As I type this, sun is streaming through the window. A glance outside reveals a nursery yard rife with color. We have been so fortunate with the weather this fall. Day after day of (relatively) mild temperatures, sunshine and gorgeous colors. I read about snow and winter-like storms across the U.S. and can't help but feel grateful to be living here in Seattle. Days like today make us feel glad to be alive as well as providing us with some much needed vitamin D.
Every fall I am surprised at how much plants transform this time of year. Some plants, whose color display begins in early spring, continue to amaze right until their leaves fall off (e.g. smokebush, barberry, spirea). Others plants, who may be a bit more drab in the summer, suddenly become some of the most glorious specimens in the garden (e.g. burning bush, sourwood tree and boston ivy). As luck would have it, I get to witness all of these plants together here at the nursery. It is truly an amazing site.
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