Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Color Continues....

As fall continues, here are a few more plants with some great fall interest and color that may not be the first things that come to mind when thinking of plants with fall color.





White Dogwood
(Cornus florida) fruit








Crimson Spire Oak
(Quercus robur x Q. alba)






Village Green Zelkova
(Zelkova serrata 'Village Green')






Common Baldcypress
(Taxodium distichum)







Autumn Gold Ginkgo
(Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold')








Shantung Maple
(Acer truncatum)






Sunburst Hypericum
(Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst')
















Slender Silhouette Sweetgum
(Liquidamber styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette')







Adagio Dwf Maiden Grass
(Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio')













and just for the beauty of fall...

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Fall Color Abounds

Perennials, shrubs, grasses & trees are all preparing for winter by turning the beautiful colors of fall. Here are some photos of a variety of plants changing colors in the last couple of weeks.

Shenandoah Red Switch Grass
Prairie Flame Sumac
Pink Muhly Grass
Little Bluestem
Henry's Garnet Sweetspire
Gulf Stream Nandina
Gro-Low Sumac

Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Burning Bush