Late October in Cleo’s Back Garden

After years of enjoying the blog, a loyal member of the GPOD community finally shares a slice of her sensational garden

Hi GPODers !

While we see a smashing raiment of gardens here atGPOD , I bed most members of this community are silent participants that select not to share their own garden and experience . And that ’s completely fine ! There is never any requirement or arithmetic mean to contribute . However , it ’s always a thrill to hear from a recollective - sentence GPODer who has decided to finally submit their garden photos . This was exactly the case ofCleo Raulerson , an realised gardener inBellevue , Washington .

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I have readGPODsinceFine Gardeningfirst start doing it . I have opened my garden for 10 yr as part of theNorthwest Perennial Alliance Open Gardens programand on a regular basis give talks on Gardening for Year - Round Color . I am aKing County Master Gardenerand have volunteered in multiple roles for theBellevue Botanical Garden .

My autumn garden ruminate the recent movement for more naturalistic gardens that support the pollinator and garden critters . There are late - blooming flowers , leafage twist , seedheads , dry stems , and leave on the solid ground . I leave as much as possible until spring clean - up . The photos are a tour of the back garden around the water feature in belated October .

My excessive , colorful garden is plan so that something is in bloom very day of the year . I have about 750 varieties in my Bellevue , Washington garden . I love the spontaneity of self - seed plants , then slim them to create pleasing compositions . impulsive garden artistic production is tuck in throughout . I have gardened here for 35 years but make change every class .

To put the phase , this is my back garden in the depths of a wintertime snow and in visor summer efflorescence a few years ago .

This is the tardy October view from our deck and bread and butter room window which look down on this corner of the garden . Red - leaved plant from front to go forth to top right : Virginia sweetspire(Itea virginica ‘ Henry ’s Garnet’,Zones 5–9),youngpaperbark maple(Acer griseum , Zones 4–8),youngdoublefile viburnum(Viburnum plicatum tomentosum‘Mariesii’,Zones 5–8 ) , andspring spiketails(Stachyurus praecox , Zones 6–8 ) .

centre in on the waterfall with the alloy jumping salmon . smoke are : Variegated violet moor grass(Molinia caerulea‘Variegata’,Zones 5–9 ) .

This bed is along the back fencing : The asters(Symphyotrichum novae - angliae‘Purple Dome’,Zones 5–8)are just finishing their blooming . I wish to use variegate October daphne(Sedum sieboldii‘Mediovariegatum’,Zones 3–9)at the boundary of my containers . I continue to enjoy the abelia(Abelia grandiflora , Zones 5–9)I engraft in 1989 .

cover along the back fence : Redvein enkianthus(Enkianthus campanulatus , Zones 4–7)in fall colour , blue - grey Sawara cypress ‘ Curly Tops’(Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘ Curly Tops’,Zones 4–8),narrowleaf English holly(Ilex aquifolium ‘ Myrtifolia’,Zones 7–9),young paperbark maple(Acer griseum),young doublefile viburnum(Viburnum plicatum tomentosum ‘ Mariesii’),Japanese aralia(Fatsia japonica , Zones 8–11 ) , and mass ash(Sorbus tianschanica‘Red Cascade’,Zones 3–9 ) .

perennial and modest blossoming shrubs in Autumn around pool boulders in a new quicken bed : Butterscotch bluestar(Amsoniahubrichtii‘Butterscotch’,Zones 4–9),‘Dark Beauty ’ Scotch heather(Calluna vulgaris‘Dark Beauty ’ , Zones 4–8 ) , ‘ Cheyenne Spirit ’ coneflower(Echinacea‘Cheyenne Spirit ’ , Zones 4–9 ) , andsedum Autumn Joy(Hylotelephium‘Herbstfreude ’ , Zones 3–11 ) .

Under the mountain ash(Sorbus tianschanica‘Red Cascade’):Witch alder(Fothergilla gardenii‘Blue Mist’,Zones 5–9)just jump to turn reddened in front of Rhododendron ‘ Cunningham ’s White’(Rhododendronx ‘ Cunningham ’s White’,Zones 5–8),next toblue false indigo(Baptisia australis , Zones 3–9),with flushed - foliage rose(Rosa glauca , Zones 2–8)and its red rose hip overhead .

Along the walkway from the weewee feature to the front garden illustrates how I layer my plant for interest throughout the year : multiple variety of Scotch heather , over-embellished barberry(Berberisthunbergii‘Rose Glow’,Zones 4–8),my collection of hydrangeas withHydrangea paniculata ‘ Limelight’(Zones 4–8)in the front rightfield , and dissimilar ground cover .

Toad lily(Tricyrtis formosana , Zones 6–9)in full bloom with‘Gateway ’ Joe Pye - weed(Eutrochium purpureumsubsp.maculatum ‘ Gateway’,Zones 5–11)stems peeking through .

Scarletta loll laurel(Leucothoefontanesiana‘Zeblid’,Zones 5–8)in its scarlet autumn glory .

The back garden in wintertime , still show some coloring material and wintertime sake while providing resting place for garden critter and pollinators to await out the wintertime frigid and soused .

Thank you for wading through the 500 + exposure of your garden , Cleo , and share this sensational ingathering of autumn scene . I unfeignedly go for this is not the only time we get to see your stunning designs !

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Limelight hydrangea along walkway in fall garden

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