Willow Tree Gardens and Interiors Celebrates Autumn

On Saturday, we set out on a local nursery and pumpkin patch adventure.  Willow Tree  is always packed with great plants and interior decor and since it's so close to home, we started the day there. 

Yucca 'Color Guard' blushing pink.  Mine never do this, possibly because they need more sun. 

Time to plant pansies and kale for winter interest. 

I feel grateful to live in a climate where there are so many evergreen and winter blooming plants yet there is a feeling of melancholy at seeing these appear.

Ledebouria cooperi

Heuchera ‘Red Lightning’ is a favorite as it keeps these amazing colors year round.  

Gaulnettya 'Wisley Pearl' is a sweet thing that I've killed twice.  

There's still a bit of summer hanging in there. 

This Agave with no tag was a serious temptation.  It's the right size and shape  to be 'Sharkskin' but the white markings make me think it's maybe ferdinandi regis.  I may have to go back and investigate next weekend.

 Leonotis 

Let's step inside and try not to be frightened. 

There was even a discount section.

Here I am in the garden with the non gardener offering advice. 

Meanwhile, garden pal Alison is cutting back a few things.

Loree is still waiting for the new winter walls of the shade pavilion to be put up. 

Glass pumpkins. 

So much to see!

I used to decorate for Halloween but now just throw stuff out for autumn.

 I love the mixture of old and new in this place and feel right at home here. 

Another temptation but where would I put it? 

Not what one usually expects to see coming out of an incubator. Hatching a little fright?

Lurking in the back by the tools and fertilizer were these two nearly life-sized reindeer, a reminder that Willow Tree's big Christmas open house is not far off. 

My goal for the day was not to bring anything home.  So far, so good.