If you look past the mess and obvious work that needs to be done you will find little spots of colour and beauty in my Autumn garden. But, you reee-ally need to look past a lot of debris and fallen leaves to see it. If you love the look of fallen leaves and fading blooms, then you don’t have to look too hard to marvel at the changes that are happening in my garden. And if you go outside at the right time of day … you know, that special time when the sun catches the foliage at that splendid angle … well then you will see lots of beauty and colour in my very messy autumn garden!
Lets see what beauty we can find in the foliage and combinations …
[one_half]Carex, H. petiolare & P. Rubrum
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[one_half_last]Pink Camellia has fallen into Dusty Miller
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[one_half]Pandorea, Lavender and Gaura stems
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[one_half_last]Helichrysum petiolare with Pennisetum rubrum
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[one_half]Dropped Camellias and dried leaves …
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[one_half_last]Prairie fire and Ipomoea batatas
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[one_half]Miscanthus sinesis “Variegatum”
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[one_half_last]Evergreen combinations that work
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[one_half]Carex evergold and Duranta Sheenas Gold
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[one_half_last]Gaura lindheimeri ‘Siskiyou Pink’
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[one_half]Lavender & foliage for Autumn flowers
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[one_half_last]Strobilanthes and a single Crocosmia bloom
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[one_half]Carex and dainty blue Lobelia
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[one_half_last]A small Imperata cilindrica “Red Baron”
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[one_half]The new Nandina leaves are pink?
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[one_half_last]Fallen leaves look beautiful against grasses
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Blooms are few and far between, and yet there is so much colour courtesy of all the foliage.
Happy Gardening
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8 replies on “The Colour of Autumn”
Wow Christine! I happen to think your garden looks great! I like it when the plants are all grown together and showing a little “freeform.” I really like the carex ever gold and the durance, and the your photo of the gaura. Can’t believe the color of the leaves on the nandina…they are beautiful! Don’t work too speedily to get it cleaned up, it’s lovely!
Planning for fall pays off just as it does for spring. You have lots to see in the autumn garden. You captured the fall light well.
There is tons of beauty in your fall garden! Love especially the fallen camelias among the leaves. So pretty.
You have just the right touch to get that perfect light photo from your foliage – so beautiful!! I LOVE LOVE the pink Nandina leaves…wow! How unusual. 🙂
The winner, though, is the P. Rubrum – you can put her anywhere and she just glows, hey?
There’s definitely beauty in fallen leaves. Your garden is always a treasure. Thanks for sharing!
Again, you’ve shown how beautiful a garden can be with interesting foliage. Love the pink nandina leaves! Much more interesting than red!
With the changing of seasons for you, it’s time for another… panorama! Don’t you agree?
Some beautiful combinations! I love how well your various grasses work with the textures of the plants next to them, especially the golden-hued combination.