flavors. Enjoy! :-)

sorry you are right I do not use those
I open internet on the phone and when I choose a file to add pic to a post it opens my photos on the phone...I think

A test of my typing skills I am sitting on the deck un the sark! un the dark! in the dark ! LOL

OK let's see if this works

Oh wow I think it worked! First time I've ever done this! :-D

Yup. Now i think this posted sideways. Still yummy

mmyumm--okay, we have SSG's lemons, your cake--who's going to bring the bottle of wine? ;-)

OK, Sally--This will be YOUR fault again! You posted a picture of a cake.....
Shame on you!!!!
Wanna see how quickly I can segue from the topic of this Thread???

Here is an amazingly GOOD recipe, originally submitted by "Buttoneer"--
who knows when? I save all kinds of things...
I made it last night to take to work today for a bake sale.
I even bought a slice of it myself to taste--as i know how awesome this is--
AND--VERY SEASONAL. Easy prep--long bake...
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PUMPKIN CRUNCH>/b>
( From: “Buttoneer” Carlisle, PA)

Here's a wonderfully rich cake that everybody loves.

Ingredients:
1 package of yellow cake mix
1 can (16 oz) Solid pick pumpkin (the one w/o the pie pictures on it).
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
3 eggs
1-1/2 cups sugar (you can substitute brown sugar, or use both)
4 tsp Pumpkin Pie spice (***see Note***)
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts or mix them both.
1 cup melted butter
whipped topping (optional)

Preheat oven to 350* F.
Grease bottom of 9 X 13 inch pan..(I used butter)...

To do:
Combine: canned Pumpkin, eggs, sugar, evaporated milk, pumpkin pie spice
& salt in large bowl. Mix all together. (I used a mixer) Pour into greased pan.

Sprinkle dry, yellow cake mix evenly over pumpkin mixture.
Top with chopped nuts and drizzle melted butter evenly over the top.
(Optional—sprinkle Allspice or Nutmeg or Cinnamon over all.
I have used Allspice--or none at all. It is OK the way it is.

Bake for 1 hr. and 15 minutes until pick inserted in the middle comes out clean and dry--
and top is golden brown.
Cool completely, but it is also great when served warm. Maybe with ice Cream on it???
Can be refrigerated for next day use.
Serve with whipped topping (Optional).

Refrigerate leftovers, if you have any leftovers, that is.

***Note****
If you do not have Pumpkin Spice, you can substitute:
2tsp. Cinnamon—1/2 tsp Nutmeg—and 1tsp ground Allspice for it.

A great desert to bring to a Thanksgiving dinner....

YUMMMMMMY!!! Gita