| The Flower and Black Gardens are just about finished for the year, although there is still some interest. The Cliff Garden is being readied for winter and there are still some colorful berries and seed clusters. Continue. |
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Miss Jekyll continues to watch the crucifers in the geometric vegetable beds while behind her the espaliered Lindens--Tilia cordata-- have lost their leaves.
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| Still brilliantly red Swiss Chard in the Flower Garden. | ||||
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This Silybum marianum, shown many times before, looks as fresh as ever. How much longer can it defy the calendar?
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| This Heuchera sp. is also defying the calendar. | ||||
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The view across the pond and its bridge and on to the distant hills. A lot has changed since May 31.
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| The golden plumes of Miscanthus sinensis are now matched by its leaves that have changed from green to golden. | ||||
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This Gunnera chilensis--the (slightly) smaller species growing between the Wisteria Pavilion and the pond--is also "boxed" for the winter.
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| The weeping Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulum has lost its leaves and now has a very yellow Salix alba vitellina 'Britzensis' to its left. | ||||
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The view framed by one of the "moon" openings of the Wisteria Pavilion.
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| One of the staff members is draining the series of smaller pools of the Cliff Garden for the Winter. The major pools are left full for the winter. | ||||
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The purple berries of Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion' still look fresh.
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| The Clerodendrum trichotomum has lost its leaves and although the blue seeds remain, the reddish sepals are going fast. | ||||
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The wonderfully swirled seed heads of a ground covering Clematis catch the late day light.
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| The maroon umbels of Angelica gigas shown on September 14 are, not surprisingly, now similarly sized brown and beige seed heads. |
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