Embracing the Subtle Beauty of Autumn

A gardener celebrates subdued colors at the end of the gardening year

Today ’s photograph descend from John Markowski , who sent in these enchanting images of his New Jersey garden in its autumnal beauty . ( If you ’ve not seen John ’s garden before , take in the earlier posts , startinghere . )

A fall fog in the garden . haze always turn a garden into a magical property , transporting us to another creation . In this dead reckoning , subtle colors commix beautifully , and industrial plant that might have been overlook at other times of the twelvemonth have their second to shine . In the foreground , a hemlock tree diagram ( Tsuga canadensis , Zones 3–10 ) glows vivid green against the fading Brown of the perennial and ornamental grasses behind it .

Another shot of the garden in daze . As gardeners , we ca n’t rally up fog , but if you garden in a climate that is prostrate to hazy atmospheric condition , you’re able to certainly revel in the mystical effect it creates when it arrives . I lie with how here a dark coniferous tree looms , half - seen in the mist behind masses of idle - biased ornamental forage and other perennial .

decorative grasses are the fagot of the fall perennial garden . Here a large planting of Japanese silver supergrass ( Miscanthus sinensis , Zones 6–9 ) shows off its feathery plumy seeded player heads . Since ornamental grass often do n’t show their true beauty until the death of the year , now is the time to look around nursery and public gardens and notice which works are looking their best so that you’re able to add them to your planting hail bounce .

Some grasses , like other perennial , can create a wonderful see - through effect . This planting looks all the better for being seen through this lean head covering of sens seed chief — something to keep in brain when plan a garden . Of course , commonly you constitute tall perennial in the back and shorter ones in the front , but if a works is impractical enough , you could break that rule to smashing effect . get wind more about designing with grasses here .

A dreamy planting along John ’s driveway . By mixing many different perennials , grasses , and even shrubs into the same planting , he has created a diverse tapestry of grain and coloring material . We can assist you plan for an awesome Autumn ! Read this .

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