Aquatic Garden: Waterlilies are retreating for the season.

Bulb Garden: Note the blue cones on the purplecone white fir (Abies concolor 'Violacea'), the red berries on crabapples, including (Malus 'Donald Wyman'), and the white berries of the garden snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus). Several thousand vividly colored tulip bulbs have been planted for next spring's display, ranging from single early to peony-flowered.

Circle Garden: Donald Wyman crabapple (Malus 'Donald Wyman'- bright red berries), maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'), dwarf fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'). Tulip bulbs have planted for next season's display.

Dwarf Conifer Garden: Hesse cotoneaster (Cotoneaster 'Hessei') –red berries, tumble grass (Eragrostis spectabilis), sea holly (Eryngium 'Sapphire Blue'), Dawyck Gold beech (Fagus syvatica 'Dawyck'- brilliant golden leaves on an upright vertical trunk), Rozanne cranesbill (Geranium 'Gerwat'), purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer'), Rainbow Knock Out® grandiflora rose (Rosa 'Radcor'), Kamchatka sedum (Sedum kamschaticum)-bright red autumn foliage.

Enabling Garden: Central Gallery: Tall purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Windspiel' – golden brown tall spikes with golden brown grass). Container Court: Hesse cotoneaster (Cotoneaster 'Hessei') –red berries West Flower Walk: Winter interest: Three-flowered maple (Acer trifolium) with peeling bark that makes it closely resemble a birch; Northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) with the long, cigar-shaped pods that look like strange Christmas ornaments; Whitespire birch (Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'), delicately branched with peeling bark.

English Oak Meadow: Annuals have been removed for the winter.

English Walled Garden: A few blooms are still hanging on. West Entrance: Hardy garden mum (Dendranthema 'Clara Curtis'), sweet William (Dianthus barbatus 'Dynasty Red'), pot asters (Symphyotrichum 'Milka'). Daisy Bed: Hardy garden mum (Dendranthema 'Clara Curtis', 'Hillside Sheffield' & 'Rhumba'), hybrid pot asters (Symphyotrichum 'Milka', 'Milka Pink'). Courtyard Garden: Woodland tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris 'Only the Lonely'). Cottage Garden: Sweet William (Dianthus 'Amazon Neon Duo' & 'Del Mar Pink'), hybrid pot aster (Symphyotrichum 'Milka'). Bold foliage on cardoon (Cynara cardunculus). Fall color: Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis ). Vista Garden: Dendranthema 'Clara Curtis', sweet William (Dianthus barbatus 'Dynasty Red', 'Fandango Crimson'). Pergola/checkerboard: Ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea 'Peacock Red', 'Peacock White', 'Red Express'), Double sweet William (Dianthus barbatus), woodland tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris 'Only the Lonely'), hybrid pot asters (Symphyotrichum 'Milka'),feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium), viola (Viola 'Penny Denim').Winter interest: Weeping branches of weeping katsuratree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendula') and weeping beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'), seedheads of late panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva') and golden rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), berries on David crabapple (Malus 'David'), snaking vines of wisteria on the pergola, evergreen foliage of Christmas rose (Helleborus niger ).

The Esplanade: Bulbs have been planted for next year's tulip display.

Heritage Garden: Colorful foliage: Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Sparkle'), Italian kale (Brassica oleracea 'Toscano'), Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica). Colorful fruit: Sargent crabapple (Malus sargentii). Grasses: Feather reed grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' & 'Overdam'), Korean reed grass (Calamagrostis arundinacea var. brachytricha), loose-headed bracted sedge (Carex sparganioides), wild oats (Chasmanthium latifolium), Japanese silver grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Dixieland', 'Silver Feather', 'Variegatus'), fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides).

Lagoon Garden: Yellow fruit on Harvest Gold® crabapple (Malus 'Hargozam').

Lakeside Gardens: Aromatic aster (Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies') –a few blooms, Hesse cotoneaster (Cotoneaster 'Hessei') -red berries, tufted hair grass (Deschampsia caespitosa), redbud crabapple (Malus x zumi 'Calocarpa'-cranberry-colored berries), purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer'), Carefree Beauty® shrub rose (Rosa 'Bucbi').

Landscape Gardens: Rock Garden: Golden fall color on creeping bluestar (Amsonia ciliata var. filifera 'Georgia Pancake'), red fall color on bloody geranium (Geranium sanguineum). Traditional Bed: Pinecones forming on Norway spruce (Picea abies 'Acrocona'). Cool Colors North: Golden fall color on dwarf basket willow (Salix purpurea 'Nana'). Cool Colors South: Maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'), swamp aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum). Pond and Stream: Balsam aster (Aster ageratoides), reed grass (Calamagrostis arundinacea), Neapolitan cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium), Korean chrysanthemum (Dendranthema 'Venus'), dianthus (Dianthus barbatus 'Amazon Cherry'), tall purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Skyracer'), switch grass (Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'), fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head'), polyantha rose (Rosa 'The Fairy'). Fall color: Arkansas amsonia (Amsonia hubrichtii). Ericaceous Bed: Swiss chard, Italian kale, red cabbage, switch grass (Panicum virgatum). Easy-to-Grow: Korean chrysanthemum (Dendranthema zawadskii 'Venus') - fading. Fall color: Emerald Carousel® barberry (Berberis 'Tara'), Royal Purple smoke tree (Cotinus coggyria 'Royal Purple'), European weeping birch (Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'), vernal witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis), fruit on Beverly crabapple (Malus 'Beverly'), Morning Sun™ crabapple (Malus 'Morton'), Sargent crabapples (Malus sargentii); silvery spikes on maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'), Summer Wine® eastern ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward') – deep red foliage. Herb Garden: Fragrant Bed: Colorful berries on crabapple (Malus 'Hooks #15'). Viburnum Walk and Outside Perimeter: Berries on Canaert red cedar (Juniperus virginiana 'Canaertii'), dwarf fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'). Fall color: Mentor barberry (Berberis x mentorensis), red stems on Cardinal Redosier dogwood (Cornus sericea 'Cardinal'), Grace smoke tree (Cotinus 'Grace'), spreading cotoneaster (Cotoneaster divaricatus), Chicago Lustre® viburnum (Viburnum dentatum 'Synnestvedt').

