Now that the leaves are gone, at least here in the Northeast, other sources of color in the garden begin to shine in the pale golden November light. Here are a few of my favorites in a brief photo essay put together this past week.

Heathers – many of which display spectacularly colored winter foliage  –  combined here with golden dwarf chamaecyparis, mugo pine, and pinks in the rock garden.

Miscanthus ‘Morning Light’, caught at a November sunset:

Deciduous Holly, Ilex verticillata – always an autumn showstopper, at least until the wild turkeys find the berries:

From my garden to yours, the warmest wishes for a hale and hearty Thanksgiving.