Asters, toad lilies, sedums, hardy geraniums (purple pillow and sanguineum striatum), cyclamen, colchicums, gaura, Russian sage, lavender (again), Callirhoe, Corydalis lutea, the last of the black-eyed Susans, and some annuals (dahlias, impatiens, heliotrope, gazania, self-seeded borage)

Asters, Solidago, Japanese anemones, daylilies, Rudbeckia, Liriope, toad lilies, a variety of annuals, agastache, yarrow.

Lots of different kinds of asters, various goldenrods, daisy chrsanthemums, Knockout roses, Rugosa roses, Carefree Delight and Carefree Wonder roses, petunia, pumpkins/squashes, sporadic daylilies and calamints, sedums.

Ornamental grasses have plumes, and cotoneasters, pokeberries and hollies have berries.

Huge old osmanthus in full bloom next to huge old winterberry in full fruit.

Not in bloom, but the grey/blue/green helichrysums and artemisia Powis Castle accentuate everything near them. Virginia creeper turning red.

This is the best my brand new garden has looked.

Claire

This has been a very windy rainy day here, so many things like anemones, Russian sage, etc are flattened.
But I have a fairly new autumn island bed that is doing well, though hard to photograph in the winds. Right now it contains Solidago Fireworks, several Aster October Skies, 2-3 orange agastaches (don't know their name), Sedum Purple Emperor, Amsonia, gentians and several ornamental grasses including Miscanthus sinensis Huron Sunrise, M.s. Morning Light, and Panicum virgatum Shenandoah.
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A few roses are still showing ( Astrid Lindgren being one) and a few delphiniums, yellow foxgloves and 'Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate'. Aster 'The Prince' is nicely blooming away now too. Elsewhere the clematis Ternifolia is a frothy white spectacle.

The sumac foliage is still nice, especially Tiger Eyes. The viburnum berries are spectacular, and the fruit of Euonymus europeus is beautiful. The rosehips are lovely too.

Sumac:
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Viburnum berries:
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Euonymus europeus:
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Rosehips:
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Balsam impatiens salmon and pink
balsam impatiens plum
alyssum carpet of snow
alyssum royal carpet
california poppy purple gleem
zinnia spider fushia
daylily happy returns
portulacca
about 15 different kinds of morning glory
2 hardy mums
new england aster
coreopsis threadleaf
4 oclocks broken colors
about 10 different kinds of cosmos

Fran

-aconitum fisheri and carmichaelii,
-cimicifugas of all kinds,
-different gentians,
-jap.anemones,
-begonia grandis,
-leucoseptrum stellipilum,
-colchicum autumnale,
-buddleia 'Honeycomb',
-geranium 'Jolly Bee',
-hydrangea 'Endless summer' (pruned on April 1 to 6-8"),
-sedums sieboldii (October daphne) in their prime,
-ceratostigma plumbaginoides (flowers + foliage)
-some lavenders,
-some chelones,
-some hostas (mostly summer or spring divisions),
-some daylilies,
-some roses with climbing Dublin Bay being most productive,
-some clematises (flower here or there).

This time of the year is the prime for the second (red/burgundy) color for almost all lacecap hydrangeas, though IMO the showiest of them now are those that had not been the most showy in a summer.

While technically not in a bloom, all male skimmias already formed very attractive flower buds, with 'Rubella' being the most showy all winter.

In a foliage and berry department hydrangea 'Lady in Red' finally become red/burdundy (the primary reason I grow it at all), oakleaf hydrangea start changing color to red and clethras to yellow.
Female skimmias are full of red and callicarpa 'Profusion' of purple berries. For whatever reason callicarpa japonica will be almost berryless this year.
Heptacodium miconioides is full of red calyxes, though I limbed it up and most of them are at the top of the 10' tree.

Colchicums, Chrysanthemum weyrichii 'White Bomb' and a miscellaneous mum with coppery colored double flowers, autumn crocus, Geranium "Rozanne", Autumn sunset rose, toad lilies, nicotiana, boltiana (sp?),Happy Returns daylily, and those succulent-leaved daisies (Michaelmas daisies?) We haven't had a frost yet, though, the latest I can remember in the 26 years I've lived in NH. (I'm still harvesting basil!)

Along with various species posted above, I have some very confused crocus. They are a pale lavender color and look a bit like washed out lavender versions of the spring variety. This is the first time I have seen that happen in the five years I have lived in my house. I didn't think it had gotten cold enough before this warm weather to make them think it was spring.

Roses (especially Madame AC and Autumn Sunset, knockout)
Montauk Daisies (taking over the yard)
Sedum
some daylilies
toad lilies
butterfly bush
marigolds
morning glory
yellow foxglove
chrysanthemum, multiple colors
four o'clocks
agastache purple and apache sunset
chocolate eupatorium
fiesta daisies and lotsa stuff I can't spell!
/Abi

gardenbug-
That first pic should be a Monet!

