cleanup flores

I did a little work in the garden today. Deadheaded all the spent flowers. The Tithonia are still blooming nicely, even if some of the foliage is starting to look awful.

The Cosmos look fantastic, and I can hardly keep up with them.

Most of the spent flowers I cut look like this after the petals fall off.

I didn't deadhead soon enough this time and a few had gone to seed. Now they look like this!

Some of my Marigold plants look very spent

but others are still full of vivid greenery and bold flowers. I'm not terribly fond of Marigolds, but they do make that corner of the yard cheery with their bright color.

The Sunflowers are drooping dull heads now. I'm leaving them up hoping they might feed someone overwinter.