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A Cold but Colorful November in Cherry’s Garden

A frequent GPOD contributor shares photos of her small garden with endless fall interest

By GPOD Contributor
red Japanese maple with chartreuse grass below

Hi GPODers!

A few weeks ago we got to see Cherry Ong’s beautiful garden in Richmond, British Columbia, as the summer was just starting to wind down in August (Cherry’s August Garden). In today’s update, she is showing us the garden in its full, glorious fall color. I can go on and on about Cherry and her fabulous designs, but today I’ll keep it short and let her and her gorgeous photos take it away.

Learn more: Plants That Freshen Up the Fall Garden

tree covered in purple berries in foreground of fall garden
The garden has been wet, cold, and messy this November but quite colorful. Surely the wind and rain have made those Profusion beautyberry (Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’, Zones 5–8) berries shine in the landscape.

red Japanese maple with chartreuse grass below
Red leaves make the prettiest confetti ever, especially when the foliage of Moonfire Japanese maple (Acer palmatum ‘Moonfire’, Zones 5–9) falls on All Gold Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’, Zones 4–9).

small garden in fall with purple and orange plants
Another view of the small yard; in a few months, that 16-year-old Kingston Cardinal hellebore (Helleborus ‘Kingston Cardinal’, Zones 4–9) will be bearing its luscious raspberry blooms.

colorful foliage plants in a hanging basket
Planted orbs still looking leafy and full. Guess that’s the perennial advantage. I think this is Georgia Peach heuchera (Heuchera ‘Georgia Peach’, Zones 4–9) and saxifraga ‘Primuloides’ (Saxifraga × urbium ‘Primuloides’, Zones 7–10).

red Japanese maple leaves on and around tree
Long view of the backyard. The ‘Beni otake’ Japanese maple (Acer palmatum ‘Beni otake’, Zones 5–9) is the last Japanese maple to shed its leaves. More wonderful botanical confetti over the Golden Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra Aureola, Zones 5–9), and more importantly, leaf mulch for the garden beds.

perennial with bright green leaves in fall
‘Mountain Madness’ Japanese shrub mint (Leucosceptrum japonicum ‘Mountain Madness’, Zones 5–8) still looking fresh this season. The perennial is an original planting like the Japanese maples in the backyard.

A huge thank you to Cherry for sharing more garden photos so soon (and the many other photos she sent). Keep your eye on GPOD in the coming weeks; many amazing submissions are coming soon! And thank you to everyone who has answered my call to action and submitted spectacular photos of their gardens and garden visits. I hope more of you continue to feel inspired to share. As much as I adore getting updates on familiar gardens, I equally enjoy seeing new names pop up in the GPOD inbox. Follow the directions below to submit your photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.

 

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    treasuresmom 11/20/2024

    As usual, great pics from Cherry's garden.

    1. perenniallycrazy 11/20/2024

      Thank you. Wishing you and your family a happy Thanksgiving!

  2. btucker9675 11/20/2024

    OK - I am officially super envious of that spectacular beautyberry... mine is a pathetic little Charlie Brown Christmas tree!

    1. perenniallycrazy 11/21/2024

      Try giving it some fertilizer in the late spring and summer - not often and diluted. It might surprise you. This specimen is an original planting in 2009 and has thrived inspite of being planted beside a cedar hedge. Good luck!

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