Most years at this time I'm happy that there are so many ornamental berry-producing plants in my garden. Here are a few that have caught my eye recently. You'll note that the Pernettya mucronata, one of my favorites is absent from this post. It had grown quite large and hadn't been pruned properly so it got a big chop from which it's recovering nicely but alas, no fruit this season.
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One of my favorites this time of year is Euonymus europaeus. The rest of the growing season, it's just a heap of green.
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Speaking of plants that are pretty much a snooze most of the year but that I am glad to have around in the fall - Callicarpa 'Profusion.'
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Cotoneaster
I'm guessing that this bird-planted thing is Cotoneaster franchettii
One of my favorites this time of year is Euonymus europaeus. The rest of the growing season, it's just a heap of green.
Speaking of plants that are pretty much a snooze most of the year but that I am glad to have around in the fall - Callicarpa 'Profusion.'
Iris foetidissima
Poncirus trifoliata 'Flying Dragon'
Pyracantha
Leycesteria formosa
Arum italicum
Phytolacca americana
Clerodendrum trichotomum
The rain finally let up yesterday and it was wonderful to feel the sun again. Hopefully I'll be able to plant bulbs on Saturday even though there is supposed to be rain all day. In the pacific northwest, sometimes we just have to tug on the rubber boots and work wet.
Happy weekend!