Speaking of boxwoods, the Japanese boxwoods have turned their usual yellow/orange as the temps drop and now is their time to shine as everything else dies around them:
The basal foliage (foliage that hangs low to the ground under the stems) on many of the perennials have maintained their color and only now, truly stand out amongst the carnage. I’ll take it:
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| Achillea ‘Moonwalker’ |
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| Penstemon ‘Husker Red’ |
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| Physostegia ‘Summer Snow’ |
The seed heads on the Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) look fantastic and maybe, just maybe, I’ll finally harvest the seeds:
This is a mystery Heuchera that has held it’s color better than any other I currently own. Any idea of the cultivar? Need more, stat:
I went on an Arborvitae shopping spree two years ago and while they have been a bit slow to establish, the varying colors displayed throughout the seasons have been impressive:
My apologies if I’ve bored you to death but when you’ve got the “plant obsession” you can find interest any time of the year.
John
Love the red tips on the boxwood and your grass looks amazing! Even with watering, the heat and drought got to ours.
How beautiful! The red tips on the boxwoods are amazing. I have to admit, I would snip a few to bring in to decorate!
That winter color of the boxwoods is really nice! I take a lot of comfort from seeing those little basal mounds of foliage…it’s always a good sign that the plant is ready for action next spring!
I really like the Japanese Boxwood! Still plenty of color and interest throughout your flower beds!
We all have plant obsessions! Like your two arborvitaes—have a spot where my gardenias have died.. maybe I should consider one of those.
collect those seeds!!
The mountain mint looks cool!
Your Japanese Boxwood are really nice and I also like your Arborvitae. Some nice color and yes….definitely worth obsessing about!