McGinley Pavilion: Fall interest: Whitespire birch (Betula populifolia 'Whitespire') – white bark, redosier dogwood (Cornus sericea 'Ruby') –red twigs, Unique panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Unique') –dried seedheads, Walter's Siberian crabapple (Malus baccata 'Walter's') –red fruit.

Native Plant Garden: Woods: Note the red and orange berries on native shrubs, interesting bark on yellow birch (Betula allegheniensis), American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana ), shagbark hickory (Carya ovata ) and dried grasses. Seeds on bur sedge (Carex grayi), wild oats (Chasmanthium latifolium). Stream/Bird Area: See the goose sculpture with a background of dried bur sedge (Carex grayi), swamp sedge (Carex muskingumensis), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium). Prairie: Birds can enjoy the seeds and shelter in the dried grasses. Fall interest: Switch grass (Panicum virgatum), staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) –fuzzy red fruit, prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis).

Rose Garden: The roses are going dormant for the winter, but many still have colorful red and orange rose hips.

Sensory Garden: Meadow & Entrance: Stripped of their leaves, the crabapple trees show off their colorful berries and give the meadow a festive holiday air. Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens 'Alabama Crimson'), polyantha rose (Rosa 'Cassie'). Colorful fruits: Red: Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster 'Boer' & C. apiculatus), Henning crabapple (Malus 'Henningi'), crabapple (Malus 'Mary Potter'), White Angel crabapple (Malus 'White Angel'), Zumi crabapple (Malus x zumi 'Calocarpa'); Yellow: Harvest Gold® crabapple (Malus 'Hargozam'), Winter Gold crabapple (Malus 'Winter Gold'). Colorful foliage: Yellow: European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), vernal witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis). Sensory Beds: The Fragrant, Color and Texture Beds have been cleared in preparation for the winter & the planting of spring bulbs. Colorful foliage: Red: Little Henry™ Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica 'Sprich').Winter interest: Large fuzzy buds for next spring's flowers on the cucumber magnolia (Magnolia acuminata 'Yellow Lantern'), upright spiraled branches of the contorted mulberry (Morus bombycis 'Unryu'), shaggy evergreen strands of the western red cedar (Thuja plicata 'Whipcord'). Woodland Walk: Autumn Bride alumroot (Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'). Colorful foliage: Yellow/green: Hakone grass (Hakonechloa macra). Winter interest: Dramatic white trunks of the Whitespire birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica 'Whitespire'), dried bronze seedpods of the wild oats (Chasmanthium latifolium). Hilltop Overlook: Pineapple sage (Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious'). Colorful foliage: Red/orange: Hybrid witch hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Gerard's Orange'); Yellow/gold: Sweet bay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana). Winter interest: Dried grasses: Ivory Feather® dwarf Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'), Little Dot eulalia grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Puenktchen'), purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea), Northwind switch grass (Panicum virgatum 'Northwind').

Waterfall Garden: Upper Level: Views, obscured by foliage in summer, of surrounding lakes and gardens. Middle Level: Tatarian aster (Aster tataricus 'Jindai'). Fall Color: Red berries and curved stems on Poiret barberry (Berberis poirettii), burgundy leaves on Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Concord'), red berries on Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Kobold'), orange leaves on Verna barberry (Berberis vernae), red stems on Tatarian dogwood (Cornus alba 'Siberian Pearls'), red berries on early cotoneaster (Cotoneaster adpressus var. praecox) and cranberry cotoneaster (Cotoneaster apiculatus), green segmented stems of common horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), yellow leaves and stems cascading over rocks on Arnold Dwarf forsythia (Forsythia 'Arnold Dwarf'), red leaves on bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum 'Elsbeth' & 'Purple Flame'), drying flower heads on panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata), red leaves on Sunburst St. Johnswort (Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst'), white seed heads and yellow leaves on Eulalia grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'), golden brown stems on snowfall ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Snowfall'), drooping branches with yellow green needles and pine cones on weeping white pine (Pinus strobus 'Pendula'), red & gold leaves on bristly rose (Rosa nitida), yellow leaves and stems cascading over rocks on dwarf basket willow (Salix integra 'Pendula'), red and orange leaves on Judd viburnum (Viburnum x juddii) and Korean spice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii 'Aurora').

Water Gardens: The variegated iris, combined with green and gold grasses and sedges, looks dramatic when backlit in the early morning. Note how areas of the shorelines with plants prevent erosion and provide habitat for wildlife. Tender aquatic plants have been brought in for winter storage.