Comparing late August to mid-September in my garden

It's been a hectic week here, so I thought I would show my late August herb and front gardens in full bloom, then mid-September's dwindling gardens.

We'll begin this tale in the late August flower bed.  Seems I only took two photos before I had to leave.

When I saw this photo, I realized there was one last rose of summer, valiantly clinging on.

When I tried to take a quick close-up of it, there was too much wind that day and the photo came out looking like ones I used to get with my other cameras.  No way to go back now and retake the shot.

My late August herbs still looked quite decent.

The mid-September flower bed, shot from my front porch, is starting to show its age.

Right after I mowed (and before I swept), I followed the paths
to see how many perennials were dying back.

Heading left on the path toward the street, shows there are still lots of plants and growth that is still holding on/

Heading right on the path, toward the neighbor's yard, shows basically the same.

A photo taken from the front shows an overall view of the early morning flower bed and the paths.  My property line extends to the end of the wooden fence, which includes all the greenery at the left of my house.

My tomatoes are starting to fail, but you can probably see I still have many on the vines, as well as a few yellow flowers still in bloom.


The annual herbs (mostly basil), on the other hand, are starting to show their age.  

I'm trying to build this area up with green waste (my neighbor's grass clippings), brown waste (dead leaves from last fall), and paper shredings I've added over cardboard.  I'm sincerely hoping I can plant many of these perennials in the ground next year, and start my lasagna garden again.

I keep hoping the perennials will overwinter, because I lost so many plants this year that I'd had for a long time.

One final overall view of the mid-September herbal, as it struggles to make me happy.


And one final look at the cherry tomatoes that came up volunteer, as well as my lavender that I have managed to keep alive for a full summer.

Thanks for looking.  Please believe me when I say this is art, too.