Hi GPODers!
Late summer is undeniably bitter sweet. A slowdown and cooldown is welcomed, but we must say goodbye to the vibrance and buzz of our peak summer gardens. However, the final show before fall doesn’t need to be a disappointment, and Rhonda Molin’s garden in West Grove, Pennsylvania is a prime example. Rhonda frequently shares the vibrant plants in her lush beds (Check out some of here previous submissions: Spring Blooms in Rhonda’s Garden, A Guest in Rhonda’s Garden, Fall in Rhonda’s Garden, and Rhonda’s Hellebore Roundup), and today she is showing some beautiful blooms and foliage from her late summer garden this year.
Hi! I am enclosing a few photos of what’s happening in my garden. As another poster mentioned, we are getting older so we can’t take care of so many gardens. We are tearing out all of our roses on the arbor. That area may go back to grass. Ah, the seasons of our lives!
A bloom of southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora, Zones 7–9), hopefully attracting pollinators.
My favorite plant, the hardy begonia (Begonia grandis, Zones 6–7), which my husband hates.
This photo shows the beautiful underside of the begonia.
In the front, some white very fragrant lilies with a stonecrop. I can’t remember the cultivar.
A Midnight Marvel hibiscus (Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’, Zones 5–9), taken in the early evening so the blooms have started to close.
Thank you so much for this gorgeous update, Rhonda! You have such a lovely palette of plants, and it’s a delight to see your designs every time.
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