# Fall Color in our Gardens **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [October 18, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/fall-color-in-our-gardens/431 "2020-10-18T17:35:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![comoxvalleyberry](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@comoxvalleyberry](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/comoxvalleyberry)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/fall-color-in-our-gardens/431/1 "2020-10-18T17:35:44Z")
My 30 year old Katsura (Cercidiphyllum Japonicum). Nice to have the yellow orange leaves, however short lived with the rain. ![IMG_2474](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/uploads/default/original/1X/48fbdd0959000133a61b9fc8b398b1155b0b545c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rhodo](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/rhodo/32/312_2.png) [@Rhodo](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/Rhodo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/fall-color-in-our-gardens/431/2 "2020-10-18T18:07:22Z")
So beautiful! Does it smell lovely too? ---
**Author:** ![gaelarthur](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gaelarthur](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/gaelarthur)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/fall-color-in-our-gardens/431/3 "2020-10-18T23:04:07Z")
Here is our ~10 year old katsura. We prune it pretty aggressively to keep its size in balance with a small yard. It’s also gorgeous in early spring. ![image](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/uploads/default/original/1X/0540fc27786045464de081186e70e233b092ae54.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rhodo](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/rhodo/32/312_2.png) [@Rhodo](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/Rhodo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/fall-color-in-our-gardens/431/4 "2020-10-24T16:50:34Z")
Beautiful, does it have a scent in the fall when the leaves turn? ---
**Author:** ![gaelarthur](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gaelarthur](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/gaelarthur)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/fall-color-in-our-gardens/431/5 "2020-11-02T18:03:58Z")
Very slight…thanks for asking, got me to pause and think about autumn smells. ---
**Author:** ![comoxvalleyberry](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@comoxvalleyberry](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/comoxvalleyberry)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/fall-color-in-our-gardens/431/6 "2020-11-20T22:16:39Z")
These little cyclamen have just started to bloom. Lovely with the fall leaves. ![IMG_2675](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/uploads/default/original/1X/ae41e66a44b2370953be33d1e3a64cef15537dc5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![lorna.doucette](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/lorna.doucette/32/32_2.png) [@lorna.doucette](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/lorna.doucette)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/fall-color-in-our-gardens/431/7 "2020-11-21T02:28:49Z")
These are beautiful…are they a special kind of cyclamen that naturalizes? Or are they just the regular indoor plant that can be bought as a houseplant? Just love them! ---
**Author:** ![comoxvalleyberry](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@comoxvalleyberry](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/comoxvalleyberry)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/fall-color-in-our-gardens/431/8 "2020-12-09T17:08:43Z")
I forgot to clean up some seed stalks from the hostas around my pond, noticed the Juncos making quite a meal of them. Next year I will leave them all. Good organic food for the winter months. ![IMG_2724](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/uploads/default/original/1X/8890f90ddfa87af4cbbf8c6a41129ddbe09a465f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![graflh](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/graflh/32/160_2.png) [@graflh](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/graflh)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/fall-color-in-our-gardens/431/9 "2020-12-09T23:48:47Z")
I too noticed that the juncos and pine siskins are eating the seeds from the Bluebeard and Astilbe - both of which I neglected to prune back. Now that I know that the birds like to eat them, I’ll leave them longer. ---
**Author:** ![graflh](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/user_avatar/forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/graflh/32/160_2.png) [@graflh](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/graflh)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/fall-color-in-our-gardens/431/10 "2020-12-09T23:49:25Z")
I, too, didn’t know that there was a cyclamen that would grow outdoors here. ---
**Author:** ![comoxvalleyberry](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@comoxvalleyberry](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/u/comoxvalleyberry)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.comoxvalleyhortsociety.ca/t/fall-color-in-our-gardens/431/11 "2021-01-20T18:23:28Z")
The cyclamen are for outdoors, the houseplant ones will not survive the winters. I believe I got them from Art Knapps, bought a few varieties that bloom at different times of the year and they are spreading naturally.