This final post of 2018, written on the last day of the year, brings the garden at Glen Villa to a close — for now, at least.
August is high summer in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
![The trail through the Joe Pye weed is luscious in August.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-8-of-30.jpg)
The trail through the Joe Pye weed is luscious in August, for bees and for pedestrians.
Insects make their presence known.
![I'm not sure what flying creature this is, but I love the translucency of the wings.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-9-of-30.jpg)
I’m not sure what flying creature this is, but I love the translucency of the wings.
NOTE: Thanks to Mark A. for identifying this as a damselfly.
![Roses bloom.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-3-of-30.jpg)
Roses re-bloom.
![Chanterelles gleam in the woodland darkness.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-1-of-30.jpg)
Chanterelles gleam in the woodland darkness.
Near the house, a path leads up the hill and into the woods.
![Petasites japnonica variegatus thrives in the shady woods.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-6-of-30.jpg)
Petasites japonicus variegatus thrives in the shady woods.
![Canadian thistle blooms in sunny spots.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-10-of-30.jpg)
Canadian thistle blooms in sunny spots. Even though it is a pest of a plant, I like its form.
Autumn announces itself late in August.
![Leaves in the Lower Garden are just beginning to change colour.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-22-of-30.jpg)
Leaves in the Lower Garden are just beginning to change colour.
It becomes more and more prominent as September progresses.
![This tree is one of the first to change colour every year.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-13-of-30.jpg)
This little horse chestnut tree is one of the first to change colour every year.
![Trees begin to change colour along the driveway.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-21-of-30.jpg)
Trees begin to change colour along the driveway.
![Autumn colours is spectacular1](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-20-of-30.jpg)
Autumn colours is spectacular.
I spent most of September in England, leading my final garden tour. But home again, October made its own strong statement.
![Hydrangea's colour isn't spectacular but the dying form has its own appeal.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-23-of-30.jpg)
Hydrangea’s colour isn’t spectacular but the dying form has a delicate appeal.
![The young buck is becoming a stag.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-24-of-30.jpg)
The young buck is becoming a stag.
![](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-19-of-30.jpg)
Wild turkeys graze along the crabapple allée.
November is normally a boring month. This year, though, snow came early, giving the month an unexpected charm.
![Snow caps the hawthorn trees by the road.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-26-of-30.jpg)
Snow caps the hawthorn trees by the road.
We spent lots of time constructing the temple façade, part of Timelines.
![We started builing the façade in late October; work ended in early November with the first snowfall.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-25-of-30.jpg)
We started building the façade in late October; work ended in early November with the first snowfall.
![A frosty morning coated all the trees with a gleam of ice.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-30-of-30.jpg)
A frosty morning coated all the trees with a gleam of ice.
![Turkeys crossed the road -- who knows why!](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-28-of-30.jpg)
Turkeys crossed the road — who knows why!
![A wet heavy snow weighed down all the tree branches along the driveway.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-27-of-30.jpg)
A wet heavy snow weighed down all the tree branches along the driveway.
![Finally, a look at what 2019 may bring -- sunbeams and glorious light.](https://glenvillaartgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/untitled-29-of-30.jpg)
Finally, a look at what 2019 may bring — sunbeams and glorious light.
May 2019 bring you happiness at home and in the garden.