Fall greetings!
I went out this morning and snapped a bunch of pictures. Everything is pretty much done and I need to finish up putting things away for the season. We had so much rain for a couple of weeks that nothing got done outside. We had a hard frost two nights ago- it got down to 25. Only a few flowering plants are still hanging in there.
These pretty hot pink hydrangeas have finally started to shift color and are done.
I've go to fish out all the little fairy garden pieces and put them away, otherwise the heavy snow will ruin them all.
Looking down the garden path you can see the beautiful Japanese maple tree contrasting so beautifully with the yellows and rusty tones of fall.
Isn't this cute- the brilliant red leaves are sticking to the foxtail fern. Some of them are so brilliant in color they don't look real but I assure you they are!
I'd love to bring these ferns in but seriously I don't have a good place to keep them growing.
The fountain is still running but…
barely since it's loaded with leaves. This will be shut down this coming weekend when we begin the final clean up.
Up until a couple of days ago these begonias were still going strong…but alas they've succumbed to that hard frost.
This is another Japanese maple that is beautiful this year. Some years are better than others!
This fairy garden is ready to rest too.
The ferns are all done and headed off for their winter nap.
We have an abundance of acorns this year. I literally slipped on them and nearly fell as I walked down the little hill.
Making my way around the south side of the house another Japanese maple contrasts so nicely with the big blue spruce tree. You can see that this area is primarily loaded with oak leaves.
Looking back the other direction- love seeing the sun shining through the trees and the leaves glowing. I sure wish it would last a lot longer!
The island still has some green plants. I think the big spruce tree shields them.
Near the garage you can see a mix of ash and maple leaves here. They've filled my fall planter display up too!
Talk about hard core! These mini Black Eyed Susan's are still blooming!
So are these Foxgloves. I had no idea they were such a sturdy plant! The Autumn Joy Sedum still looks nice too!
The bird bath has a fine layer of ice still on it.
Another fairy garden ready to sleep. I cut and trimmed a lot of this away a few weeks ago. It had gone wild and all the fairies and accents disappeared into the plants.
Some more diehards.
Just three days ago- you can see the trees still had most of their leaves yet.
I'm enjoying the daily view- taking pictures to remember!
How are you doing this fall? All ready for the next season?
