Late Summer Blooms

The garden is poking along during the dog days. Well, poking isn't the right word, because weeds are exploding, as we continue to have record-setting rainfall. But the blooms in the front shady garden (what I see most often out the window) are sparser and require a more refined esthetic than in the exuberant spring. But they are there!  And, the sunny parts are prolific and buzzing with pollinators. Soon, goldenrod will be the main thing, but not quite yet.

Garden phlox - surprisingly long-lived

Cardinal flower - I've seen hummingbirds here!

This is called "turtlehead" - can you see it?

This blue mistflower is something that just spreads itself,
sun and shade alike

Ironweed - nothing refined about this brawny guy

The white is a wild clematis that spreads itself -
I put this one on a pillar, but there is too much of it elsewhere