A Classic Fall Garden

Written by Deb Wiley. Photographs by Janet Mesic-Mackie

Far from winding down in autumn, this suburban Wisconsin garden is hitting some of its sweetest notes of the year.

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An exuberant fall garden

For Dorothy Danforth of Deer, Wisconsin, fall is fortissimo time in her exuberant garden outside Milwaukee. In her one-third acre corner garden, Dorothy orchestrates the blare of red salvias, the softer notes of dusty rose 'Autumn Joy' sedums and the dramatic highs of towering ornamental grasses. While most gardeners stop planting in May and many get tired of watering by July, Dorothy perseveres, planting and tending straight until snowfall.