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Category Archives: Fall color
We spent a good part of the weekend in Warwick, NY with my parents and we couldn’t have asked for better autumn weather and foliage.
Before I show you some photos, a deep thank-you to all those who followed, commented or took a peak at my son’s blog. He was thrilled to see all the activity. You truly made a 10 year old’s weekend.
Here are the pics. Enjoy.
Autumn is here and there isn’t a hell of a lot I can do about it.
I miss the summer already but I vow not to wish my life away. It’s not that I dislike the fall as much as I despise the winter and fall is a reminder it’s not too far off.
But enough of my bitching …
There are signs all over the yard that “things are a changing”; some subtle and some not so subtle.
Come with me on a journey to view these changes, won’t you?
Miscanthus ‘Purpurascens’ is out of its mind with color right now:
Hydrangea ‘Endless Summer’ bloomed like shit for me, but the foliage still looks good:
Viburnum fall color comes and goes real fast so I am enjoying it while I can:
Amsonia (Bluestar) is just now showing signs of its amazing fall color and when it is at its peak, I’ll probably dedicate an entire post to it:
Even the geraniums are joining the autumn color brigade:
Fall color on a Monarda ‘Bee Balm’ isn’t something I typically count on, but I’ll take it:
It may not be a foliage change, but the fading blooms on Helenium (Sneezeweed) always gives me the fall chills:
Not overly exciting, but the “yellowing” of the River Birch leaves backed by some serious “redding” is not so bad:
Not gonna lie, the transformation of this Panicum saddens me more than I am letting on:
The tour is complete … but it wouldn’t be fall without the deer taking up permanent residence in the landscape. And raising holy hell in the process.
We had a bit of a stare down:
He threatened me with some sort of “Karate Kid” like move:
And then he ran when I screamed bloody murder with fear of being karate chopped by this SOB.
Another day, another battle.
What I do for my garden …
John
I’ve been known to complain a bit when it comes to the onset of fall/winter. As I get older, I appreciate the warm weather more and more and dislike the feeling of being trapped indoors more and more. Not to mention, I would kill to have additional months of “gardening” weather, where I can still dig a hole in the ground and move plants around at will.
This past weekend, I was boring someone with my usual “I want to move south to better weather” diatribes. The woman I was speaking to felt the same way but she said to me “When I turned 50, I realized I had wished half of my life away and I vowed to not do it any more.” Shit, that hit me to the core. The reality is, New Jersey is my home, I love it here and my family and friends are here. Time to find a way to enjoy it all you dope!
So, in honor of my new found vow to make the most of every cold/frigid/barren day, I toured my gardens with an air of optimism that I hope to sustain throughout the gardening “off-season”. I’m sure I’ll break down and bitch and moan along the way, but I will take it one day at a time:
This viburnum has taken on an interesting combo of yellow/red like never before:
I think “supergroup” Wilson Phillips said it best “Hold on for one more day”:
Although they are relatively young, I’m loving the autumn color provided by the Panicum ‘Northwind’:
I look forward to the snow, just to see how bright the red twigs of the … redtwig dogwood will look:
Some creature will be hungry and stumble upon these berries which will make their day that much better:
Nice to see some bright green growth still sticking around:
What do you think? You buying my optimism?
John
