It's October (and finally starting to feel like fall!), and our garden is wrapping up for the year; in fact, with the abundance of wet weather we've had in Virginia, most of the garden finished up several weeks ago. Below are some fresh and flowery photos to say goodbye to the summer growing season.
Dad, Mom, Granny, and I visited my Aunt Bet in South Carolina this summer and stopped by this mountain gift shop, overflowing with blossoms and blooms.
Our family also traveled to Williamsburg one weekend and strolled through the historic area. It had been quite a number of years since I had last been here after moving away at age 17. These lady gardeners, staying in character, were discussing the perfect pickling cucumbers amongst themselves.
So many beautiful spots, we couldn't see everything and do it justice.
Our summer garden in its height:
Fruits and flowers:
Mom wanted a new zinnia bed put in this year, and it turned out lovely! July growth:
August growth:
Late summer's harvest fading:
Chopping and preserving a spicy pepper/cucumber relish:
Pureeing a roasted pepper tomato sauce to freeze:
Our front porch with Mom's array of overflowing watering cans and pots:
Farewell to summer!
~Hannah
CUANTOS COLORES¡¡¡ HERMOSO PASEO HANNAH, ME ENCANTAN TUS FOTOS Y MAS ME GUSTA VERLOS A USTEDES, TU MAMA Y TU MAMA SE LOS VE MUY BIEN, GRACIAS A DIOS.ME ALEGRA QUE HALLAN PUBLICADO, LOS EXTRAÑABA. DIOS LOS SIGA BENDICIENDO MUCHO.
Posted by: ANA | Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 01:23 PM
Hannah, your front porch is so beautiful. Love all the potted plants. It is still summer here. Hopefully next week will bring more Autumn temperatures!
Posted by: Barbara J. | Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 07:52 PM
Another beautiful garden at your house. I'm looking forward to the cooler weather but will miss all the pretty summer colors.
Thanks for sharing all these lovely photos.
Posted by: victoria | Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 01:45 AM
I’m happy to see a new post at long last. Your flowers are garden are so lovely.
We did something different with our pumpkins and gourds last year. At the end of the season, my son mulched all them together into the ground, and continued breaking them up until they were throughly composted. Every week, unless we had rain, of which CA has little, he’d soak them. The vines took over much of the backyard area where they were growing. This year, we harvested about 30 pumpkins and gourds. It was so fun watching them grow and develop. Some are hybrids, which are quite delightful. I cannot express enough how grand God is to have provided such whimsy for us to enjoy.
We plan to do it again this year—this time with even more pumpkins. We’ll never rival your gardens, but we love the small garden we have.
Posted by: Cathy | Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 08:56 AM
Thank you, Hannah for sharing those beautiful pictures with us!! AAAhhh....Virginia!!
Posted by: Krista Ehlinger | Monday, October 15, 2018 at 08:30 AM
Colonial Williamsburg is my Happy Place. I've only been there once, when we went with my daughter's family for a week, but it was a favorite week of my life.
One of my best friends had a garden that overflowed with produce this year. She was hoping for an early freeze so she had an excuse to not can or freeze, anymore. A couple of heavy snows (in South Dakota)took care of the garden.
She did admit that it will all be wonderful this Winter and she will be able to rest, then.
Posted by: Brenda Nuland | Monday, October 15, 2018 at 01:25 PM
It is so lovely the way that you celebrate these beauties of God's creation. There so much wonder and joy simply in what He has made.
Posted by: Sherrin Drew | Monday, October 22, 2018 at 02:14 PM