I have been waiting all summer to clean up a few of my beds.  I had lots of daylillies in a couple of beds that just were not working, which is why they are now in my holding garden for future use (See earlier post). 

Also, my hydrangea hedge is starting to shape up.  The large front bed has evolved through the past few years and is finally becoming what it needs to be.  The bed has looked great every summer since the beginning but has lacked structure for the winter.  Unintentionally, it was a trial by error bed and things that had never been planned just snuck up on me.  Which is where the hydrangea hedge comes into play.  I had one Endless Summer Hydrangea survive hurricane Gustav back in '08 and have recently added more to the bed with plans of it becoming a hedge on the back side of the bed. 

The one in the middle is obviously the hurricane survivor.  The Endless summer collection has proven to be a very hardy hydrangea.  I have convinced friends to plant them and they have had as much success as I have. 

These are the "Original" Endless Summer.  They have proven to be strong, sturdy, beautiful shrubs.

This is a bloom in December of last year.  Yes!  December! 

Well, I should re-name this post Endless Summer Hydrangea.  I didn't realize I was gonna have a moment.  LOL!  Moving on....

I had daylilies planted all around my Sky Pencil Hollies.  I don't know what I was thinking.  So messy.  Next year I'm going to plant more Mondo grass.  I plan on filling the whole bed with it.  Think minimalist.  Eventually I will have a fountain in front of the hollies, facing the lawn.  I know, I have big plans.  I'm always dreaming and then scheming on how to make it happen. 

The fountain has been rid of the indigo (see previous post).  It feels so much better.

I extended the existing planting of Frost Proof Gardenias.  I figured out how to deal with Frost Proof's....don't do anything to them!  I have a healthy collection and they became that way after I practically ignored them. 

So that's what is happening this fall in my garden.  Gardening is an evolution.  You can plan, plan, plan but there is always something that has to be tweaked.