The leaves are falling rapidly. Soon the tall tree canopy will be bare. I am gathering up the leaves and they will be composted with the perennials that have finished blooming. Of course, I am leaving enough leaves under trees and shrubs for the insect life, birds and other critters that use it as habitat.
We are expecting some rain this week so I have been busy with the tidy up phase of the garden. The perennials are cut back and the lawn has finally stopped growing. We do have some mole infestation to manage but that treatment is also done. I hope it works because the “tunnels” are unsightly and annoying to walk on.
I will join Six on Saturday tomorrow. I am eager to see the preparation of the bloggers there. Join us and see. The link is https://gardenruminations.co.uk.
The Hydrangeas are outstanding this week. I have shown these two before but this look is so beautiful that I thought I would bring them back for an encore.
The native azalea caught me off guard. A bloom was not expected until April but the spell of warmer weather brought it out.
The paperbush (Edgeworthia) is turning leaves and forming blooms at the same time.
Purple Heart (Tradescantia) is also blooming out of season. I do not mind. I enjoy the extra bit of color.
I have show the Dogwood (Cornus florida) recently but once more this is an exceptional amount of red color.
Hope you are enjoying the season. Next week is Thanksgiving in the USA. It will be a busy week at my house. I may not be posting.
Happy Gardening!
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Still all pretty. We’ve had a chilly week with frosts and even snow.
We are fortunate. The days are short but we have had no killing frost yet.
It’s great to be able to check the garden in 2 different parts of the world, and I see that we’re at roughly the same stage with the edgworthia, but the tradescantia that’s flowering at your place has already finished blooming here a long time ago.
It is a beautiful color. With no frost forecast for the next 10 days I will have it a few days longer.
Some beautiful coloured leaves – especially those of the Dogwood.
What a funny coincidence – I saw this Edgeworthia in town yesterday and thought it was really interesting-looking, but had no idea what it was! Now I know 🙂
What a colourful Six on Saturday. There are Edgeworthia growing in the Bishop’s Palace in Wells so I have an idea of what the whole plant is like, how nice for you to have it in your garden.