{"id":8913,"date":"2026-10-28T08:07:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/late-summer-through-fall-in-susans-minnesota-garden-part-1\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T08:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:07:47","slug":"late-summer-through-fall-in-susans-minnesota-garden-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/late-summer-through-fall-in-susans-minnesota-garden-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Summer Through Fall in Susan&#8217;s Minnesota Garden, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hi GPODers! Today we\u2019re welcoming back longtime contributor Susan from St. Paul, Minnesota (Zone 5a). Susan has shared her garden with us many times over the years, and today she\u2019s taking us through some of her favorite moments from late July into October. If you\u2019ve missed her previous visits, you can revisit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/article\/last-years-gardening-season-at-the-45th-parallel\">last year\u2019s gardening season at the 45th parallel<\/a>. For now, let\u2019s see what she\u2019s been growing!<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>Still looking back: Here are some photos from late July to October.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\n<p><em>Back garden, late July: I had a huge \u2018Montana Aureomarginata\u2019 hosta (<\/em>Hosta montana <em>\u2018Aureomarginata\u2019, Zones 3\u20138) in the front garden, where it received too much sun. My husband dug it up for me, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/article\/the-best-of-the-best-hostas\">I divided it into three clumps,<\/a> one of which is pictured above. The bluish hostas are \u2018El Ni\u00f1o\u2019 (<\/em>Hosta <em>\u2018El Ni\u00f1o\u2019, Zones 3\u20139), and the hydrangea is \u2018Little Quick Fire\u2019 panicle hydrangea <\/em>(Hydrangea paniculata <em>\u2018SMHPLQF\u2019, Zones 3\u20138).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235219\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192714\/download.png\" alt=\"Large variegated Montana Aureomarginata hosta, shaded front garden, ferns, white cedar tree, stone garden edging\" width=\"1300\" height=\"977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192714\/download.png 1300w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192714\/download-700x526.png 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192714\/download-1200x902.png 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192714\/download-768x577.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>A second clump of \u2018Montana Aureomarginata\u2019 was replanted in the front garden, but in a shady spot under a white cedar (<\/em>Thuja occidentalis, <em>Zones 2\u20137).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235220\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192816\/download-1.png\" alt=\"Variegated hosta foliage, pale lavender hosta flowers, pink Chinese astilbe flower plumes, shaded perennial garden\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192816\/download-1.png 1300w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192816\/download-1-700x598.png 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192816\/download-1-1200x1026.png 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192816\/download-1-768x656.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Speaking of hostas, this is one of my favorites; even the almost pinkish flowers are pretty. The similarly colored companion is Chinese astilbe (<\/em>Astilbe chinensis,<em> Zones 4\u20138).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235221\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192928\/download-2.png\" alt=\"Pale pink grape-leaf anemone flowers, yellow centers, round flower buds, late summer perennial garden, afternoon sunlight\" width=\"1300\" height=\"977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192928\/download-2.png 1300w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192928\/download-2-700x526.png 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192928\/download-2-1200x902.png 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27192928\/download-2-768x577.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/plant\/grape-leaf-anemone-anemone-tomentosa-robustissima\">Grape-leaf anemone<\/a> (<\/em>Anemone tomentosa <em>\u2018Robustissima\u2019, Zones 4\u20138) glows in the late-afternoon sun.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235222\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193035\/download-3.png\" alt=\"Minnesota front garden, pink garden phlox, yellow black-eyed Susans, golden daylily, ornamental grasses, stone birdbath, late summer flowers\" width=\"1300\" height=\"977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193035\/download-3.png 1300w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193035\/download-3-700x526.png 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193035\/download-3-1200x902.png 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193035\/download-3-768x577.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Front garden with end-of-summer gold and fuchsia: Garden phlox (<\/em>Phlox paniculata<em> cvs.,<\/em> <em>Zones 4\u20138), black-eyed Susans (<\/em>Rudbeckia <em>cvs., Zones 3\u20139), and a daylily blossom (<\/em>Hemerocallis <em>\u2018Autumn Gold\u2019, Zones 3\u20139; Sutton, 1952, not the more recent one) missed by the deer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235223\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193159\/download-4.png\" alt=\"White Japanese lily flower, recurved white petals, burgundy stamens, spotted petals, late summer garden, Lilium speciosum Album\" width=\"977\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193159\/download-4.png 977w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193159\/download-4-700x931.png 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193159\/download-4-768x1022.