calendula in the sun garden.

dahlia "october sky" in the front yard.

hardy hibiscus in the front yard.

asters in the sun garden.

blooms of a succulent in the driveway.

fuchsia austromontana 'autumnale' in the driveway.

roscoea "family jewels" in the entrance garden.

day lily by the patio.

astilbe in the entrance garden.

balloon flower in the entrance garden.

crocosmia "lucifer" in the sun garden.

hydrangea paniculata "wim's red" in the shade garden.

st. john's wort by the patio.

california poppies that planted themselves by the barn.

feverfew by the orchard.

for years we had one lonely feverfew that grew from a wildflower seed mix struggling in that flowerbed by the orchard. last year we dug up and rejuvenated the whole bed, adding a lot of topsoil and a topping of compost. we transplanted the flowers we wanted to keep there. the feverfew was happy with those changes and now we have a field of feverfew!

spirea "magic carpet" in the sun garden.

allium in the sun garden.

geranium "hocus pocus" in the front yard.

this poppy planted itself in the entrance garden.

columbine in the entrance garden. grown from seed last spring.

bumblebee in a crocus by the garage!

hellebore in the shade garden.

february daphne buds in the snow!

hellebore in the shade garden.

camellia in the shade garden.

cyclamen in the shade garden.

sweet box in the shade garden.

hellebore in the shade garden.

witch hazel "jelena" in the entrance garden. very frangrant. the aroma wafts around the yard, especially on warmer winter days.

calendula in the sun garden. apparently they don't care that it's winter.