I may have given up working in my own garden, but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to visit other gardens. Actually, fall is my favorite time to visit a few Twin Cities gardens that really come into their own in fall.

My Fall Faves include:

Noerenberg Gardens: On the shores of Lake Minnetonka, this is one of the finest formal gardens around. And while it looks great in spring and summer, it looks incredible in fall. Head gardener Arla Carmichiel plants for texture, structure and foilage. And in fall, the garden is awash with fall colors, interesting seedheads, even branches with funky shapes. It’s definitely worth a trip, even in late fall.

Another fave is Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden:  This 15-acre garden, tucked inside Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis, boasts some late fall bloomers like asters, sunflowers and golden rods as well as cool grasses. And the hilltop prairie with all its oak trees makes a fun, if short, walk.

I’m also hip on the gardens at Lyndale Park (better known as Lake Harriet). The rose garden may not be at its height, but the perennial garden  usually looks swell right up until we get a hard frost. And the Peace Garden (better known as the Japanese garden) looks even when the snow is flying.  (C’mon you have to face it. It’s going to happen eventually.)

Those are some of my faves.  What are some of yours?

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