I guess what I should have said, is I have no reason to have a trail cam because I am in the middle of town and there are no "trails" to watch - and I certainly don't want to watch my neighbor's. I really don't care what is eating the flowers, just pretty sure deer wouldn't pass up the hostas or variety of other plants that are on all sides of the yard for just a couple of tiny flower buds. There are no gophers around, so I assume it is the same thing digging holes all over in that new garden area - ie, chipmunks and/or squirrels. There are no nuts or berries this year from the drought, so the rodents are getting desperate. Probably the same thing that ate 1 of my pepper plant's leaves a couple of weeks ago - and that was in a fenced area (6' tall chain link) so the suspects are few.
They carry the garden right into fall! I only bought a six-pack on impulse, next year I'll start some seeds.
Try saving dried flower heads if you have any. I've been spreading dried one's all over our beds and will save a bunch for next spring.
Cosmos are still hanging in there, but the winds this week sent them over. Pollinators are still on them. Goldenrod has gone by, some asters are still going. The hydrangea is still showy. I think I saw some wintwrberry in the swamp and the PI and Virginia creeper is very red. Fall has really set in here.
The New England Asters are still going strong but they don't stand out against the fall leaves. I don't know why I am getting long, skinny pictures now, the setting is on "full" Autumn Blaze maple leaves and tree I planted in 2017 and this is the first year it hasn't been sparse as it is settling in. Behind it you can see the burning bush is partially turned too. Burgundy Belle maple in the front yard, also planted in 2017. Not the best picture of the tree since a lot of leaves were flipped from the wind. This tree didn't take but 2 years to settle in as it had a great showing last year. What I call the junk maples in the back yard. This is the first year that the leaves haven't basically gone from green to brown in one day. I have gotten mostly golds, but some oranges from them all week The scarecrow I got a Wally World and placed in the roadside garden. I normally only decorate with fall plants (mums, cabbages etc), but this year did not want anything I had to water - my area is in severe drought so that was a good call. I'm still waiting for October Glory maple to turn (it sits below the Autumn Blaze)
Red berries! Some form of Holly/Ilex. There's a few more around the yard. It's nice to see the bright color among the foliage.
Mom's huge holly tree has berries that are starting to turn red. If we get a frost or a dusting of snow, the birds swoop in and pick it clean. There wasn't anything left last year for Christmas decorating.
Okay, not pretty flowers or beautiful leaves, but I'm impressed the Rose of Sharons still have leaves and look healthy. MikeInMa dug these up and gifted them to me in early September. They were planted a couple days later. We have been in severe drought conditions and I watered them every other day until the first of this month, when colder weather set in and they lost their lower leaves. But, those top leaves have hung on despite getting barely over 1" of rain in that time (3/4" of that was in one rainfall last week - and there was none at all the previous week). Anyway, just wanted to show him that they are still doing well.
Very pleased to know they are surviving for you. I noticed some curling of leaves, on a few other that sprouted up a few years ago. I gave them water, and today's rains, are beneficial.
Since last night I've gotten 1.5" of nice, gentle rain. Be good for the stuff that hasn't gone dormant yet.
I call this a weed, it usually gets hacked down before the flowers, so I was surprised they turned out purple. I'm wondering if it's some kind of wild daisy/aster?
Our wildflowers in the woodyard are still showing well. The yellow is camphor weed. The others are the wildflowers we planted
