The Last Fall Colors

Frost is expected this coming week. There are still a few blooming plants but for the less hardy plants, the season is over. The garden needs the rest. It is the end of a glorious season. I am grateful.

The tender plants are placed in their shelter. The falling leaves are being chopped by the lawn mower and placed in the compost bin. The bulbs will be planted next week. The seeds for next season will soon be purchased. Holiday decorating is in progress. It is Thanksgiving this week.

This may be my last post for this year on the Six on Saturday group today. I will resume again when the spring blooms emerge in February. If you have time, come visit the group and see the posting of gardeners from around the world. If you wish, post to a blog or social media and leave a link. Here is the site hosted by Jim Stephens https://gardenruminations.co.uk.

I am featuring the persimmon again. It bore fruit this fall and is now bearing gorgeous leaf color.

The Oak Leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) has a grand display of color as usual. The bloom heads certainly add to the display.

The indoor Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera sp) is blooming abundantly just in time for Thanksgiving. These blooms are a pink shade.

The two ferns (Dryopteris sp and Adiantum sp) have performed marvelously this fall after the intense summer heat passed. Sorry that the maidenhair photo didn’t turn out as well as it looked.

The hardy mum also wins a beauty contest this fall.

Happy gardening! To my American friends Happy Thanksgiving!