When the Golden Spider Lily, Lycoris aurea, flowers it signals the begin of Autumn in Myrtle Glen
And the clean-up time in the garden begins. Leaves, leaves, and more leaves. Most just turn brown but I do see golden colors here and there.
Fall is here, but the hibiscus shrubs didn't get the memo, they keep flowering, this one is 'Pride of Hankins', very dark pink, almost wine color
Hibiscus El capitolio 'Bloody Mary' and Hibiscus 'Hawaiian Salmon'
I find the lotus seed pods very attractive, they do keep for a long time before falling over. I remember when living in Germany I have seen the seed pods quite often being used in floral arrangements. Not sure if that is still a thing nowadays.
What a surprise, we are having a slight temperature dip these past days and I believe the beautiful sunsets are the result. Look at all the traffic, people are getting tired of staying at home.
Safest is to stay in one's own backyard, and to keep busy raking leaves ;-)
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Wow ! Great post! Thanks for linking up with Garden Affair.
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by :-) and thanks for hosting Garden Affair.
DeleteFall weather in Florida is great.
ReplyDeleteyes, time to build a fire in the fire pit
DeleteLove love the golden spider lily and I sure would try to use those lotus seed pods in an arrangement.
ReplyDeleteI wish the lilies would flower for a longer time than just a few days.
DeleteLovely spider lily and hibiscus. I do believe Autumn is finally here. In South Georgia you never know for sure.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the Mosaic Monday
Dawn aka Spatulas On Parade
well, I have to take it back, Autumn just visited here for a few days, we are back in the 90s /rolleyes/
DeleteI've given up raking leaves! There are so many and the wind just keeps working against me! :) Your photos are lovely!
ReplyDeletethanks for your visit and yes, I don't rake in the yard, just clean up the driveway ;-)
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