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| Limelight hydrangea, salvia and brunnera |
We know what an October surprise is in an election year. Sometimes we have some late season surprises in the garden as well. When something survives the first frost and re-blooms--that's a happy surprise.
Yesterday, on the first day of November, I took a photo of a forgotten patch in the backyard of my uncle's place, where nature has performed without any human assistance except a little recent weeding.
I was a little distressed when early last spring I found that the two large limelight hydrangea "trees" had been chopped down to the ground. Now they have regrown and produced late white blooms. A few mums have also survived here to bloom and one lone salvia has returned. A few basic brunnera grow here, too. Nothing was done to this patch--not a drop of extra water either. The maple in full glory provides a brilliant backdrop for this little fall vignette.
This was taken on a cloudy late afternoon (check out the grey sky between the leaves)--and yet, so bright and beautiful!
