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A Walk in a Fall Garden
A Walk in a Fall Garden
Summer's scorch is almost over, and fall is peeking around the corner, as summer slips away. Fall is showing off an amazing array of colors and cooler weather, perfect to enjoy a stroll through the garden.
Fall into place and let's stroll through a fall garden of mostly native or wildflowers and see what surprises we will find. Hold on to your hat!
All pictures taken by me, Bev Lemley ~ I hope you enjoy! All rights reserved.
Fall's softer light... - ...on a butterfly...a delight!
Eastern Silver Aster (symphyotrichum concolor)... - ...a favorite with butterflies...I can see why!
Narrowleaf silkgrass (pityopsis graminifolia) - ...an insect and crabby spider haven!
For a Lovely Fall Garden Inside!
Each plate has individual characteristics as it is stenciled and fired between two pieces of glass to 1600 degrees. Each plate bears the studio signature. Food safe and dishwasher safe. This is a true work of art ~ the colors are magnificent!!
Asiatic Dayflower (commelina communis) - A flower that appears to be clapping its hands!
Queen Ann's Lace (daucus carota) - See the purple jewel in the center of the "crown"?
This wildflower can be found all over the United States, and serves as food or shelter for many insects and birds. Learn more about this wildflower and what is really neat about it at Island Creek Elementary School's Study of Northern Virginia Ecology which is a very cool way to learn about ecology! Two thumbs up!
Seaside Goldenrod (solidago sempervirens) - ...beautiful, tall, stately...
...dependable...and a food source for many insects!
Fall Into A Livelier Step...
...With fall's cooler temps and awesome colors!
Pineapple Sage (salvia elegans) ... - ...smells like pineapple! And looks to be wearing high heels!
And one of the last things to bloom in the fall ~ of course, it's an insect magnet!
Crooked-stem Aster (at least I think)... - There are over 4,000 species ~
so it's hard to be sure ~ but it does have a crooked-y stem!
Fall mums... - ...how lovely!
American Beautyberry (callicarpa americana) - This is an old fashioned variety...
The birds love these and because of this, we have new plants starting to produce berries ~ such a lovely mulberry color!
Fall seeds... - ....set the stage for seasons to come...
Do you like to grow native wildflowers?
Do you enjoy the native wildflowers in your yard?
A Fall Break ... - ...is even enjoyed by the bees!
A Humminnngbird... - ...passing through to warmer places
Even herbs add color... - ...and definitely provide food for butterfly larvae
By QVC Host Carolyn Gracie , an article on Butterfly gardening Butterfly, oh Butterfly, Creating a Butterfly Garden
Mum's the Word... - ...Fall colors...the season to enjoy!
Pansies... - ...complete a fall garden!
And now, for a Special Presentation of A Walk in a Fall Garden
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What part of Fall do you Like Best?
What part about fall do you enjoy the most?
In drought years...
...the leaves are more colorful, and the seeds more plentiful. Squirrels and other seed-gathering critters run out of room to store them!
This is just a personal observation ~ what is yours on how rainfall affects tree color?
What do you think? - Drought gives us prettier tree leaf color?
Am I right or wrong?! I think that drought years are the most colorful, and yield the most acorns!
Do you think that drought gives us the best color or plenty of rain?
I say yes, drought years are the most colorful!
I say yes, drought years are the most colorful!
I say no, plenty of rain will have the prettiest colors!
Rain, like any other condition, is a necessary step to keep everything right.
Also if nature adapts itself to the changes, rain is always needed to keep flowers and plants very well.
I believe the rain helps every thing to bloom.
Most plants need good drinks, so I am going with plenty of rain.
Nature is very adaptable to changing circumstances. Conceivably, drought could bring about more color, possibly in the form of more flowers or additional scent, in an attempt to attract more creatures to hopefully spread polin to where more rain falls. I'd have to Google it to know for sure, but plants have many ways of compensating. It's almost as if they are sentient and\or rational sometimes. I had to pick one so I picked "no" but I'm actually in the middle.
