First of all I must start with an apology for my lack of comments for last week. For some reason I was having problems with WordPress, they kept asking for my password but then not accepting it, I hope it has sorted itself out now, not sure what I will do if it hasn’t!
This weeks six are all about the amazing colour from the leaves in the garden at the moment, some have reached their peak, others have just started turning, but some are now all on the ground thanks to storms and torrential rain.
This was Acer Westonbirt Spreading Star a week ago…….
……….and this is it now, over for another year.
Acer palmatum Osakazuki has reached it peak, this is a view from inside the woodland. The black bark shows up nicely from this side.
and this is the usual view from the back of the house, such a lovely colour.
We had torrential rain the other night and this is what greeted me when I opened the curtains next morning, half the leaves have fallen!
Contrasting with A. Osakazuki on the other side of the archway into the woodland is I think the straight Acer palmatum, now turning a lovely burnt orange colour.
This one still has a way to go before it reaches its peak colour, just hope the leaves aren’t whipped away by the wind before then.
The tall siver birch by the back door is looking very golden.
The Cornus alba sibirica Westonbirt , yes, another with Westonbirt in it’s name, by the driveway is looking lovely contrasting with the buddleia leaves. When the leaves drop eventually, I will have the lovely red stems until they need cutting back in March.
The Cotinus in the back garden has finally reached its best colour for a number of years, maybe all the sun in the summer has something to do with it.
There we have my six for this week. There are still a couple more Acers to change colour yet, along with a few more plants, so the colour display from foliage might still be with us next week. Thanks to Jim at Garden Ruminations for hosting, do have a look to see more gardens from around the world. I will now sit back and see if WordPress will allow me to comment on all your posts!
No, it hasn’t worked, I can’t even leave a message with Jim!
It has worked now, panic over we have it sorted.
Lovely autumnal colour, Pauline. Hope you get the WordPress issue sorted out – does your son still help with the WordPress admin?
Thanks Cathy. I think my son and I have sorted it between us, seems to be working now.
Yes I noticed I couldn’t find your post on Jim’s blog. But I found it !
Very nice photos ! I love acer …their autumn colours are so pretty.
Glad you found it Fred! The Acers certainly keep the colour going in my garden at this time of year, October and November are certainly not dull months!
I definitely think your acers are more impressive than my blueberry plant – they are amazing!
I’ll look forward to seeing more of them in the next week or so.
Thanks Helen, they might be bigger but you can eat yours! It’s surprising that some varieties take a lot longer to change colour than others, I will just have to be patient.
Your acres are so lovely, what fabulous colour – and shapes! It is good to be able to see the difference over such a short period of time. I really love your A. Westonbirt.
The Acers certainly brighten up the garden at this time of year Catherine, making it very colourful. I like the different shapes too, some very tall and upright while others are more horizontal and smaller. A Westonbirt is one that is going to be small and very wide and such a lovely colour too.
Wow, those are beautiful Acers, and the other examples are gorgeous, too. The Cotinus examples are that lovely peachy-salmon-mixed-with-gold that’s so unique. I wish the autumn colors would last longer. We had a stunning display of peak color here, too, for a couple of weeks. It’s starting to diminish, and the winds are excelerating the drop. 🙁
Thank you so much Beth, I think the Acer colours are so much brighter this year, probably due to the hot summer we had. It would be nice if the display lasted longer, but it always means that October and November are very colourful months in the garden, then it all starts again in a month with snowdrops!