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The view north over the Kales and the Flower Garden. The ornamental Kales at Stonecrop are very ornamental, having been sown on April 4th and planted here in June. Particularly noteworthy are Kale 'Red Peacock' in the front and the row of very tall dark and ruffled 'Red Bor' in the back.
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North Over the Kales and Flower Garden
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Matthiola 'Apricot No. 24'
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Much of the Flower Garden has been frosted or dug up to be protected for the winter, but these Stocks, grown from seeds from the Germania Seed Company, bloom on unaffected by the cold and change of seasons. A member of the Brassicaceae family.
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The bright blue flowers, shown on July 5 of last year, are long gone, but in their place are the really decorative seed pods seen here with Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens in the background--both brilliantly backlit by the mid-day sun.
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Nicandra physaloides 'Black Pod'
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Eupatorium sp. and Grasses
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And in the Gravel Garden, the amazingly tall flower stalks of this giant Eupatorium shown on September 19 are bending over and still displaying their heads of mauve flowers in front of the dazzling grasses in the Grass Garden.
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Also in the Gravel Garden, a Hypericum, its flowers long gone, is putting on another decorative display of seed pods.
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Hypericum ascyron
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Clematis apiifolia
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Moving on to the Woodland, these ghost-like seed heads of a Clematis are magically strung across the trees and are perfect for Halloween.
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The awesome giant leaves of the Elephant Ear Magnolia have turned brilliant gold.
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Magnolia macrophylla
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Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolius'
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Known as the Alder Buckthorn, the narrow jagged still green leaves seem to be perfect to catch the much larger brown Oak leaves dropping from above. A member of the Rhamnaceae family.
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Known as the Moosewood, this Maple has very striking bark--very green with narrow vertical white markings. A member of the Aceraceae family, native to eastern North America.
AGM
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Acer pensylvanicum
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Sasa veitchii and Acer palmatum x Koreanum
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As the fall progresses, the white margins on the Sasa are getting wider and the red foliage of the Acer is becoming more intense before dropping. And, as if by magic, this area will amazingly turn into a drift of blue Scilla hispanica in the spring as seen on May 17.
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Some plants, such as this Astrantia, seem to want to bloom forever.
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Astrantia major
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Tricyrtis hirta
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And this apparently quite tough Tricyrtis has many more buds and no desire to end its season.
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And on the Himalayan Slope, this Cimicifuga continues to bloom, but it does seem like the end of its season could, unfortunately, be in sight.
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Cimicifuga ramosa
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Heuchera villosa v. maccorhiza
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And another late season bloomer, the stalks of tiny white flowers of this Heuchera continue to brighten the Himalayan Slope.
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