Cool and Crisp. I suppose that would be a good description of my garden.
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Salvia fairnacea-Mealy Blue Sage and Colias eurytheme? Orange sulphur
Cool and Crisp. As there is a definite drop in temperature. Cool and Crisp. As the blues in the garden lower the color temperatures of summer.
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
Cool and Crisp. As the newly arisen Monarch stretches her wings to dry in the cool fall days of a Kansas afternoon.
 Cool and Crispy. As the Goldenrod begins to mature and dry to seedling stage. 
Solidago rugosa-Goldenrod 'fireworks' ? with Strymon-Hairstreak
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Cool and Aromatic. Globe Basil-Ocimum with Gray Hairstreak-Strymon melinus
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Cool and Blue. Nepeta faasseni-'Walkers Low' Catmint with Sulphur (above)
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Spectacular color in your garden. Great representation of what you are enjoying this crsip days.
ReplyDeleteThe texture and cool gray foliage of the globe basil is really pretty. I'm drawn to those silvery foliage plants this year...guess I'm trying to visually cool myself down from the furnace we called summer this year!
ReplyDeleteThe light through the wings of the monarch is pretty spectacular too. How in the world do you get them to sit still long enough to get a good capture!?!
You captured "cool and crisp" without having to say a word. But the butterflies...wow!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreggo,
ReplyDeleteYour correct on the Orange Sulphur and Gray Hairstreak. The last photo is a female sulphur, it could be an orange or Clouded Sulphur. Enjoyed the photos.
aloha,
ReplyDeletebeautiful butterfly photos, they look great with your flowers :)
Beautiful garden and beautiful photos. Very, very nice.
ReplyDeleteNell-thanks, I need to add some of your gulf muhly to my garden.
ReplyDeleteCat- thank you, the silvers work well. I snap multiple frames to catch them when their wings are open.
Davie-blue is cool.
Randy-thanks for the id.
Noel-aloha, thanks.
Shirley-thank you.
Really lovely Autumn garden here. Some great shots.
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Dear Greggo, I love those cool blues. Happy Bloom Day. P.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, I did enjoy those new shots; especially the dried yarrow and grasses. I never tire of dried flowers. They are infinitely interesting!
ReplyDeleteAhh...so idyllic...if I can get my hell-strip to look even HALF that good, I'll be a happy camper!
ReplyDeleteEverything is looking beautiful...and blue. Happy GBBD.
ReplyDeleteOh, I just love all the blues! And the butterfly pics, too! Very nice.
ReplyDeleteFall looks beautiful in your garden.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos--the best ones I've seen today! Especially the last one! Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteI really like the blues in your garden. (Blue is my favorite garden color.) And I always enjoy seeing photos of your grasses. I think they add softness and movement to the garden.
ReplyDeleteI really love your gardens...so beautiful. The buterflies and the blues are just lovely and the photography is fabulous! Happy GBBD to you!
ReplyDeleteAll your grasses look so pretty. Have you done a blog post on grasses before? I should search through your archives.
ReplyDeleteI have the "Walker's Low" catmint, too. Shortly after I planted it, I found a neighborhood cat taking a nap in it.
Happy Bloom Day!
I loved every one of these Greggo - it's those grasses and the vertical interest in each of them. Your garden is a real haven for butterflies too.
ReplyDeleteI believe your milkweed species is Asclepias curassavica, which is a tropical species. I have grown it for several years but could not find any this year, which is a real shame as I love it. It also comes in a red and orange form.
ReplyDeleteMy Black and Blue is still going strong as well, and in fact seems to be blooming with renewed effort.
Cool and Crisp! Perfect title and beautiful captures!I know you didn't ask but I was thinking the last one may be a GGW winner.
ReplyDeleteLove that picture with the red grass in the middle :)
ReplyDeleteHi Greggo,
ReplyDeleteI love grasses in your garden. And that butterfly Hairstreak - looks so cool...
Thanks for visiting and commenting my blog.
Cher,Pam,Carolyn, and Holley-yes autumn is awesome and yes I like the blues.
ReplyDeleteBlue will forever be my favorite color in the garden and yours are strikingly beautiful. And of course, that Monarch is a jewel. Thinking by now mine may have reached their destination. (sigh)
ReplyDeleteWow, still looking great Greggo. Blues are the best and you surely captured them. Those butterflies are nice to tell you their names like that. (The one in my garden is Bruce-- I overheard him talking.)
ReplyDeleteYour fall garden is very cool indeed! I love all the blues and silvers! It looks like Mexican (tropical) milkweed. Do you get aphids on yours? Mine are covered with them.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty- I love how you integrated the butterflies into the photos. We have so many right now- isn't it fun?? The Monarchs have been flying in pairs as of late which is fun to watch. The grasses all look great- love this time of year when the grasses get to show off.
ReplyDeleteI liked the title, cool blues and crisp critters. Garden is looking great Greg.
ReplyDeleteWonderful fall views of your garden; I love all the butterflies!
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Hey Greggo, totally cool, and so is your garden.
ReplyDeleteWow what beautiful pictures and flowers for GBBD. So many beautiful butterflies visiting your garden. Does your Goldenrod have any fragrance? I am trying to find the sweet fragrant one but do not have a name. Your blue Salvia's are my favorites.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteI particularly like that last photo ...
ReplyDeleteNice colors and nice butterfly additions. I really like all the spikey grasses mixed with the flowers. You have a cool garden.
ReplyDeleteDavid/ Tropical Texana/ :-)
You have some really great photos. What is the rock structure in the parkway?
ReplyDeleteI must say...your photos are beautiful! So are the garden subjects in them!!
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