Late Autumn Foliage

Late Autumn Foliage


I thought I would enjoy a walk around the gardens this morning. The talk among the weather watchers in the Pacific Northwest, is that a cold, arctic air mass, will move down late this next weekend and hang around the following week. This could bring extremely cold temps and lowland snow to our region. I thought I should snap up some pictures to enjoy the moment before my plants 'hardiness' gets a true test.


Dwarf Spanish Fir. The tiny pine cones are so delicate.


Calicarpa dichotoma 'Beautyberry'
Can you find the rotten 'Demon' cat? He thinks he is cleverly hiding. He has no idea how massive he is.



I believe he was trying to eat me. Again.

It felt good to see the leaves covering the flower beds. It looked as though the beds had a nice, warm blanket on top of them.


Autumn Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora)


Viola's with a backdrop of Panicum virgatum 'Rostrahlbusch'


Cape Fuchsia 'Passionate' The dark leaves offer such a nice color contrast to the greens and browns in the flower bed.


Pennisetum Spathiolatum


Delphinium


Cryptomeria japonica 'Little Diamond'As I walked around the gardens with the cats, winding themselves around my legs, trying to kill me; I was struck by how beautiful the gardens were in a quiet kind of way. Most of my ferns are still holding their foliage and while many a blooming plant has retreated, their seed heads offer interesting texture and food for the birds.

And speaking of birds, don't forget our feathered friends during this cold snap. I have a troop of Anna humming birds still hanging around the feeder as well as many winter birds enjoying the suet feeder. The kitties have bells to offer warning to the birds, not that they are out and about much....I mean, really, it's cold people.

Wishing all of my US blogging friends a 'Happy Thanksgiving'.
Cheers, Jenni