Walking in the neighborhood...

I spotted this attractive fall season update to a summer planter!

Mums,gourds and a metal pumpkin cut out replaced some summer annuals!

Fall has arrived....

My latest creation!

Plant name.....

Thanks to Bill and LuAnn Bond! They suggested the name of the mystery plant, I posted a picture of recently, is a variety of Ti or Cordyline plant.

Check this link out, I think they are correct!  You'll see lots of colorful plants!

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Parking hostas....

We are waiting for "dryer soil" to have our new holding tank installed at the lake to update our septic system to the current MN code.  This wet summer and fall has given us a new challenge this fall!  Our contractor feels it is too wet to successfully dig the needed hole for the tank so we are all waiting for the ground to dry out!  Meanwhile it keeps raining!  He says he can dig as late as into Nov. if the ground doesn't freeze.  So we are hopeful this will work so it will get installed this year yet!

Of course, the only spot this tank can go and comply with our lot restrictions, is where I have two hosta beds of mature hostas!  No problem I figured, we could lift them out and replant them the next day or two after installation of the tank!  This delay has crossed the safe time to transplant hostas this fall!  My neighbor Hero Bill to the rescue!  He has a veggie garden spot that is empty until spring now and agreed to let me "park my hostas" until spring!

Below is the picture of the two hosta beds after we lifted the hostas out and then a picture of them "parked" in Bill's veggie garden!  There are two huge hostas among those that got relocated!  The root ball on one measured 36 inches in diameter and Hero Denny and Hero Bill got it done!

H. Abba Dabba Do on the move  36" root Ball in saucer sled

Area we had to lift hostas from

Hostas parked in Hero Bill's veggie garden!

 

What is this plant?

I found this plant in the Butterfly House in Hershey PA.  It didn't have a label to identify it but I fell in love with it!  I suspect it is a tropical plant so would have to be a indoor plant in MN.

Butterflies, butterflies, and more butterflies....

The Rose Garden in Hershey, PA opened up a brand new Butterfly House this year!  We had the opportunity to visit it in early Sept. this year! 

Wow, what a photo op!  Both of us were busy taking pictures.  I don't know if they were trained to pose or what.  I've been in one in AZ and thought that was awesome but this one seemed to have a larger variety and larger amount of butterflies. 

They told us the butterflies only live for 3 weeks so they have to release new ones frequently. They have a supply of chrysalises from all over the world hatching on schedules to keep their "house" full!  Amazing!

Fall color in the garden.....

My garden beds seem to quiet down after the Coneflower petals disappear.  Some of the hostas hang in there along with annuals yet, but it seems to lack the general color I have most of the growing season.   

A visit to Bonnie's always finds color all seasons it seems.  How's this for Sept. color? This bed seems packed with it yet!