My first Garden Bloggers’ Foliage Day! With so much colour beginning to develop it was too good an opportunity not to miss.
Colder nights are here but no frosts yet. The leaves are colouring up for their annual display.
The Virginia Creeper which needed controlling earlier in the year is now coming into it’s own with a magnificent display of colour.
The Hydrangea petiolaris is having a final fling although the flower heads will stay throughout the winter.
Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ looks great at any time of year but into autumn it really sings
and with the light shining through the leaves it becomes magic. One of the best shrubs/small tree for year round interest.
Hosta ‘Sun & Substance’ has still got some of its golden elegance and only a few slug holes.
And Euonymus alatus Burning Bush is living up to its name.
Even this Cornus alba ‘Sibirica Variegata’ is trying not to be out done before it stars in the winter with its red stems.
The Mahonia is giving a display and
Cotinus ‘Nottcutts Variety’ looks great throughout the summer but in Autumn the dark red leaves just add to the event.
Ricinus communis impala looks fantastic
| Gardening Hours | ||
| This week | Total since June 19th | Average per week |
| 35 | 368 | 20 |
The hours have been going up as we begin to get the garden ready for winter!
Many thanks to Christina at My Hesperides Garden. She encourages all garden bloggers to look more closely at the changing tapestry of colour and structure that foliage provides.
Glebe House Garden 
Lovely autumn colour. I agree C. ‘Forest Pansy’ wins all the prizes, I love it.
A stunning photograph of the ricinus.
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Yes, the Ricinus are grown from seed and look great mixed in with the Dahlias. Of course they will be gone with the first frost.
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Lovely fall colors. Everything looks stunning. The Virginia Creeper is charming. susie
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thanks, every year we think “is it worth it?” and then autumn comes and we forgive it!
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You have some wonderful colour at this time of the year. Our next door neighbours have an old house covered in Virginia Creeper, but they cut it all back before the leaves changed colour. I couldn’t believe it!
I don’t know Ricinus – it looks great.
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very soon all the leaves will fall off. Just a case of sweeping them up and if you are an artist using then in a collage
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I love that shot of the light shining through the Cercis. Some fabulous autumn colour Steve, it’s shaping up to be a good year.
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Yes it both a sad time and a beautiful time
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A beautiful selection of autumn foliage, how nice to see you’ve included some perennials too – I see that Hosta Little Mouse Ears has good buttery colour now, as a miniature it’s less prone to snail damage too. Stunning Virgina Creeper!
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thanks. it was my first attempt at just foliage
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Some really impressive fall color. The Virginia creeper is beautiful. My mahonia is a pale echo of yours–very nice.
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Thank you. Do you know which variety of mahonia it is. My is one of the few plants that was in the garden when we moved here.
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You have some stunning foliage Steve, the Virginia Creeper and Cercis are amazing!
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Thanks Pauline. The colours have been great this autumn
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