Fall Garden update

My garden is still in full swing, this has been the best year ever! I think I've finally conquered the weeds--I've pulled way less weeds this year than any other year. (Actually, I have a theory: I think the bindweed just moved--it figured out that I pull it when it's in the veggie garden, so it has decided to move into the lawn. Sooooo now the entire lawn near the veggie garden has more bindweed than ever, but at least it's not in my veggie garden!)

I've had lots of successes but a few failures--plants that for some reason didn't grow well this year include: lettuce, spinach, dill, radishes (they were Ok but not as plentiful as past years). Things that did great included: sweet corn, beets, turnips, kale, swiss chard, TOMATOES!!, onions.

Today I made yet another harvest, see the photos below. I'm still getting lots of tomatoes from the cherry tomato plants (I planted 3 but one is producing less than others), and the 4th-of-July tomato plant (this one produced early but didn't produce at ALL in the heat, now it's producing again with cooler temps!). Brandywine, beefmaster, and yellow plum have slowed down but I've been picking them and ripening them in a bag with an apple, which has worked really well for me. Other things in the photo include kale and kohlrabi (for tonight's stir fry), and mint in the bag (for tonight's mojitos!), and carrots (best year ever for these, but they grew much later than Mary's).

Here's a photo from a couple weeks ago: beets, beet greens, purple cauliflower, and a gourd!

Flower gardens are doing well--I'm running out of room! This fall and/or spring I'd like to create a new bed in the front yard with a little walkway, and in the backyard all of my sunny spots are almost full but there's still room in the partial-shade areas.  These areas are too hot for things like coral bells, but not sunny enough for yarrow and black-eyed susan. What other perennials would do good here?

How are your gardens faring? Has anyone had a hard frost yet? (we haven't, but I did cover my plants a few times just in case).