Hello GPODers!
It’s that point of yr once more! Leaves are falling or timber are already utterly naked, temperatures proceed to drop, gardens are winding down and prepped for the winter to return, and Backyard Picture of the Day submissions are dwindling.
Clearly, I perceive why this occurs. Similar to a lot of you, I’ve been spending increasingly more hours indoors in addition to investing extra time to relaxation and rest in preparation for the always-busy vacation season. Nonetheless, I additionally consider this wind-down time is ideal for reflection, getting impressed, and searching ahead to the brand new yr forward. Feeling impressed by Wendy’s backyard replace yesterday (Wendy’s Fall Backyard within the Okanagan Valley), I assumed I would spark some inspiration (or at the very least some feel-good fall vibes) with a visit by means of autumn GPODs of the previous. I’ve chosen a few of my favourite fall images I used to be capable of finding within the GPOD archives and listed them under with hyperlinks to the total submission so you could find much more inspo.
First up, we’ve got Carol Verhake in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Carol has shared her backyard with us a number of instances up to now (Fastidiously Chosen Colours Deliver a Backyard Collectively, New Areas in Carol’s Backyard, Snow in Carol’s Backyard, and many others.), nevertheless it’s her fall submissions that at all times stick out to me. The picture under is from 2022: Fall in Carol’s Backyard.
The vast majority of the images I’m sending are of my woodland backyard, which options numerous deciduous timber together with shrubs and perennials that I’ve launched through the years.
Subsequent up is John Markowski in Kingwood, New Jersey. John has additionally shared his backyard with us a number of instances (Lush Summer season Blooms, Revisiting John’s Backyard in New Jersey, Overcoming Powerful Circumstances, Decorative Magnificence, Expressions of Early Fall, and many others.), and, once more, his backyard actually comes into its personal throughout the fall. A lot so, that we featured his fall backyard in print (Dynamic Backyard Design Regardless of Difficult Circumstances). The picture under is from final yr: Fall in John’s Backyard.
Many gardens peak within the spring with an excellent show of shiny flowers, however this backyard appears wonderful proper now within the fall, with every plant taking over a subtly completely different hue however all working collectively to finish the yr fantastically.
Yet one more pretty scene comes from Yvonne Tsikata in Northern Virginia. Her backyard is filled with unbelievable flowers (Test it out throughout peak season right here: Yvonne’s New Backyard in Virginia, Yvonne’s Backyard in Virginia, and Yvonne’s Woodland and Japanese-Impressed Gardens), however foliage begins giving her blooms critical competitors in fall. The picture under showcases this in 2022: Yvonne’s Autumn Backyard.
On the entry into the woodland backyard are European beech hedge (Fagus sylvatica, Zones 4–7) exhibiting its caramel fall shade, yellow ‘Hearts of Gold’ redbud (Cercis canadensis ‘Hearts of Gold’, Zones 5–9) glowing, crimson Viburnum dilatatum (Zones 4–7) to the left, Japanese maples (Acer palmatum, Zones 5–9) within the foreground, and willow oak (Quercus phellos, Zones 5–9) coloring yellow within the background.
Whereas foliage is at all times unbelievable, it’s good to see the blooms that carry us to the tip of the season. Bonnie Plikaytis in Massive Canoe, Georgia (Spring in North Georgia, Backyard Stumperies, A Woodland Backyard That Takes Inspiration from Nature, and many others.) has an unbelievable assortment of Japanese maples and different stunning timber and shrubs, however she additionally grows a beautiful array of woodland crops that sport sensational flowers. Beneath are leopard crops from a publish in 2020: Autumn Colours in North Georgia
Leopard crops (Farfugium japonicum giganteum, Zones 7–10) require full shade and are evergreen in gentle winters. It appears odd that this tropical-looking plant with leathery kidney-shaped leaves has yellow daisy-shaped flowers on tall stalks in November! The intense yellow flowers are a much-needed delight when few different crops are blooming. The foliage is evergreen to about 20°F and brings a wide range of shapes and textures to the backyard. The bench was a present from an expensive gardening good friend who’s a exceptional artist in all his endeavors. He designed and created the bench from a crimson oak tree that had fallen in his backyard.
In fact, the mixture of steadfast foliage with late bloomers and fading flowers is the total fall trifecta. Might Kald on Vancouver Island, British Columbia has shared many unbelievable submissions of the years (Might’s Backyard on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Revisiting Might’s Backyard in British Columbia, Guests in Might’s Backyard in British Columbia, and many others.), however the picture under from 2014 is a masterclass in various fall curiosity: Fall in Might’s Backyard on Vancouver Island.
A part of a entrance border – central is a white Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Incrediball’, some decrease flower clusters are white, the higher ones went brown. This was its first yr right here and I hoped it will go pink within the fall like the opposite white hydrangeas I’ve. However the summer season drought might have induced the brown. The rhododendrons round it weren’t comfortable to be dry both.
Subsequent is a beautiful late fall panorama from Jeanne Cronce’s in Port Orchard, Washington. I dug deep into the archives to search out Jeanne’s backyard (Jeanne’s Coloration-Packed Backyard in Washington, Enjoyable Hardscape and Vegetation in Jeanne’s Backyard, Scenes from a Nice Season, and many others.), and it was completely price the additional looking out. The picture under is from all the best way again in 2013: Jeanne’s Washington Backyard in Fall.
The start of our chilly climate… modifications for positive.
We additionally love when a gardener is a real collector, and chooses to showcase all of the kinds of the actual plant they obsess over. Kathy Purdy in Oxford, New York did simply that in 2018, when she shared the huge array of beautiful fall-blooming colchicums she grows: Fabulous Fall Colchicums.
At over a foot tall, ‘World Champion’s Cup’ is the most important colchicum I develop. It’s surrounded by Primo Black Pearl heuchera, with a ferny little bit of mountain fringe for distinction.
This publish leans closely in direction of colder climates, however that could be a consequence of our archive and never of a desire to northern gardens in fall. We are likely to get probably the most submissions from gardens within the Northeast, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic areas of North America, however we’d like to see extra gardens from all throughout the nation and world! Beneath is a superb fall scene from Robin Sams in northeastern North Carolina throughout 2020: Fall in North Carolina.
Swamp sunflower, Mexican heather (Salvia leucantha, Zones 7–10), gaura (Gaura lindheimeri, Zones 5–9), and pansies (Viola × wittrockiana, cool-season annual).
When fall arrives and I do know winter is across the nook, I begin hoping to see Cherry Ong’s unbelievable wreaths and swags (Winter Wreath Making, Wreath Making with Cherry, Making Vacation Decor From the Backyard, and many others.). Nonetheless, Cherry’s backyard in Richmond, British Columbia is equally as thrilling to see, and one fall submission has the most effective of each worlds. In 2022 she shared this stunning swag in a very pretty slice of her backyard: Fall within the Fern Fairway.
I couldn’t resist adorning, so I normal a swag out of dried flowers from the backyard—mine and Sylvia’s.
I hope you all loved this dive into the GPOD archive! I significantly hope this conjures up you to share your fall backyard with the weblog, whether or not it’s your first submission otherwise you simply haven’t shared your backyard shortly. Observe the instructions under to share your images by way of e-mail, or ship me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.
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