November pansies

From Red October to Yellow November.

On my balcony and in the condo courtyard, butter and lemon and touches of red-purple have brightened November's gray days.

I'd like to say this is due to my careful planning, but to be honest, it's because of the limited colour variety at the garden centre earlier this month.

Here are some images of the flowers and grasses in pots in our condo's courtyard garden.

I wonder what colour December will be. I'm thinking white.....lots of white.

Lemon Chiffon

Viola SorbetTM Lemon Chiffon.  An essential ingredient in my autumn hanging basket recipe. If you garden in Zones 4-9 may I suggest you include a generous portion in your next container creation. This yellow beauty will put a little Spring in your Fall, add sunshine to gray November days and -- here's the edible bonus --  sweeten your salads.

This hybrid selection is more tolerant of summer heat and winter cold than the annual pansy types. Excellent for massing, edging, rock gardens, and in containers. Nice for combining with spring flowering bulbs. Trim plants back by half in early June. This variety has little flowers in a range of bright and soft yellow shades. Nice compact habit. Sometimes these will flower all winter in climates with mild weather. (Source)

Tête-à-Tête among the Heuchera

What is purple?

Color
by Christina Rossetti

What is pink? a rose is pink
By a fountain's brink.
What is red? a poppy's red
In its barley bed.
What is blue? the sky is blue
Where the clouds float thro'.
What is white? a swan is white
Sailing in the light.
What is yellow? pears are yellow,
Rich and ripe and mellow.
What is green? the grass is green,
With small flowers between.
What is violet? clouds are violet
In the summer twilight.
What is orange? Why, an orange,
Just an orange!

(Source)

Viola cornuta Sorbet (TM) Antique Shades

What is purple? why, a viola,
Not just a viola,
But my favourite viola!

I'd love to see images of your favourite pansies and violas (or other cool season flowers). Please leave a link to your blog or Flickr page in the comments.

Fall-ing

Friday, October 3rd -- Yellow, gold and brown leaves flutter and drift to the ground with the rain.  October on the We{s}t Coast.

Mellow yellow

Sunny viola that always shines in November -- even on an overcast day.