We don't get any fall flowers in the mountains if it doesn't rain.
We are in severe drought here in Nebraska and the flowers are not nearly as good when maintained by watering instead of rain.
plenty of rain
I am not sure - we don't have drought much in Rhode Island. And where I live in China the leaves are not so colorful. Not sure why...
© 2012 Beverly Lemley
What are a few things you love about fall?
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@aesta1: What nice neighbors! I'm glad you didn't miss it altogether! We had a below freezing temperature dip last night. I don't know if we'll get to enjoy any colors here or not! Thanks for stopping by, Aesta1! B : )
I watch the colours change in the beginning but we left earlier for work. Our neighbours have kindly sent us pictures of the change and it is beautiful.
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@Gloriousconfusion: You gave me a lovely image of fall! I can only imagine how wonderful the Apple Day must be ~ in London at that! Thank you for giving me a touch of your fall! I am ready for our colors to start, too; it won't be long now! Thanks for stopping by, Gloriousconfusion ~ Happy Fall!
I love the colorful leaves, and the glut of tomatoes, my favorite vegetable, and now is the season for apples - we even have a local Apple Day in London
I love getting my slow cooker out again after all the salads of summer.
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@GardenIdeasHub LM: I love mums, too! The colorful mums are a highlight for me, too! I'm glad you enjoyed your walk! Thanks for stopping by, Gardenideashub! B : )
Fall mums is sure lovely. I enjoyed seeing all these beautiful pictures.
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@Melissa Miotke: Thank you, Melissamio! My daughter especially loves pumpkins, so whenever I think fall, I have ot think pumpkins, too! Thank you for stopping by! B : )
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@magnetic06 lm: Thank you so much for stopping by! B : )
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@Alessandro Zambon: I'm glad you enjoyed the walk in the fall garden, motown22! Thank you so much for your kind words! B : )
I love the cooling weather and visits to pumpkin patches. The pictures you used on this lens are vibrantly beautiful! Blessed!
stunning lens, thank you for sharing
This is absolutely the best lens I've ever seen not only about fall, but about so beautiful flowers and butterflies. It's really a big job, what you've done!
Thanks so much for remembering me the beautiful fall!
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@srsddn lm: Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed your walk! B : )
All the images are gorgeous.
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@John Dyhouse: I'm so glad you enjoyed your fall walk! Thank you! B : )
wonderful photos, thanks for sharing I enjoyed this saunter thro a fall garden
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@anonymous: Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed your walk ~ Thank you for stopping by! B : )
Wonderful, colourful Lens enjoyable to read and look at thanks for sharing.
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@EdwardZhang: Thank you, Edward! I appreciate your great support ~ I'm glad you enjoyed the fall walk! B : )
Hey, It's Amazing lens. All Photos too good. Thanks for Sharing
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@casquid: Ahh, I know that area! it is beautiful! Careful on those roads, though, they are not made for anyone except someone from that area that knows how tricky they are! Thanks for stopping by! And thank you so much for your great support! I'm glad you enjoyed your walk! B : )
The color and changing natural activity (migrating birds, etc) is pleasant. Prefer more daylight and warmer temperatures though.
Long drives along the River. From either side, Ohio or Kentucky, both are breathtaking to see.
This is a beautiful lens. Keep writing!
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@mazbond: Thank you for taking the walk! Thank you! B: )
Beautiful lens and great photos!
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@SheilaSchnauzies: Thank you! Thanks for taking a walk in my fall garden ~ and thank you for the blessing! B : )
Your lens is fabulous! Blessed!
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@anonymous: I'm so glad you enjoyed the walk! Thank you for your kind support ~ and thanks for stopping by! B : )
I just can't stop staring at all those beautiful flowers.. :D
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@myspace9: Thank you! I appreciate your kind support! Thanks for coming along for a fall walk! B : )
Beautiful lens. All pictures are beautiful
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@OhMe: Thank you for the SquidBlessing! I appreciate you stopping by and taking a walk in the fall garden ~ thank you for your very kind and supportive comments! B : )
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@spids1: Thank you! Thanks for taking a walk through! B : )
Great lens very well written.
