This week’s sun has made a big difference in my outlook.
1. Fall colour:
Gentian true blue
Anemone Honorine Jobert
Hydrangea Pinky Winky has turned colour
Allium Ozawa
Cimicifuga
Tricyrtis
2. Time for colourful foliage, berries, seedheads and mushrooms
3. This week saw the removal of 2 trees and a shrub. This made me nervous, but it was a wise decision.
On the left a variegated Cornus was removed as well as a small Japanese Maple. The Cornus was in fact not a star performer and threatened to grow too large for this location. The maple tended to drag its branches along the ground but not gain height. It was not visible behind the lantern.
On the right, an Osmanthus shrub blocked light to the clematis that grow up the lattice trellis.
4. Curiosities…
These white cyclamen produce their foliage after they bloom!
Rhubarb at September’s end… Seems wrong but I like the large leaves.
5. Asters in blue, white and purple…
6. These clematis blooms appeared unexpectedly. (Francesca, Durandii, Roguchi2)
Time to start the cleanup. I try to save the grasses, lavender and clematis until late winter, but sometimes I cut the clematis partway at this time to prevent the wind from blowing them around too fiercely. There’s still a bit of mulch to spread and of course the bulbs to plant.
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I love getting busy again in Autumn. It’s not a frantic busying, but a gentle busying. One job leads to another.
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another beautiful six. I am envying that Cimicifuga which I have never seen here. Your Autumn leaves are beautiful.
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Nice Six and so beautiful pictures ! I didn’t know the Cimicifuga : the contrast btw colors of the leaves and flowers is really nice
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Another lovely selection. The blue gentian is my favourite. The colour is so true and I like the way you’ve captured the scrolled buds.
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Lovely 6! I especially love the Gentian true blue which I haven’t seen before. It’s a gorgeous, intense blue isn’t it?
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Seems we are all busy bulb planting 🙂
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It’s definitely a bulbolicious time down here as well. Absolutely love that Gentian’s vivid blue.
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My cyclamen to the same thing – I had leaves in spring, now I have flowers. Love the gentian, as the others do. That cimicifuga is a lot like my actaea only a bit shorter. Will definitely need to get one of those for next year! Lots going on in your garden. It’s really looking interesting & colourful, albeit a colour that says browner days are coming.
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