Foggy November morning...

Happy Thanksgiving friends!

Rose 'Scepter d' Isle'

Rose 'Scepter d' Isle' with the amazing feather reed grass, Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster', in front of our dark arbor vitae and Pieris japonica.

Autumn Scenes at Havenwood

Dew drops on the last of the blue annual love-in-mist, Nigella 'Moody Blues' in the Rose Garden.

Welcome November!

Rudbeckia seedheads

What a beautiful autumn we have had! This October was as nice a one as I can remember. 

Lavender to Remember

Lavender from the Rose Garden at Havenwood

They say that scent triggers the most profound memory centers in our brains... That scent is the key to recalling moments in our lives. 

I was out picking some lavender on Sunday morning as a reminder of our fading summer Rose garden. Next year it will return and with more roses too! But I am going to hang on to these pieces and treasure them up for the next six months until spring comes to save the garden - and me - again. 

Purple Coneflower and Mugwort

Echinacea purpurea and white-flowering mugwort (Artemisia lactiflora 'Gutzhou')

A lovely combination for late summer/autumn. This combination was one that we spotted at Stan Hywet house and gardens in Akron, Ohio in their Great Garden. See more about this garden in my series on Stan Hywet... here.