I thoroughly enjoyed my walk in your Fall Garden. So lovely and your photos are fantastic. The video is so nice. Great lens. Blessed.
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@tobydavis: Thank you so much, tobysartbazaar! I certainly appreciate your kind comments! Thank you for stopping by! I will have to see if you have some Art lenses ~ cool name! B : )
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@Elyn MacInnis: Ahh, you paint quite a lovely fall picture! Thank you for those senses you just stirred up with wonderful visions and memories! B : )
I love the wonderful range of colors Fall brings - so many of which you've captured here in such a lovely collection of images - fab lens!
Looking at the fall moon, being able to take the dogs with me in the car and not worrying about them getting hot, farmers markets, scuffing in leaves, a little leaf smoke (just for the thrill, a leaf or two, not to burn a whole pile!), crunchy apples, pickles, pies, and so much more. Thank you so so much for sharing your beautiful garden with us! Squidangel blessed.
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@Onemargaret LM: Yes!
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@Gypzeerose: I'm glad you had a chance to go for a walk! Thank you so much for stopping by and for your really nice comments and support! Thank you! I hope you have a better day tomorrow! B : )
Really enjoyed your lovely photos. Calming on a day that I needed it.
The scenery!
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@SteveKaye: Thank you for your kind support, Steve! I appreciate your visit and the blessing! B : )
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@olmpal: Thank you! I'm glad you like the Zazzle gifts! Thanks for stopping by! B : )
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@Aster56: Thank you so much for stopping by! Thank you! B : )
Thank you for publishing this lens with the beautiful photos. I really enjoyed this tour. Wish you the best.
Beautiful selection of fall garden flowers! Lovely flower Zazzle gifts too!
Beautiful pictures. Good lens.
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@gamecheathub: Whoa! Thanks, Joe, a bunch! You just really brightened my day with your great support and encouragement! Thank you for stopping by! B : )
These pictures are absolutely breathtaking. I get a lot of enjoyment out of pics like these. It brightens my day. Thanks for posting them!
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@LornsA178: Thank you, LornsA178! I'm glad you enjoyed the walk! What a lovely picture your avatar is! B : )
I love your pictures, they are beautiful! What a lovely lens.
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@cassieann: Thank you so much for your really nice comments! Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the walk! B : )
What a beautiful lens! You take wonderful photos that I greatly enjoyed.
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@Nithya Venkat: That is the most amazing thing to hear! Goodness, I'll be on Cloud 9 all day! Thank you so much for your kind support! And thank you for stopping by! B : )
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@flinnie lm: I agree! We could use some cooler weather, with that spectacular show of color! Just pull up a chair and enjoy! Thanks! B : )
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@flinnie lm: Thank you so much for the blessing! And thank you for adding it on your lens ~ that's an honor! Thank you for stopping by! B : )
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@JoshK47: Thank you, Josh! I appreciate the SquidAngel blessing! I'm so glad you enjoyed the walk! B : )
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@anonymous: Ahh, the colors ~ amazing what a blessing they are! Thank you - and thanks for stopping by! B : )
Thank you for this beautiful garden walk - blessed by a SquidAngel!
Blessing to you, and added to my lens... Squid Angel flinnie.
This is a pretty fall lens, this is my time of the year.
WOW, beautiful, amazing photographs. Enjoyed viewing them. You work magic with your camera. Awesome!!
Gorgeous pictures! I love the colors of fall.
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@RinchenChodron: Ah, crocus are so beautiful! I don't know if I've seen fall ones, though! That would be really cool ~ thank you for stopping by! B : )
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@sweetstickyrainbo: Thank you for stopping by ~ thank you! B : )
lovely
I like fall crocus! You have some awesome photos here.
