Autumn foliage is now at its best. The most brilliant early colors
will be past their peak by mid-week.
Mums are still flowering throughout the grounds. The display in the
Pring Memorial Garden in the Japanese Garden is especially showy.
Roses in both the Gladney and Lehmann Rose Gardens are at the peak
of seasonal bloom.
Fruits of many plants on the grounds are showy at this time.
Especially noteworthy are Crabapples, Hawthorns, American hollies, and
Tea viburnums.
Many different varieties of Pansies are being tested for winter
hardiness in the Lois Whiteside Franklin Flower Trial Garden at the
Center for Home Gardening.
Toad lilies and Mist-flowers in the English Woodland Garden are
showy.
California fuschia (Epilobium canum) and Bladderbush (Isomeris
arborea) brighten the California Wildflower Slope in the Shoenberg
Temperate House.
In the Linnean House, smell the sweet perfume of the Fragrant olive
trees. The sky-blue flowers of the Cape leadwort vine are very showy.
The spent flower heads of the Tardiva hydrangeas throughout the
grounds are still showy.
Late-flowering annuals in the Kresko Victorian Garden are showy.
The Flower Borders along the path to the Kemper Center for Home Gardening
are still showy.
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