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<\/a><\/p>\nHere are two Japanese maples\u2013a laceleaf one in front and a fuller leafed one in back.\u00a0 The contrast of texture is interesting and the color is brilliant this time of year.<\/p>\n
Close-up of the laceleaf variety.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t a clear picture, but it is pretty cool\u2013these are the dropped maple leaves on the gravel path in the woodland garden.<\/p>\n Close-up of one of the fuller maple leaves.<\/p>\n Bright red leaves and ceramic mushrooms make a vibrant scene.<\/p>\n Redbud growing in a pot on the back patio.\u00a0 The leaves color very differently than most, with beige around the veins and bright yellow on the rest of the leaves.<\/p>\n Another patio tree\u2013possibly a hawthorn, but not sure.\u00a0 It hasn\u2019t ever bloomed.<\/p>\n I winterized the seedlings on the shelf next to the house today, taking them out of the trays I keep them in for the warmer months.\u00a0 There are some pretty cool plants here.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to give them more attention starting next spring!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The greenhouse is \u201cstuffed to the gills,\u201d as brother Tim would say.<\/p>\n Here are some seedlings from arboretum seeds.\u00a0 I need to investigate these.<\/p>\n I put the heeled in perennials to sleep today with a cover of leaves and needles.<\/p>\n Hard to believe there are 200+ perennials under this light mulch!\u00a0 I hope they survive and thrive throughout the winter.<\/p>\n The asters in the Doug fir bed are still blooming\u2013the light frost last night didn\u2019t phase them at all.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I took great pains to shake the dame\u2019s rocket seed heads all over the Doug fir bed to make sure I have a lot of new plants next year.\u00a0 It appears to have worked!\u00a0 Thousands of seedlings are up and growing.\u00a0 Hopefully, they will make it safely through to spring.<\/p>\n T This mullein is growing robustly in the lawn near the driveway bed.\u00a0 I\u2019ll move it early next spring.<\/p>\n Soft pink linaria that brother Tim planted in the driveway bed.<\/p>\n Raspberries don\u2019t get enough credit as garden plants.\u00a0 There is so much beauty in their autumn leaves!<\/p>\n More views of raspberry leaves.<\/p>\n More aster flowers, these ones near the driveway.<\/p>\n Gorgeous leaf from winter hazel.<\/p>\n And another\u2026<\/p>\n And another\u2026<\/p>\n Another gorgeous raspberry.<\/p>\n Hakone grass starting to color up as the cool weather sets in.<\/p>\n This honeysuckle stump on the back patio is full of life\u2013fungus sprouting the moist weather.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I set out today to get pictures of my favorite leaves in the garden.\u00a0 There were many gorgeous ones to choose from! Here are two Japanese maples\u2013a laceleaf one in front and a fuller leafed one in back.\u00a0 The contrast of texture is interesting and the color is brilliant this time of year. Close-up of … Continue reading Autumn Colors<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n