early fall blooms

Some lingering from summer- the zinnias. I've cut them back, they fall over into the lawn seeking more sun probably, and they shoot up again. Flowers seem to float above, when I take a picture.

Cranesbill has one flower again. Petals are kind of crumpled. A deficiency?

Its from the second one, with the rounder foliage.

The first more notched:

In spite of how scraggly the stems are, with barely any leaves at all, the fuschia is still putting out a few unreal, bold purple and pink flowers.

Tithonia keep on busting out flowers. I find I can just keep up with controlling the bugs, if I go out at least twice a week, to remove dead leaves and sickly ones.

There's aphids- not so many as last year so maybe I have got their numbers down. Also leaf hoppers, mealy bugs and once I startled a stink bug but didn't catch it. The bit of effort to do some cleanup is worth it- for the glowing suns these petals make. Morning dew:

Sedum 'autumn joy' is blooming, but looks leggy. I think it needs more sun. Will move it in spring, to a different spot.

Then I'll move some of the blue, purple salvias into their spot, and divide the black-and-blue - yes, it's finally big enough! - to have two in place behind the lilac. Those are best divided and moved in fall.

My joe pye weed flowered this year- bit hard to see in the dappled light.

Liriope is blooming.

Not bothered at all by the dry spell we've been having.

Hydrangeas.

One has nice form-

the other sprawls sideways- probably to get more light.

I trimmed some of its lower branches that were dragging on the ground here. Aim to move a hosta into its shade on the other side, where it skirts above.

I think pinching the mums twice was sufficient- the plants are so much fuller this year! Not going to embarrass me again, across the front yard.

Japanese yellow salvias are flowering- but only the ones on the south side of the house. The others are struggling right now.

Surprise! I found a baby turtlehead plant sprouted up on its own in the front bed, behind a chrysanthemum. Delighted, and wondering where best to transplant it . . .