Inspired by the abundance of leaves in my autumn backyard. So many shades of red, yellow and green. Berry branches, old seed heads and a token mushroom or two make my garden a rather special place at this time of year..
A snapshot of what fall looks like around here…minus the never-ending rain.
I know they should all be raked up and my garden put to bed, but I like to think of it as ground cover for the long winter ahead.
I aspire to be a gardener, but while I love everything in the garden, I don’t like the time and energy it takes to deal with my garden. Long ornamental grasses, big rocks and flowering bushes are fine with me for now. I am hoping in time that my feelings may change and I will be motivated to embrace everything it has to offer.
Collected on a morning run.
Leaves in my sketchbook.
I have one garden leaf in particular that I love.
I love the shape and changing colour of this leaf as the season progresses.I know I should know what type of bush this belongs to, but I am sorry, I don’t.
Finding a bit of inspiration from its shape and colours to be used in some surface pattern design.
The beginning of the Bayberry collection – coming soon!
May the sun be shining bright where you live. I am sending all of our rain to California where it is needed most.
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I think it’s Latin name is Cotinus Coggygria, commonly known as smoke bush. It’s one of my favourite leaves!
Fantastic. Thanks so much Pip!
Lovely colours!
Thanks for dropping by Zahra!
The rain is here today, lots of it! Thank you! Love seeing your beautiful fall, great shades of red.