Autumn Flowers

I've been feeling a little depressed about the state of our yard lately.  Scott normally takes care of all or most things outdoor at our house and I haven't been doing a great job filling in for him.  I tried pulling weeds once this summer, but in my uber-pregnant state in the hot hot sun it was a pretty miserable experience.  So our yard needs some TLC.  My mom has been taking care of the yard a bit while she's been here helping us and it's looking a lot better.  I wanted to buy some fall flowers, even though they will die soon, just to make the yard look a little happier.  We have this big bucket in the backyard that I have always intended to fill with flowers.  Well, I actually got around to it this past week!  We put in some zinnias and Anna picked out a flower called a penta to put with them.  I think they look nice.

 Up close

We have a small place for flowers in the front too.  We planted some things in the spring and a lot of them haven't survived the long hot summer.  So I decided to try and spruce that up a little too.  Most of these plants are perennials, so they may come back next year...maybe.  :)  Here is my amazing mom putting in some of the plants.  My mom knows a lot about plants - she actually teaches a university level botany class (go Mom!!) - so she's been very helpful with all the yard stuff.

Here is Matthew, our water boy for the day.  I think he had more fun watching the water from the hose drain into the street than actually watering plants, but he was still very helpful.

 Anna picked her own outfit.  That's all I have to say about this picture.

And our flowers in front close up.  Mums, cosmos, salvia and euonymus towards the back.  I only know the names because of my mom.  :)  So we have some color in our yard for a little while.