The leaves are stunning in the garden!

In my part of the gardening world we have a smattering of burgundies and reds, but a whole lot of gorgeous gold and, my friends,  I love it!

Here's a peek at what's been happening this fall~I hope you love it, too.

The sunny Susans Border has seed heads and Physocarpus opulifolius ' Little Devil' hiding in the shadow. The still green Amsonia tabernaemontana will be changing colors, soon, but, the Cotinis 'Grace' is a lovely burgundy and Cercis candensis' yellow leaves are almost hiden among the golden yellow of Carya ovata

Amsonia hubrichtii has taken on its beautiful fall golden hues.

Lindera benzoin lights up the shade garden and just for a few hours the morning sun lights it up too. Also shining are a Japanese Maple and a Hamamelis, both nice understory trees.

Hope you fall is colorful and filling your heart with gladness.
xoxogail

PS I am taking the rest of the week off to recuperate from a minor medical procedure, but, will be back posting next week!

Gail Eichelberger is a gardener and therapist in Middle Tennessee. She loves wildflowers and native plants and thoroughly enjoys writing about the ones she grows at Clay and Limestone. She reminds all that the words and images are the property of the author and cannot be used without written permission.

Gardening For Wildlife

grasses, native perennials, shrubs and trees abound in the garden

I've worked hard to create a garden filled with native plants that  will thrive the difficult conditions at clay and limestone~You know that shallow clay soil that sits atop a limestone bedrock....  I think I've done a pretty good job~ 

The birds aren't complaining!

Little Asters Everywhere

Not only is there a delicious buffet of seedheads, there's also  tasty treats at the feeders.

 Butterflies and bumbles find nectaring flowers throughout the growing season.

Viburnum rufidulum

Shrubs  and native trees are a big part of the garden.  Did you know that Rusty Blackhaw and other native viburnums provide food for over 10 species of moths,  more then a dozen birds and several mammals and  some of the "cuter rodents"? (cute and rodent is of course an oxymoron)

 Dead trees have been left standing.  There are brush piles for nesting and protection.

 

Butterfly weed a host and nectar plant

Host plants for moths and butterflies are carefully chosen.

In fact, nearly every plant   has been chosen with birds, insects and other critters in mind....including humans.





It's a pretty good garden for critters.

I think the squirrels would agree! 


xxoogail