Left: last week. Right: this week.In the Japanese Gardens the orange foliage had really faded. So it seems that the last week of October is usually the best for colour here.
There were still some reds, much of it on the ground.
The lovely Callicarpa (Beautyberry) kind of drives me nuts. The bushes are in awkward places - and here, you can't just tramp through the flower beds for a closer look - plus the berries are quite small, making them a challenge to photograph.
I'm not sure when these potted shrubs showed up.
There were some orange colours outside of the Japanese garden.
Very interesting taking the pictures a week apart! I'd say last week was probably our peak as well. Yesterday was quite windy and most the leaves are on the ground now.
ReplyDeleteIt never fails that in November the wind blows most of the leaves off. At Butchart's many of the beds are being cleared of vegetation and the Xmas lights and decorations are going up.
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