G'Morning Willowwind,
The last week sure blew in our usual rainy fall,
only a week ago I was walking around Kubota
Gardens snapping gorgeous fall pics which
needed a few more days to become brilliant.
Hopefully in a week or so I can go back and
see what happened.
another nice pic (actually too much sunshine -- I know slap me silly-
the camera operator can't adjust settings too well)
have a good day all.
DZ, remind me, where is Kubota Gardens? Is it open year-round?
Kubota Garden
http://www.kubota.org/
South Seattle very close to Renton off of Renton Ave-
and
open daily -- public free park
http://www.kubota.org/directions.htm
pleasant walk-- bring your dog,
remember this place when the rhodies bloom,
the fella who designed it was well known,
not that I know them, its what I read.
I'm going to make a point to get there this winter. Maybe I will take one of the dogs. Thank you.
and BTW love the link to the roses, Katie.
I want more roses and some that produce
good tasting edible hips.
Thanks. I think that's a good blog and told her so. She got back to me right away with a "thanks". I've bookmarked it.
Do you know which roses have tasty edible hips?
Beautiful pictures. I used to live on the top of the hill to the west of Tukwila. Looked out over the valley across to Renton.
I think rugosa roses make big good eating hips.
Like Willowwind, what I know are rugosa roses that are pictured in Kubota's park.
Need and would like to know more about that fruit and other roses.
Always deadheaded and did most this year even when I said to myself not to,
And this would of been the year to let them go without the usual mildew.
Seems something I would want to try and will read up more, though
not high on my list, if I get cheap starts, I may get into it. Have one
small rugosa with a few hips but they haven't ripened cuz I was snipping away
earlier. If I really wanted some I could go to my cousin and see if she let hers go,
just thought of that right now.
Thanks for asking. I may have a trial run without the work.
My dogs have been Rose Hip grazing lately.
The Rugosas seem to put out the largest & very flavourful. We were sampling some the other day - had to know what the difference was texture/taste-wise. One was particularly tasty. I've had Rose Hip tea & Rose Hip preserves, but not straight from the bush. Now I know why the dogs like them so much.
Katie59, yes thank you for the rose thread. I couldn't find the list of deer-resistant roses however. Not much time to play on the computer these days, perhaps I overlooked it.
I have been to Kobota gardens a couple of times and just loved it.
The dogs here are grazing on the pyracantha berries now. Thank goodness that they cannot reach them all as the robins like them when they are here in cold weather.
That photo of the bridge with the reflection is really spectacular. You could enter it in the DG photo contest.
The color on my blueberry bushes are fantastic right now
The Black eyes Susans are still blooming
Sexy Rexy is still looking fantastic.
My Climbing Valentine's rose is still blooming. Needs pruning badly but I hate to cut it when it is still making these beautiful blooms
The hills surrounding our little valley are just stunning now.
I posted this on another thread but here it is again. Part of the back yard as seen from my bedroom window.
That picture of the rugosa hips was beautiful. Our son goes out and picks them from the median on the freeway around Olalla. Hwy. 16.
I agree the blueberry bushes are so pretty in the fall.
I took my 84 year old neighbor in to Shelton for groceries today. The wind was blowing the leaves around and it was just great. I love it when we have a dry fall so we can really enjoy the beauty.
Beautiful pics Beahive! My blueberries aren't a pretty as yours. They are beginning to look a little scraggly.
Thank you MHF for the consideration,
Willowwind, that might be a good idea except the concern of spraying
and those emissons.
Lovely pics Portland and BeaHive.
Daliah still not giving up.
Oh that pink with that yellow makes my knees weak.
I have many patio dahlia that look just like that. They have been out in the front bed at least 12 years and never dug up.
Wow, Patricia. They sound hardy!! I love the look of a simple dahlia.
I love fall! All my favorite colors, the crisp, fresh air. The wind, most of the time, however last night YIKES! My daughter just sent me these pictures from her front yard, thought I'd share with you.The waterfall will be raging before long.
Wow that's beautiful. What a great view.
That's an amazing photo! But are they worried about the river cresting right into their living room? It looks so close.
Here is the last of my sunflowers.
Great picture, Holly - the light behind them seems to indicate the changing of the seasons . .
Pretty waterfall and sunflower.
Here's a pic of my accidental ones that
grew next to the bird feeders,
luckily the neighbors are feeding the squirrels
and they haven't attacked... plus a lot of tree
cutting .... when they do, the sunflowers will
be gone and placed on a rockery away from
the feeders
Mauryhill they sit on an 8 foot foundation, just in case, but it has not flooded there in all the time their neighbors have been there, 25 years. It has gotten about ankle deep in the lower yard a couple times but never up in the upper yard. There are 3 levels down to the river in the summer ,and 1 in the high water.
They love living there, lots of nature, great fishing, eagles and the occasional cougar who hikes along the river bank.
Sure has been quiet here! Guess everyone is working on entries for the photo contest.
My blueberry not only produced at least 2 ice cream pails full of berries this year, but is also a wonderful addtion to the fall colors now.
This hydrangea starts out a creamy white, but also adds great color this time of year. Haven't figured out which variety it is...............
And the red Japanese maple is turning scarlet.
Love that maple! I have an itty bitty one (a couple feet tall) that I got as a wee twig a couple years ago, and it's that same color. I look forward to it getting big! :)
I think blueberries are one of the ultimate food crops that double as ornamentals. Yours is a real producer and has lovely Fall color as well! The maple is amazing, and I had no idea hydrangea flowers changed color like that.
PNW, Are you guys back in town now?
Yep, for a little while. Busy getting ready for cold weather!
Absolutely beautiful pics everyone! It is great to see some of the blooms still hanging in there, and I love all the fall colors. I haven't had much time in my world in the light over the last couple of weeks, but did manage to get a couple of pics up by my big pond a couple of weeks ago before all the leaves were blown off.
This is some native variety of dogwood that loves the swamp behind my pond. Reminds me of the red-twig variety with new growth stem color and bloom style, but is much taller and sparser in habit.
Forgot to say Hi to Dirt...have seen your posts on the bird forum, but not here in the past. Welcome...it is a great place to hang out!
Hi Rarejem and all,
Besides birds I have been preoccupied with trees and
landscaping and have been reading so many forums that
at times forgot where always valuable information came from.
Going to learn to use tags and have been printing info. So many
great gardeners and knowledgeable folks here.
High tower power line folks clean cut everything under their
right of way this year, unlike years previous where they let
stand moderately tall stands between the tower lines (there are 3 sets of
lines across this part)
They did let me keep some ornamental and evergreen trees which must
be below 10 ft, so have this pretty big pine that had alot of cutting previous
and want to shape it better and control its growth.
Been readiing up and looking at large tree bonzai and weights and ties.
(have several others to do but this one I want to get right)
Please forgive me if I skim over your prolific posts-- I am on a mission,
and as soon as thats done I have a shed to dismantle or move and
make into a greenhouse- all these years without survey- the whole
neighborhood- 9 homes on one side of this street were all off-
a builder came in 3 years ago and had lines redrawn and started
a mass change-- I already had to move rockeries and fence and have this
building left -most of my time has been out. Been a great year for
working outside but I think its back to the rainy grays. Glad we are
on a hill and not near Green River and all of the worries those folks
have. Have friends and kin maybe affected and will help if things get bad,
so my little concerns are nothing compared to others.
Have wonderful days, love reading your discussions, they just evolve
and twist and are lively.
eddy
