The garden in late summer is an odd contradiction of flowers swarmed by feasting pollinators 
and plants, having fulfilled their seasonal life cycle, now tipping into senescence. 
There is no stopping this process – it is life in the garden and the world, the dynamic of change and imperfection.
One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist. . . Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.
~ Stephen Hawking
Without the cycle of organic death and decay, the moss and mushrooms would have no place to grow and thrive.
Tucked in the brown stems of a native iris that bloomed in May, a spider web is strung with drops of rain like a miniature Indra’s Net in the garden. 
Long gone is the youthful beauty of June and July, when everything was fresh and colorful. But every day I treasure the richness and wildness of late summer, the garden overflowing with abundance.
The lines of the paths and arches are now blurred by plants freely growing past their boundaries.
Late blooming perennials like the hardy begonia promise fresh new flowers,
while an annual amaranth drapes to the ground with a full season’s worth of bloom. 
Late summer, more than any other time in the year, contains that full circle of seasons, a crescendo of life well-lived, the ebb and flow of a garden in all its imperfectly perfect beauty. Enjoy this stroll through the garden buzzing with life in August.
I wish you joy in the inherent wildness underlying this season of abundance, growth, and change.
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A lovely treat on a very grey and wet day here in Cornwall. I love strolling though your lovely garden through your videos. You have so many wonderful plants. And the music is an added joy.
Thank you Jude, I’m so glad you enjoyed your stroll through the garden. ❤️ We’ve had a few wet days here but would welcome more!
So very beautiful! Nature is quite the artist.
Laurie, thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. Nature truly is the ultimate artist.😊
I watched this on a dreary rainy day, and your absolutely delightful garden and filming brightened my day! Stunning, from all perspectives. And, of course, I just waited for Pixie to stroll through!
Mary, what a wonderful comment, thank you! I’m delighted that it brightened your rainy day.
Lovely words. Fall has definitely arrived here plus we are seeing drought conditions so it’s pretty crispy and brown out there. It’s been a good season even with the heat and humidity so the plants have certainly earned a rest.
Crispy and brown is a great description of some of my tall phlox in the drier parts of the garden, Judy. We were fortunate to have rain 3 times last week so the garden and especially the trees have recovered – mild days and cool nights have helped. It’s a relief to be off of watering duty too!
At 33 seconds into your narration, blowzy got me wondering about the word’s origin. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, it’s from the obsolete noun blowze that meant ‘beggar woman’ and ‘slattern.’ I went back to the 1913 Webster’s and found blowze defined as ‘a ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.’ Hardly complimentary.
😅 No worries, Steve, blowsy is a term commonly used in garden literature for flowers or plants that are past their prime, especially red (ruddy) roses but even with vegetables like cabbage.
Your garden is beautiful – a place where spending time must be good for the soul! I enjoyed my ‘visit’. 🙂
Thank you so much, Ann – it definitely is a soul satisfying place. 😊
I liked the well named rose, Carefree Delight.
It is very true to its name, tootlepedal – such easy beauty. 😊
Lovely as always, Lynn. As the season matures, I focus more on the enjoyment of the garden as the chore list lessens. The pace seems less frenetic, and I try to be mindful to enjoy what time we have left before cold shuts things down.
Thank you Eliza, and I’m completely with you on this! We’re getting very cool nights and some cool days already and the leaves are beginning to fall. I’m planning to enjoy this part of the season to the fullest while I can. 😍
Lynn, these videos you’ve been posting are just outstanding. I find myself continuously looking forward to the next installment and, when the time comes, I’m never disappointed. Kudos!
Kerry, I can’t thank you enough for your wonderful comment. I’m redesigning my website and plan to add a “testimonial” section with comments regarding my work. Would you give me permission to quote you? I would include a link to your blog or website. My website, if yo want to take a look, is lynnpurse.com Thanks for considering. 🙂
Of course, Lynn. Feel free to quote me. Honestly, I’m honored that you think me worth quoting. 🙂