Carolina Fall

Fall is, without a doubt, my favorite season.  That may seem like a strange thing for a gardener, but I love the cool nights and the bright colors.  I also like walking through leaves.  (Raking them, not so much)

Here is a miniature Japanese maple in our front yard.  I expected it to get larger, but in more than ten years it has hardly grown.  But it is pretty.

I took the hummingbird picture several weeks ago, just as the pineapple sage was beginning to bloom.  I was amazed at how well the picture came out.

We have transplanted a number of azaleas this fall.  I am now mulching leaves to protect them.