Colour Explosion Then Quiet

Mandarin Lights azalea is not for the faint of heart when it comes to the colour orange . I am a Halloween nut so orange is not a scary notion to me ? plus how beautiful is that detail in each flower. Thses photos are a couple of weeks old . Those flowers are weeping now, ready to drop off the shrub and wait until next Spring to show off again . 
 

I have so many Purple Sensation allium it is a bit embarrassing so I will only drop one shot in here  . I just can't seem to stop planting them ? I now have four roots of Millennium allium planted in a difficult corner where bugs like to chomp on plants, hopefully the onion smell will deter them ? 

A view from the deck which Pink Diamond standard hydrangea will start to block a bit when it is stretching out. Fingers also crossed that we will have the butterfly explosion on them in late summer like we had two years ago .. it was spectacular !

These red tulips were supposed to be "Ballerina" .. I let Vesey's know what happened .. I didn't expect anything in return but I got nine Ballerina free of charge ready in my Fall order for Spring bulbs and that was a nice gesture. The red wasn't so bad .. but I really wanted Ballerina lily lip tulip. 

It is hard to imagine how stunning the Peacock Bronze rodgersia will be as it matures. I love a punch of purple dotted through out the gardens so little touches like this does the job for me. The little purple barberry shrub does it's best as well ?

You can see what I mean about punches of purple to break up all that green foliage.

I split my Blue Mouse Ears last Fall and now I have a neat and tidy row of them here.

The kiwi vine has spectacular white splashes all over but this was the only picture I have for now. The leaves look like they were literally dipped in white paint.

Finally .. I feel like this Arisaema triphyllum is watching me when I work in the shaded area,  it is kind of a spooky plant (perfect for Halloween right ?) the foliage is rather amazing too. It is actually paired with a Ghost fern .. now how funny is that ?

The garden has changed so quickly over the past week I can't keep up with current pictures .. I can't keep up with a lot as it is but this is rather frustrating .. I will soldier on though, I wait all winter for this!