One More Time

There is still some garden action in south central Ontario.

The roses are blooming their little hearts out and working hard at reaching the archway of the arbor.



I was about to cut back the delphiniums for the winter and noticed this new growth so I'll let them have their way.



I'm not sure about the lavender--it'll try having another shot at dazzling us.



The Cardinal dogwood( I'm copping out on the latin name) is pretty boring during the summer, but soon it will start to shine. right now the white winter berries are forming.

Then in the winter the bark will turn crimson and it's a perfect foil against the snow.

Frost Cometh, Frost Goeth

We had heavy frost the other night according to my weather- watch rooftops over the fence.



By day we returned to hot and humid.

In the meantime I finally picked the ripe eggplant and read up on how to cook it to make it taste like anything.



It appears there are two choices; pretend it's fried chicken and fry accordingly or moosh it up and add bread crumbs, tomato sauce, a ton of seasonings and cheese.

Which leads me to believe these beautifully colored things have got to be used for something else. On their own, they have no flavor and they're often slippery on the way down.

They're off my planting list for next year. Sorry, guys.

The King Wears a Cabbage Crown

He's also managed to outwit the bunnies.