Every day ... every hour ... the landscape transitions to autumn. Tomatoes still ripen in the potager, while Mother Nature warns that cooler, darker days are on the way.
In the meantime, the colors are particularly vibrant this October! Tree and shrub foliage is shifting to its dramatic palette of vibrant hues. But because we've had no frost, many annuals and perennials are still budding, blooming, and thriving.
So, for this week's "Six" I decided to focus on blends of growing-season stalwarts framed by signals of autumn:
Lesser Calamint (Clinopodium nepeta) with a backdrop of fallen Crabapple (Malus spp.) and Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) leaves.
Still-blooming New Guinea Impatiens (I. hawkeri); and beyond are frost-portender 'Ozawa' Alliums (A. thunbergii) and browning Ostrich Ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris).
'Zinfandel' Oxalis (O. vulcanicola) near the multicolored, changing leaves of Wild Senna (S. hebecarpa).
The red berries and green foliage of Cranberrybush Viburnum (V. trilobum), partnered with the warm, colorful tones of Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) climbing a tree in the woods. (The Viburnum berries will remain through part of winter, although the foliage soon will brown and drop).
'Invincibelle Lace' Hydrangea (H. arborescens subsp. radiata) still blooming and green, while its neighbor, Beautyberry (Callicarpa 'Pearl Glam') sports autumn shades of dark brown and green, coral, and magenta.
And a bloom of 'Sensation Mix' Cosmos (C. bipinnatus) plopped amongst burgundy blooms of 'Autumn Joy' Sedum (Hylotelephium spectabile).
The transitions of autumn are certainly dramatic. I'm linking in with "Six on Saturday" over at Garden Ruminations. Thanks to Jim for hosting!
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