Autumn in the Pacific Northwest

Flowers and leaves compete to see which is the brightest

Today Lila Johnson is share some autumn beauty from her garden .

We ’ve had a salient show of color in the Pacific Northwest this year . Although we ’ve had a fairish amount of showery days , the leaves are still beautiful .

Enjoy panorama around my garden in Mill Creek , which is about 20 statute mile north of Seattle .

We ’ve had one light frost , but the hardyfuchsias , of which we have many , are still attracting our two resident Anna ’s hummingbirds . We also have a hummingbird feeder that furnish daily entertainment right outside our kitchen windowpane . One of our ‘ Gardenmeister ’ fuchsia , which is not hardy here , is still blooming in a mess , and the heater strike it regularly too . Ahhh , nature — so much to marvel about .

The garden , seen through the delicate lace of a Japanese maple ( Acerpalmatum , Zones 5–9 ) leaf turning dip colors . I sleep with the undimmed xanthous crepuscle color of thehostasin pots as well .

Fuchsiais often imagine of as a genus of yearly , but there are some metal money that are hardy to Zone 7 . Most of them also hate hot summertime weather , so they are everlasting option for the Pacific Northwest .

The changing leave ring the bright coloring of the flowers still blooming in the garden .

Now THAT is some intense crepuscle color on a Japanese maple . Almost any miscellany ofJapanese maplewill put on an incredible fall show , but you ’ll get the most vivid reds when the weather return you warm , cheery days travel along by cool , snappy nights .

smart as a whip cerise leaves look all the bright for a grim green backdrop .

Fuchsia‘Gardenmeister ’ blooming its little head teacher off , keeping the hummingbirds well fed .

A wide persuasion ofFuchsia‘Gardenmeister ’ bloom in its pot , back by a fiery Nipponese maple .

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