I’m still enjoying the late Autumn in Canada. That early snowfall has gone, and it is really noticeable that I’m in a very much ‘continental’ place. The weather is stable, a few grey days, but many bright sunny ones. Cold and crisp, but SO MUCH more light than Scotland at this time of year. And some of the autumn colour has held on, despite the snow. It has been an interesting experience learning about the different species of tree that grow here, so there will be a couple of these in my cheerful and still bright #SixOnSaturday

First up, something very familiar, hostas are yellowing in the garden of the house where I’m staying. Interesting, I had always thought the cold killed them, but now I think it’s the wet. This plant has been through a ump of snow, but dried off and it somehow still standing.

This robust looking tree has big thick leaves, and is still holding wonderfully colour. I think this is a callery pear, an ornamental relative of edible pears. Still stunning.

Again, something very familiar, and robust seemingly everywhere it grows. The wonderful hardy geranium, still bringing a pop of colour near the end of November.

Another wonderful tree, this one is a tamarack larch, not quite the same as the European larch, but similar lives here in the boreal forests, which begins just 60-80km north of Toronto (this one has been planted here!).

This little bedding plant looks familiar, but I’m not sure what it is. Tiny flowers are still pushing out an apparent defiance of the winter.

Last up this week, again by now at home, ornamental grasses have turned to mush. Here the dry air lets them change into lovely colours and still adorn front gardens, even near the very centre of Canada’s biggest city.

I hope you enjoyed what will be my penultimate offering from North America. It’ll be time to go home soon. Thanks to those leaving comments on the blog. Join in with our #SixOnSaturday thoughts and images. All you need to do is find 6 things in your garden to show us. Then post on social, or add a link at Jim’s blog below. For regulars, our organiser is Jim at https://gardenruminations.co.uk/. And I’m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot

I’m still in Canada, and boy did Autumn and its gorgeous colours end suddenly this last week. From sunshine to 30cm of snow in just a day, and there went ALL the leaves. Here’s a snowy #SixOnSaturday from the streets of Toronto.

First up, such a wonderful national emblem, here are a couple of maple leaves emulating the Canada national flag.

The whole world seemed covered in snow the morning after the storm, at least some of the yellow leaves were still hanging on, on this garden shrub.

And these plants were so covered in snow, they were pretty hard to identify at all.

As the storm melted away, leaves fell at some rate, here the street is 4-5cm deep with newly fallen leaves.

Further down the street, one of my favourite trees, a ginkgo, has lost all of its leaves, really carpeting the curtsied.

It was possible to stand and watch the leaves fall. This car was parked for just a little too long. I rather liked the arty look of the car-cloak.

I hope you enjoyed my still remote #SixOnSaturday. There will be a few more of these weeks. I know it’s really wet and leafy back at home as my partner sweeps and sweeps the wet soggy mess. Thanks to those leaving comments on the blog. Join in with our #SixOnSaturday thoughts and images. All you need to do is find 6 things in your garden to show us. Then post on social, or add a link at Jim’s blog below. For regulars, our organiser is Jim at https://gardenruminations.co.uk/. And I’m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot

Wow, we are into November. I’m still in Canada, and there’s been a lot of Halloween garden action this week as I’ve been on my travels around Toronto. Here’s a partly spooky, partly glorious autumn colour #SixOnSaturday from other people’s garden in Toronto.

WOW — to a European the sugar maple at this time of year is an astonishingly beautiful spectacle. This one was back lit by the afternoon sun. What a glorious plant.

Next, as I’ve wandered around there are surprising things in people’s gardens, even small front gardens. Look at these sunflowers! There’s been no frost here yet.

Now for some spooky stuff. These people went to town with a garden full of Halloween activity.

And these spooky giant cats were many metres tall, in a very elegant front garden.

On my walking travels, I took in some fabulous colour, just along the side of a road, leading into a park. What wonderful reds.

And to finish this week, this isn’t a garden, but it is the Humber River, near it’s mouth at Lake Ontario, a peaceful scenes in wonderful sunshine with autumn loveliness.

I hope you enjoyed my travelling six this week. there will be more of these if I can find some gardens to enjoy. Thanks to those leaving comments on the blog. Join in with our #SixOnSaturday thoughts and images. All you need to do is find 6 things in your garden to show us. Then post on social, or add a link at Jim’s blog below. For regulars, our organiser is Jim at https://gardenruminations.co.uk/. And I’m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot