I found myself stopping and staring.
I wasn’t expecting to see so many colours in November when I went with my children this past weekend to visit the Millenium Seed Bank at Wakehurst Place in West Sussex.
Cyclamen splattered the ground with colour as we began walking down the path.
And then I noticed that leaves were still holding tight to branches. Their patterns of orange, green, purple and red reminded me of artist paint palette boards. Some leaves just stood out in contrast to the grey sky.
A Japanese maple in full Autumn Glory.
My twins concluded it was a perfect height for climbing and the ground leaves a perfect bed for dreaming.
There weren’t many visitors that afternoon at Wakehurst. Despite the clinging Autumn colours, it still was a chilly and rainy November day. The magpies and the crows didn’t mind as they walked alone along the garden’s paths.
The giant redwoods stood like guardians over this November scene. Up, and up, and up they reached into the sky – although as my kids and I had previously learnt these American immigrants were not so old as those across the water.
But we wondered the age of a gnarly tree by the edge of a pond. Its twisted limbs still half covered in a beautiful dress of red leaves.
Not caring if it was November or June, pale rushes nearby swayed in the wind.
How soon will all these colours be gone and we’ll just be surrounded by bare branches? Well, I’ll be returning with Luce and Theo in early December for the after dark Glow Wild event at Wakehurst Place. (By the way, tickets fast selling out!) We’ll wander around with lanterns but remember the colours of November.
What stunningly beautiful photos – and the colours in that first one are amazing. I could look at pictures like these all day. Thank you for linking to PoCoLo 🙂 x
Just beautiful Kriss, love Autumn! Was thinking this is where our friends live but actually I’m sure it’s Wadhurst! Must check 🙂
Love your three photos of the redwood! I’m sure the leaves are staying on the trees later this year, there are some near to where we live that are only just starting to colour up.#pocolo
The first 4 photos! The burst of color has woken me up from being sluggish today!!! Amazing post as always =) #hdygg / #pocolo
I love Autumn it’s my favourite time of year. Those pictures are fantastic! #PoCoLo
I,ove the way you posted the three mages of the tree – I’ve always wondered how to get a tall tree shot! The top picture is such a beautiful and surprising mix of colours. Gorgeous 🙂
I didn’t plan on doing the triple tree and just noticed it when I was going through my photos. Thank you
Wow what colours, so vivid.That is what I love about Autumn in that top shot – crunchy leaves and vivid colours! Love how you have photographed that redwood, it really seems to show the height of the tree spreading it out like that.
Thank you for joining in again, I know it’s not as easy as in the Spring / Summer time x
Absolutely love the cyclamen poking up through the orange leaves! Great photo of the Japanese maple 🙂
Thank you Gemma.
i love Cyclamen they very pretty i planted some recently but they got damp and developed mold within 10 hours and killed them all so i had to ditch them plus a good inch of soil and start again i love how your pictures have them poking out among the leaves
I really noticed them at Wakehurst because they were mixed in with all the fallen leaves. Must try to plant some myself in the future.