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@happy-birthday: You're right! Isn't it nice to be able to slow down a bit?! Thanks for stopping by! B : )
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@merleannw: Thank you so much for your kind support! So nice to hear you had a refreshing visit! Visit again! Thank you so much for stopping by! B : )
Your lens is so refreshing I feel as if I have walked in your garden
Almost everything u listed:)
Everything around you starts to change, preparing for the winter.
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@Ruthi: Ahh, me, too! When the leaves fall off and the sunshine starts peeping in the house more, I enjoy the brighter days, as the trees shade so much around our house ~ and being able to take it easy ~ What's the hurry, it's chilly outside, I'm hibernating ~ I agree with you, let's rest a while! Thank you for stopping by! B : )
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@thememorybooksh1: Thank you, memorybookshop! I appreciate that! Thank you for stopping by! B : )
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@anonymous: Aw, that's so cool, Tipi! Thank you for being so kind to say such encouraging, supportive things ~ I am humbled and honored! Thank you for stopping by, and I've added a note to the "drought" comment that that is just my observations. I'm curious what others may have noticed about how the weather affects the leaf color. Thanks for mentioning that, Tipi; it gave me a chance to add to that thought. And you have certainly added a very special touch to my day with such a nice visit! Thank you! B : )
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@anonymous: Thank you so much, Andreea92 ~ I appreciate your kind words and support! B : )
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@anonymous: Oh, wow! Thanks, Tipi! I'm so honored that you would post it to FB ~ thank you! Thank you for stopping by, Tipi! B : )
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@Rosaquid: I am very happy to feature your gorgeous lenses, full of very helpful information, in fact, you have another one on beneficial insects that I've featured in the organic gardening section ~ so thank you for all the great info and pictures! You create a lovely picture of fall with your great descriptions here, and I agree, fall gives way to harsh weather all too soon! Thank you so much for stopping by, Rosaquid! B : )
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@MarcellaCarlton: Wow! I'll bet you have a beautiful show! I think your clematis is Sweet Autumn, maybe? I have not heard of the the Paul's Scarlet Hawthorne or naked ladies ~ what a name! I will have to check those out. I didn't know there was an autum crocus, either ~ thanks for the great tips for more fall flowers; they sound so lovely! I will have to take a look your way and see if you just happen to have a lens with your lovely fall flowers! Thanks for stopping by! B : )
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@Scarlettohairy: That's a favorite part for me, too ~ cooler weather! I'll bet Arizona can make you really appreciate the fall weather! Thanks for stopping by ~ I'm glad you like the flowers! B : )
I love all of these beautiful flowers you've shared with us. Being in Arizona, I like that the fall brings much needed relief from the heat.
In a dry summer my Paul's scarlet Hawthorne has more berries (haws). They are wonderful. I have a clematis that has tiny white flowers all over it. And the naked ladies are blooming along with the clochicum (autumn crocus) and the asters. Love your lens. The picture were spectacular.
I love the changing, cooling air and the deep blue of the sky against the yellow cottonwood leaves and red canyon walls near my home. I love coming home to steaming crockpots filled with hearty meals, or staying home to warm up the house with baking projects. The only thing I don't like about fall is that it too soon gives way to winter!
Thank you for this lovely walk in your garden. I appreciate and I am honored by your mention of my own lens! Thank you.
I just had to come back and FB like this beauty...very nice!
Great lens and gorgeous photos!
My eyes are smiling right now after delighting in your beautiful presentation of fall flowers, perfectly set in the new Autumn theme. This is a feast of the rich colors and beauty of fall gardens! I didn't know about years of drought brining brighter colors and more seeds, so much of the country will be delighting in color this fall and squirrels will be adding on new rooms for storage. Beautifully presented with your special style that is always a delight!
Nice Lens, with beautiful pics..
What bountiful pops of color you have shared in your photos! Thanks for a lovely walk with you in your garden. I am enjoying the fall beginnings with the turning of the leaves and the cool air. Mostly, I enjoy fall as a resting place in time.
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