It’s been a few months since I’ve had the opportunity to participate in GTS. This afternoon I took a wander around the new garden and took some shots to share. I really need to get out and do some more cleaning up but that will have to wait for another day.

I have no idea what this is but I just adore the vibrant colours:

*This has since been identified as a Winged Spindle (Euonymus alatus). The ‘winged’ refers to the ridges of bark on the stems, these can become quite prominent with age.   Thanks to the UBC Botanical Garden forums for help identifying this for me.

My last apple. I discovered from a neighbour that this is a grafted apple tree so it will be interesting to see all the different varieties next year:

Albizia julibrissin or commonly known as a silk tree or commonly mis-named ‘mimosa’:

‘Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter.’

~ Carol Bishop Hipps

What’s blooming in your garden this week?

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