Yew cuttings. Hubs think we'll end up getting full sized ones before these are ready to plant out. We. shall. see.

Another 'finally!' Hello Cosmos, your brightness is a sight for Autumn-hazed eyes.

Puddles of petals.

From "I really don't think these 4 year old seeds will even sprout" to "geezus they can't stop wont stop"

The lacy potted fern is tougher than she looks. In warmer months, she hangs out on a garden table. And she comes inside in the winter. And she seems unperturbed about it.

Japanese Anemone. Golly I'm grateful for you. Rabbit resistant. Drought resistant. Totes fine with shade. Happy to be here. Beautiful AF.

6' tall and buddding! (finally). Update: strong winds broke her three days after this picture.

Once the kiddo understood the charm of petals, she was eager to pull them all off the Dahlia. (I didn't not let that happen)

This crysanthemum came with me from Portland. She's happy here (tho taking her time to bloom). Anyway, I took cuttings from her a few ago. I'm fairly new to propagation by cutting, but um, LOOK AT THESE ROOTS! And they showed up so quickly!

Those are individual Verbena Bonariensis flowers that dropped inside the Dahlia..what a good place to nap

Someone's in the kitchen with lesser calamint.

Feet are not necessary to dance, says the strawflowers and marigolds.

Dahlia "Nighty Night". Like damn. Sexy beast.

Hey there! It's a 6-ft Cosmos that refuses to flower. I think the ground may be too moist for this fellow. Cosmos kind of likes to suffer more, it's encourages them to flower and set seed.

Erigeron sowed from seed a few months ago. She's peaking out to give us some light. I just planted a few of her among some chives. Hoping these neighbors help deter the rabbits from hosting a beheading.

Cut flower and tea bed getting a makeover. Considering she was establish just a few months ago, I am not unhappy with her progress. And next spring, I'm hoping to see her boom with blooms.

Friends.

Sedum telephium has to be one of the easiest plants to propagate from a cutting. I cut a few for an indoor bouquet and when the bouquet went over, I pulled out whichever ones grew roots and put them in clean water. After a while, I'll pot them up, put them outside overwinter, and plant them in the ground next spring. Ain't no plant like a free plant.

but have y'all seen a green bee? I think this is a first for me, but apparently they're pretty common (eye roll). Check out more here.

one of 6,000 (more or less) bees in this corner of the garden. an array of anise hyssop, gaura, sedum (pictured), and lesser calamint are keeping them coming.