Hello GPOders!
In last week's Thanksgiving post (check it out here if you missed it), one of the featured photos was a peak summer scene from Anna Tsai's garden in Bayside, Wisconsin. Anna has shared her colorful Midwestern garden several times in the past (Anna's Wisconsin Paradise, Beautiful Combinations in Wisconsin, and 21 Years of Hard Gardening Work Pay Off), and today we see her space in the fall. It's no wonder that their gardens are as colorful and lively in late season as they are in midsummer.
I would like to share with you again some photos of my garden. This time they are all from my fall garden.
We had a very wet spring, then our summer and fall was extremely dry and warm. It was quite a challenge to have to hold off on dividing some of my plants until next spring. I hope some trees can survive.
Anna gets straight to the good stuff: her fabulous fall flowers. Bright red and yellow sneezeweed (Helenium autumnaleZones 3-8) is beginning to fade in its globular seed heads, but the delicate autumn crocus (Colchicum speciosumZones 4-9) seems to pick up where the sneeze leaves off.
On the shores of Lake Michigan, Anna's Bayside Garden is the perfect place for fish garden art. Hanging them on this gray wall makes it look like they are swimming among their flowers.
Despite the challenges her garden has faced this year, she shows no signs of struggling. A huge panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculataZones 3-8) is still fully covered in pink flowers and all the conifers and shrubs look bright and lush.
On the other side of that flower-covered hydrangea, a Chinese silver grass (Miscanthus sinensisZones 4-9) has some of the brightest yellow foliage I've ever seen on an ornamental grass. Anna, do you have any idea what cultivar this is?
However, the foliage in Anna's fall garden knows no bounds. Yellows are complemented by bright red and various shades of green. This includes two other herbs, a variegated Chinese silver herb (Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus', zones 4-9) at the back of the bed and lower-growing Japanese bloodgrass (Imperata cylindrica vary redZones 5–9) extending across the forehead. Japanese bloodweed is highly invasive in southern climates, but less of a threat in Anna's Wisconsin garden. Although it should be planted with consideration surrounding natural landscapes.
Approaching Anna's house, a sunny foundation bed is filled with plants equally for the interest of all four seasons. Several evergreens provide long-lasting structure and color, while pink roses provide a daytime show before being joined by thorny (Datura inoxiaZones 9-10) blooms at dusk. Another common name for this plant is angel's trumpet, but don't confuse it with the related angel's trumpet. brugmansia genus (which presents flowers of a similar shape, but pendulous).
Anna's hydrangeas are stunning! What a dream to have the space to grow these bushes to the size she does. Of course, I am not ignoring the beautiful hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutosZones 5-9) providing a radiant red in the foreground.
A look at the loveliest living areas surrounded by plants and a closer look at more of Anna's amazing hibiscus. The smaller, brighter white variety appears to be Luna™ white (Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna White', zones 5-9).
Endless layers and layers of beauty, and the cutest little hedgehog statue.
Finally, dahlias are amazing for another dose of color at the end of the season. This peach pink color is sublime surrounded by various white flowers.
Thanks for this fabulous fall update to your garden, Anna! Year after year and season after season, your garden continues to delight.
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