By Layne Knoche, RORG Landscape Designer
Early November might be one of my new favorite times at the garden. I’m loving the pop of color from the late-blooming ‘Rozanne’ Geraniums and the still-green sedges that peek through the blanket of fallen oak leaves. Red Chokeberry is still putting on a stunning show of brilliant red leaves and glossy red berries and our ‘Blue Muffin’ Viburnums have fully taken on their golden-yellow fall color. Even after a number of hard freezes, we still have strong blooms from two Illinois native species: Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) and Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata).
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) in fall color 
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) 
‘Rozanne’ Geranium bloom pops through a blanket of fallen Red Oak leaves 
Sunny cell of RORG with trees at Dorner Drive Retention Pond in background 
‘Blue Muffin’ Viburnum in fall color 
Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) in fall color 
A few straggling blooms of Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) 
Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
See our full October garden report here.
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