Rebecca’s Connecticut Garden in Fall

Happy Monday GPODers!

I hope you all enjoyed Christine’s takeover last week, she shared some gorgeous photos of her garden and the gardens she has seen in her travels, but I am happy to be back and showcasing some more incredible reader gardens! We’re getting right back into it today, with a look at Rebecca Downie’s garden in central Connecticut for the very first time. Rebecca shared some photos of her previous garden back in 2017 (check out that submission here: The Element of Surprise), and she’s finally back share a small slice of her new space.

Hi gardening friends,

Just a quick GPOD submission here. Besides June, early autumn gardens are my favorite. I’m in central Connecticut. The contrast of the crisp blue sky and the grass-loving cool nights is so inviting, and some of my annuals and perennials look their best this season until frost. A lot of other things have gone by now. I’m trimming those things back and holding on as long as possible to the rest.

These are some of my favorites this season, photos taken in mid-October. 

Happy Gardening!
Rebecca Downie

Fall mix of gazania and purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’, Zone 9–10 or as an annual).

I replace the pinks and purples in my flower pots (like petunias and geraniums) with zinnias of various colors, and mums. The zinnias carry the pots into November.

My Pinky Winky hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘DVP PINKY’, Zone 3–9) blooms have turned fully pink in the background. I still have some coleus in there too from the summer combination.

I am a huge fan of hyssop, and the Royal Raspberry (Agastache ‘Royal Raspberry’, Zone 5–9) variety in the background flowered the entire summer since June and is still flowering now in November. But in this photo it is second to the white and pink gauras, both which self-seeded from plants last year, but they grew quite large and are glorious now!

Kind of an eclectic mix of flowers, but for late October, they’re looking pretty good still. Zinnias, two varieties of gomphrena, vinca, a white/light blue salvia in the front border, with the gaura behind it.

Thank you so much for sharing your gorgeous designs with us again, Rebecca! Your previous garden was stunning, and it’s clear your making the same magic happen in your new landscape. I hope we get treated to more photos of your new garden in the future.

The gardening season has slowed down or come to a complete halt for many gardeners this time of year, but GPOD will keep providing doses of garden color every week. This means we need even more generous contributors, like Rebecca, to share their photos and help continue this plant joy. If you have photos that you would like to share, we would love to feature your garden or the gardens you have visited on the blog. Follow the directions below to submit photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.

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