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>I was doing some planting in a redone, seldom-visited corner of the garden when I thought I spotted a piece of trash. It turned out to be a lone stalk and blossom of Japanese lily (<\/em>Lilium speciosum <em>\u2018Album\u2019, Zones 5\u20138) that had somehow escaped the scarlet lily beetle ravages and that I, too, had missed in my cutting-down frenzy. I have hope that the others will have survived.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/oldhousegardens.com\/\">Old House Gardens<\/a>, this is a wild ancestor of \u2018Casa Blanca\u2019. OHG last offered it in 2012, and it is now considered \u201ccommercially extinct in the Netherlands.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235224\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193257\/af9e5cb3-b869-4480-9274-8ef3a7cd83de.jpg\" alt=\"Two painted lady butterflies, lavender curly onion flower clusters, blue-green narrow foliage, pollinator garden, early fall blooms\" width=\"1300\" height=\"977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193257\/af9e5cb3-b869-4480-9274-8ef3a7cd83de.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193257\/af9e5cb3-b869-4480-9274-8ef3a7cd83de-700x526.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193257\/af9e5cb3-b869-4480-9274-8ef3a7cd83de-1200x902.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193257\/af9e5cb3-b869-4480-9274-8ef3a7cd83de-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>The painted lady butterflies love curly onion (<\/em>Allium senescens <em>\u2018Glaucum\u2019, Zones 4\u20138) as much as I do. Its long-lasting blooms perk up the late-summer, early-fall garden.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235225\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193431\/download-5.png\" alt=\"Autumn Joy stonecrop, pink flower clusters, bumblebee feeding on blooms, succulent green foliage, fall pollinator perennial\" width=\"977\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193431\/download-5.png 977w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193431\/download-5-700x931.png 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193431\/download-5-768x1022.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/plant\/stonecrop-sedum-autumn-joy\">\u2018Autumn Joy\u2019 stonecrop<\/a> (<\/em>Hylotelephium <em>\u2018Herbstfreude\u2019, Zones 3\u20139) is a dependable fall bloomer, beloved by pollinators.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235226\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193526\/download-5-1.png\" alt=\"Tall bugbane flower spikes, arching white flower racemes, slender stems, evergreen backdrop, late-season shade garden\" width=\"977\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193526\/download-5-1.png 977w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193526\/download-5-1-700x931.png 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193526\/download-5-1-768x1022.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Another fall bloomer that attracts many pollinators is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/plant\/black-cohosh-actaea-racemosa\">black cohosh<\/a>, also known as bugbane (<\/em>Actaea racemosa, <em>Zones 3\u20138). This photo was taken on September 22, but other clumps of it are still blooming more than a month later<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235227\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193632\/download-8.png\" alt=\"Sun King Japanese spikenard, green developing berries, branching flower clusters, golden-veined foliage, October garden\" width=\"977\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193632\/download-8.png 977w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193632\/download-8-700x931.png 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/27193632\/download-8-768x1022.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Sun King\u2019 Japanese spikenard <\/em>(Aralia cordata <em>\u2018Sun King\u2019,<\/em> <em>Zones 3\u20139) is prized for its golden foliage, but it also develops small but interesting flowers and fruits late in the season.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for sharing another look at your garden with us, Susan! I especially loved the surprise lily. Finding a flower you thought you\u2019d lost is always exciting, especially after dealing with pests!<\/p>\n<p>We have more photos from Susan to share soon, so stay tuned for Part 2!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>We want to see YOUR garden!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Have photos to share? We\u2019d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit!<\/p>\n<p>To submit, fill out the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/app.viralsweep.com\/contest\/full\/371f8a-217012?framed=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garden Photo of the Day Submission Form<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also send 5\u201310 photos to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#c5a2b5aaa185b1a4b0abb1aaabeba6aaa8\"><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"3e594e515a7e4a5f4b504a5150105d5153\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a>\u00a0along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. 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Today we\u2019re welcoming back longtime contributor Susan from St. Paul, Minnesota (Zone 5a). Susan has shared her garden with us many times over the years, and today she\u2019s taking us through some of her favorite moments from late July into October. 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