Fall color

These photos were taken in the middle of October, but I want to show you the fall color of some of my favorite plants. The winds in the last couple storms have blown all the leaves off now, so we have been busy cleaning up the garden beds, blowing and raking leaves and trimming up spent perennials.

Here are the Stewartia Pseudocamellia in the parking strip:

And here are the DoublefileViburnum (Viburnum plicatum tomentosum 'Mariesii') and burning bush:

Japanese-inspired garden bed

I redid my "coral bed" into a more serene and balanced garden. The Burien Master Gardeners clinic group had a great presentation about Japanese garden design, and I was inspired to show some restraint! I dug out (and transplanted elsewhere) six hardy fuchsias that were too large for this garden. I also moved out an astilbe and some columbines.

I moved in two dwarf plants that are well-suited to Japanese gardens: Ginkgo biloba 'Mariken' and a dwarf Pomegranite (Punica granatum 'Nana'). I also added several ferns.

I changed out a bronze statue for a Japanese lantern. I want to add some small stepping stones, so I can circle through the garden on the big stones and the stepping stones. (I also had to move some of the other plants a little to make room to walk through.)

It looks pretty good for late November. You can see a 'before' picture in my October 19 post.