Autumn at Willow Tree Gardens

An email arrived the other day announcing that Willow Tree Gardens and Interiors' Christmas open house was starting on Saturday.  This nursery is always a delight to visit but at this time of year the entire interior is transformed to a winter wonderland. I'll save those shots for later but  today, here is some autumn beauty from the exterior of Willow Tree.

Deutzia 'Strawberry Fields'  is spectacular in bloom and this autumn foliage color adds another season of interest.

Looks like summer has packed up and gone for another year. 

Now gardeners can finally relax for a time and dream of spring and next summer's garden. 

Or maybe you get to motor off to a warmer climate, even if only in your imagination. 

Winter pots remind me of how lucky we are to live in a climate where there's nearly always something blooming outside.

As days grow shorter, temperatures colder, Thanksgiving thoughts and preparations begin.

A little something for the squirrels. 

And, of course, the traditional Thanksgiving tree.  

Okay, back outside where berberis berries adorn increasingly leafless branches. 

Did someone forget to harvest the cabbage? 

Looking downright festive.

The truck garden has finished producing as the year grows ever older.