2010 GARDEN PHOTOS #33

Wow fall foliage in Fl, who knew?

LOL James lives in New York now! Those are great pictures James. ^_^

Thanks pixi love it to.......lol

Are you in NY for good now?

Karen

Yes I am back in NY for good. MY whole family lives here except my one Brother who lives in South Carolina.

James

Nice. It's good to be close to family, and that's why I moved back here from Arizona, though I liked living in AZ better. Someday I'll go back, either there or to Texas near my sister.

Karen

Id like to go to New Orleans........LOL

I have a sister who went there, and she loved it. I have a friend who just got back from a business trip there, and she loved it, too. That's on my list of places to see.

I got pics in my gardens today. Will post shortly.

Karen

Some nice garden blooms jen and robin, a lot of nice color. Pretty monkshood granite, I always kill mine for some reason. Pretty fall pics too, such nice scenery in your neighborhood James. Looking forward to your pics Karen.

Well here is one last Bloom on pink perfektion......I can't believe it has bloomed twice this year.

James

neat!!!

James that is a very nice additional bloom you have. It must like it's place in your garden to give you so much to enjoy.

Yeah it is indoors it isn't winter hardy here but thanks i love it.....

James

I can see why, it's beautiful!

Lovely shade of pink.

Great shade of pink!

ngam, considering the beautiful pictures you've posted all summer, I'd say killing monkshood is a pretty minor problem! It is funny how some things just don't grow for some people. I've tried delphiniums three times, for example, and they always fail to return the following year.

Nice, James. I have 5 brugmansias now, 2 pink, 2 white (one might be a double) and I think a yellow. I have one that I got as a rooted cutting last fall, but it's not blooming size yet. The just this past weekend 2 friends of mine gave me 4 large potted brugs that they just didn't have room for anymore. What could I say? I couldn't pass that up, so I graciously accepted them. Two are in my cellar for the winter, and two are in my enclosed porch. I think the porch would have been too crowded with all of them in there.

Karen

granitegneiss, I don't have great luck with Delphiniums either, if they do survive...it's short lived. Maybe it has to do with how harsh or how mild the winter conditions are here??

Delphiniums don't return for me either.


I found this little guy the other morning. He's got a few more buds that might make it before frost.

Lovely, lucky you!!

The pictures are beautiful. Makes me sad to see them fading for winter tho.

One quick question, James how come you have your camera set for 2 weeks later than it is?

Is there a reason I am missing, that might help me in my gardening?

Thanks,

I have a bloom stalk on Baby Blessed iris, hopefully will see it bloom again

Nice to see a clematis blooming now, Venu.

I've noticed rhodies blooming now and earlier this month, too, especially the pjm types. Does that mean those won't bloom in the spring cause they've used their blooms now? They don't have time to make new blooms before spring arrives, and the spring blooms are from buds formed the previous year.

Karen

Trollius rebloom

Some more just opening and waiting to open

i have good luck w/delph's - i think they need really fertile soil

You're right, Bill. You should fertilize them several times during growing season....I'm too lazy. Weeze, nice to see a clem blooming now. My dianthus is reblooming.

This year more than most I have noticed that the perennials seemed to get a second growth spurt after the drought ended late summer/early fall. The weather has been so crazy. A few buds on spring flowering shrubs may open but the majority of them will hopefully wait for their time to shine.
Delphs don't usually last for many, many years, but I have had the best luck with the strain from Australia that seem to take hot temps and humidity better throughout the season. Also as with lavender and many hyssop they like a little lime and very good drainage.
Thanks for the compliment granite. There are a few things that for one reason or another just do not like my garden. Is it soil, weather or placement? Don't know, could be lazy gardener syndrome kicking in at the wrong time. That is what makes gardening so interesting, nothing is the same in two gardens. The challenge and rewards is what keeps me at it all these years.

Since we seemed to be in between rain showers, I though I would go out and get a few last garden pics. So here ya go, the back gardens.

The balloon flower all golden now and a self seeded BES still trying to flower.

A bunch of red oaks mostly trying to take back the hill in back of my garden.

Looking through the arbor down the garden path.

I love the balloon flower at this time of year Pat.
I always notice a rejuvination for annuals after the summer heat. Especialy the impatiens.

A little further along the path.

Looking around at the front.

A scene if you squint a lot and imagine a lot maybe could be spring not fall. This honeysuckle has bloomed all season and only a hard frost will end it for this season, 'John Clayton'.

and finally; Dh would not forgive me if I did not include all his hard work in the last of the season pics.
I agree JoAnn, just love those balloons in three of the seasons. Hard to beat it for color.

Pat the balloon flowers color is really stunning and I love looking through the arbor!

Great colors, Pat