Happy Monday, GPOD! Halloween may be behind us but fall still has plenty to offer in Kathy’s zone 6a garden. I love how she keeps the seasonal decorating simple and lets what’s already happening in the landscape do most of the work. A few pumpkins, a refreshed container, and plants still hanging onto their color are enough to make the whole front garden feel ready for November.
Keeping it sweet and simple this fall! It has been a beautiful fall in Michigan so far. Although I’ve been gardening for more than 40 years, this is my eighth year gardening at our current home in Macomb.
I love these Japanese forest grasses (Hakonechloa macra cvs., Zones 5–9).
I replaced this summer container display earlier than usual, and these plants have been hanging tough since the first week of September.
Just sweet! There has been a multitude of fancy pumpkins for sale this year, more than usual, and I think they are so pretty!
A small bed by the driveway.
Boxwood (Buxus cvs., Zones 4–9), Fire Chief arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Congabe’, Zones 5–8), ‘Orange Rocket’ Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii ‘Orange Rocket’, Zones 4–9), and Little Lime® panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Jane’, Zones 3–8) grow in front of our home.
Already, I’m looking forward to spring when I can plant this new garden arch! I’m thinking clematis (Clematis cvs., Zones 3–9).
Here is Belleza Dark Pink gaura (Oenothera lindheimeri ‘KLEAU04263’, Zones 6–9) and yellow ‘Lady Stratheden’ avens (Geum ‘Lady Stratheden’, Zones 5–9). They are hanging tough so far!
Thanks for sharing your fall garden with us, Kathy! I love the little bed by the driveway. The purple tones of the ajuga carpeting the ground against that bright orange mum and the pumpkins make for such an effortlessly beautiful fall display. And I’m with you on already thinking about spring—I’d love to see what you decide to grow over that new arch!
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