Many mums
several yellow daylillies
Toad lillies
Witch hazel
Several roses-'Ambridge Rose', 'Bow Bells', 'Alba Meidiland', 'Greetings', 'Betty Prior'
Deveral Datura-but I suspect that since I woke up to 32 degrees this morning I imagine they are goners
Hosta 'Red October'
Several foxgloves
Red Canna-again frost
Pineapple Sage-frosted too (darn-why didn't I cut the basil last night :(
Cosmos
Sedum 'Purple Emperor' and an unnamed red one
Salvia 'Cambridge Blue'
Several last Buddliea blooms
Campanula
Violas
Nasturtiums-frosted

I think that's it. I'll be sad when it's all gone. I'm not too thrilled with "Winter Interest". I prefer warm weather!

gavia_immer

Might you have some autumn crocus that was planted assuming it was spring crocus? It may not have bloomed previously if the bulbs were too small and it was just sending up its spring folliage.

nhbabs,

These flowers had no foliage. Is that normal for fall bloomers?

The asters stopped blooming a couple of weeks ago, but there's still quite a few flowers left.

Chrysanthemum indicum
Chrysanthemum x koreanum
Cichorium intybus
Dandelions
Dianthus
Gladiolus
Helianthus tuberosus
Marigolds
Origanum heracleoticum
Origanum majorana
Pansies
Petunias
Physalis alkekengi
Zinnias

The usual (october skies aster, a few hardy mums, Japanese anemones, gaura) and a **wonderful**, crazy Helianthus max. 'Santa Fe'. It is about 12 feet tall (supposed to be 6-8'), and has tons of yellow buds and blossoms on about the top 3' of each stalk. Originally from High Country Gardens. In full sun, dry, did my best to make well-draining...clay. I will attempt to divide next spring (any tips?) and would be happy to share. Glorious!

gavia_immer -

My autumn crocus put out foliage in the spring like regular crocus, but no blooms then. The foliage dies back at the same time that the regular crocus's does, and then just the flowers emerge in the fall. I really enjoy them because they're so unexpected and the colors go with my other fall plants.

Obedient Plant (Physostegia)
Eupatorium Chocolate
Asters
Mums
Calendula
Tagetes (French marigold)

Oops forgot a few:
Boltonia
Foxglove (!!)
Rudbeckia "Prairie Sun"

Several varieties that have been mentioned, but the prize this weekend is:

Pineapple Sage that missed certain frost death one more day.

Also must give a nod to "Independence Day" rose that looks better now than it did in July.

Still have some 'Stella d'Oro' daylilies. (Thanks, again, Sue and Deanne!!) AND

Reseeded pansies are everywhere!

Martie

Dahlias, big & small
Montauk daisies
Chrysanthemums
Gaura, a little
Wallflower, a little
Calendula
Amaranthus
Marigolds
Zinnias
Petunias
Gaillardia
Scabiosa
Cuphea llavea (in pots)
Impatiens
Rosa rugosa
One Stella d'Oro
a few pelargoniums
Osteospermum
Toad Lilies, a few

I think that's about it!

I just noticed that one of my new Echinacea Kim's Knee High plants has thrown up two new stems with one newly opened flower and five buds! It was hiding behind a gorgeous Lady in Black aster.

The opened flower has horizontal rays rather than the usual droopy ones the plant had earlier in the season. Maybe it's reverting to a previous form; it never really looked happy.

Claire

Claire,
Lack of daylight hours can do funny things. I had a number of Kim's Knee High amongst other varieties this year and found that Kim was the perfect height and thickness for the bunnies. They were not as interested in the flower as the upper leaves I believe. kt

annuals:
zinnia
california poppy
nasturtium
cosmos
cleome
lobelia
blue salvia
coleus (but this is the only time I allow them to do so)

perennials:
asters (and more asters)
salvia
monkshood
mums
salvia (cant remember its name but it is still blooming)
japanese anenome
"Bells of Scotland" campanula...and I just found a volunteer
Phlox David....I dead headed in August and got some lateral blooms

roses:
a final Mr Lincoln
Graham Thomas finished the other day :(

Despite the sad emoticon it is really all bonus time now. They can flop, not bloom as well as capable of doing, and suffer from fungal disease but I love them all right now. Many of their neighbors are essentially in bed.

We've had snow and frost...as well as rain, sun and rainbows. The anemones took a hit...and the annuals are soggy and composted.
This is what I enjoyed today:

Monkshood
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Astrid Lindgren
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Ampelopsis
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