The Changing of the Season

Aracauria araucana Monkey Puzzle tree slowly but surely

Make yourself comfortable, Jeff is back with a lovely view of the changing seasons in his garden!

"It is supposed to freeze this weekend so the face of the garden will change immensely. Took advantage of a beautiful fall evening to walkabout and enjoy the end of summer color. I really do enjoy the changing of the seasons but I also think that 2 or 3 weeks of winter is plenty."

Acanthus mollis Summer Beauty but it NEVER flowers

Common old burning bush but still a colorbomb

Farfugium japonicum giganteum that probably will not have time to flower

Mixed oddball plants in the dry garden bed

Oxalis escapees that have become almost weedy in the garden

Pansy pot that the chipmunks didn't find

Salvia greggii Wild Thing – it NEVER stops flowers until a frost

Sarracenia with Carex buchannii in foreground

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