We had our first frost here on Halloween, but it was patchy and light enough that I still have some blooms in the garden right now. It’s cold here tonite though and we’re supposed to get a heavy frost. Maybe now I can finally start cleaning up the beds and then get all my bulbs planted at the end of the month. We still have a little fall color around, and the definite stars right now are the Burning Bush shrubs (Euonymus alatus). These shrubs are a gorgeous deep red in full sun, but near the gazebo I have three shrubs that are in mostly shade. These are always a little later to change color in fall, and turn a pinkish-red color. Here’s how the largest of these shrubs look from my yard today (click on photos to enlarge):
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Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus)
(Cedar to the left, viburnum in back)
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Closer look at fall foliage of Burning Bush
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