Tag: New England Autumn
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Charming Frost Colored Leaves
The sun highlighted this ‘Johnson’s Blue’ perennial geranium foliage when I went to fetch the Sunday paper. The spotlight shifted when I photographed it minutes later, but you get the idea of these brilliant lovely orange leaves complimented by the blue/gray dianthus, the brown astilbe, and the green chamaecyparis conifer foliage. Even though it’s mid November look for combinations…
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Texture Combinations in the Early November Garden
Today–this combination has ‘gone by’–the recent storm washed the orange foliage to the ground. However, for several weeks autumn color of the green leafed Japanese maple (acer p. d. ‘viridis’) and the ferns presented this lovely visual gift.
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Treat at our Feet in the Early November Garden
Wandering the gardens doing a bit of fall clean-up –cutting back some dead perennial foliage– I rediscovered this wonderful combination of creeping Thyme, fieldstone steppers, and Ladies Mantle. This composition of color and texture creates the view you only find at your feet from late April to at least early November.
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The Late October Garden Flowers Still
Roses and the blue aconitum bloom in concert with the now maroon oak leaves and frost bitten foliage.
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Late October Days
I love the colors and textures found in the garden in late October. The helter skelter of purple leaves fallen among the foliage of Japanese Painted Fern, Ladies Mantle, frostbitten ferns and hostas creates an amazing composition of lights and darks, shapes and textures. Where others might see a mess, I see a lovely tapestry.…
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Patterns on Water from Broadmoor Walk
First weekend in October found me walking on a glorious day in the Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary(Natick, MA http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Broadmoor/index.php ). It’s a truly amazing place. These photos were taken from the boardwalk area overlooking one of the ponds. Recommend you explore this landscape.
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Late September View –Yeah, I realise its now almost mid- October
Posting this now on Saturday of the Columbus Day weekend. Even though the clematis flowers were pummeled in last week’s much needed rain, I enjoyed this view for weeks. Below is what I wrote but didn’t have time to post as September-October is very busy for landscape designers. I’m inspired each morning when I see…
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Clematis, Rose, Sedum Carry the Color
The recent tropical deluge pummeled the flowers from the clematis shown in this photo. I’ve been enjoying its white starry mass’ contribution to the fall garden for weeks now. But the dark pink-red “Knock- Out’ rose and the pink sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ continue with the additional of the changing leaves of the oakleaf hydrangea now turning carmine. You…
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Clematis Frame the Mid-September Garden
The laceleaf maple leaves are turning a lovely crimson. Makes a nice contrast with the starry white clematis ‘Sweet Autumn’ climbing the fence and deck post. The gold and blue hostas and purple ligularia may be a bit scruffy from the dry summer but still carry form and color to contrast to the also white flowered blooming…