Fall is most definitely here.

Plants are dying back, and now the stems and flower heads of my plants will feed birds for awhile.

Brown is starting to take over the garden, although I still have a few plants with fall and winter color.

For weeks and weeks the echinacia was covered in bees and butterflies. Now it be covered in small birds.

The giant red and white hibiscus flowers are now dried, brown seed pods.

I’ve never had so many sunflowers before, but I’m betting they’ll be as much of a draw for the small birds as the echinacia.

One last black eyed susan holds on.

The hydrangea still retains some color, months after it bloomed.