Just as daylight savings time ends, so have the leaves left. I managed to freeze the leaves (in timeless photos) before
Frosty Morning. As my garden grows, now at three years, I find I am rewarded with a little show of fall color and interest.
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| Cardinal Dogwood |
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| Geranium and Evening Primrose (Oenothera) |
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| Forsythia 'Meadowlark' |
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| American Witch Hazel |
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| Oakleaf Hydrangea 'Alice' |
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| Snowball Hydrangea |
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| Young Amur Maples with Red Osier Dogwood in background. |
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| Pin Oak |
The Witch Hazel I just planted this past spring from a bare root purchased at Prairie Moon. The Forsythia has grown from a cutting I took with me from Maine when we moved here. The Amur Maples showed up as seedlings in a window box I also brought with me from Maine! It is exciting to watch them all grow each year. The Pin Oak put on some weight this year, but nothing can compare to a beautiful, mature tree come fall. Following is a mature Pin Oak in nearby Grass Point State Park. Following that mature Oaks and Maples throughout the park.
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| Look at this carpet of leaves. |
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| This Birch's branches and jewel leaves dance in the sunlight. |
