Previously, before gardening (BG?), I never thought much about the Autumn season - other than the changing of the leaves. I certainly didn't get "up close and personal" or think of November as a month with a lot to look at. THAT is a lot of lifetime to be missing the views I captured yesterday, on a simply gorgeous Autumn day.
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Sugar Maple in sunshine
- one of the last trees to shed leaves for the Winter |
It actually started when I was out running errands, and stopped for a 'to go' coffee. As I pulled up to the store front, I immediately noticed the Autumn-themed landscaping in the sidewalk garden:
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| Note to self: add Dusty Miller (Centurea cineraria) to gardens next year |
Even though the Garden Mums were starting to fade (it is November in the Midwest after all!), this garden looked so robust. As the bright colors of summer start to pale, the russet colors autumn are a warm & welcoming segue to the change of seasons. Once my errands were done, I took a '
San Antonio Stroll' around my gardens... it was an eye-opener.
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| November Images in the Garden at the Bunnies Buffet |
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| Stole a quick photo of the neighbors' Burning Bush |
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The garden glider blanketed in late Autumn leaves...
(... and playing with the color saturation in Photo Studio) |
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| Hollyhock - robust in November |
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| The last of the Pink Guara |
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| Sugar Maple with an Azure Sky backdrop |
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| The last Double Pink Knockout Rose bloom... |
The colors just blew me away. The fact that so many plants were still hanging in there was fantastic. And we will take all the sunny, 60-degree days we can get! There is still garden maintenance to be done, and yard art to be put away (while the ground isn't frozen) - so I am due for a 'power day' cleaning up. In the meantime, I will enjoy the last fading images of the 2011 garden season.
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| Sweet Potato Vine - paling in the sun |
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| Weigela - with burnishing leaves in November |
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| Sugar Maple in sunshine and shadows |
I've missed being on the Blogosphere. Our 'shared' home PC has been dedicated to school use recently, but I'm getting a foothold back on the family 'schedule'. Looking forward to catching up on your blogs!! Happy gardening...
