Fall clean-up for week #1 is almost complete (sans pulling in the hummingbird feeders).  Time invested so far: about 2 hrs.

It helped that our guest in the garden was there to lend moral support.

2 of the 3 clematis in back are now trimmed back, the daylilies in one garden are trimmed back, all of the asian lilies are trimmed back, the hostas that were fading and wilting are trimmed back, the irises that never bloom (I keep hoping-lol) are trimmed back, all of the remaining hosta scapes are trimmed back (goodness knows what I will do with all those Aureomarginata seeds!), and all of the linden branches that came down in the recent storm are picked up.  2 large bags packed to the gills.

It’s starting to look lighter in the garden.  Kinda sad.  But hey, some scarecrow garden picks might look good in those open spaces 😉

Today all that’s left on the agenda is pulling in the hummingbird feeders, washing them, and putting them in storage.

Next week – trim back the ‘Marque Moon’ daylilies and the all the red daylilies.