... for the best and most consistent fall coloring to take place... we haven't had a freeze yet, but it's coming over the weekend and I am hoping that the cold crisp air will bring color to many trees that seem to be unaware that we are well into October already.
This is not to say that some shrubs and trees have not reacted to the calendar... case in point, Tiger Eye Sumac and the three Seven Sons that are all doing their fall thing.
I have been doing a lot of editing this year... in many cases the decisions have been difficult but necessary. We let go of an awful lot of asters but Purple Dome below is not among them... its floriferous nature and short stature make it a real winner.
I really appreciate my Montgomery spruces, these grown over a dozen or more years from tiny grafts out of Oregon. It's unfortunate that they can eventually reach twelve feet or more... hopefully that will be many years from now as I like the way they look right now... we lost several Emerald Green arborvitaes to last year's drought... they have been replaced and I must way that I prefer the random look behind the spruces below...
A second Seven Sons grows near Mary Potter flowering crab... a nice fall combo...
I've removed and gifted most of the dahlias but Sarah wants me to hold on to a couple roots of this one...
Henryi clematis can always be counted on for a few late fall blooms... to the right behind the pelargoniums...
With mid to upper 20's forecast for the weekend lows, I suppose the Calliope geraniums need to be put under cover... I do hate to see them go but they will definitely be back on this arbor next season. Petunias, calibrachoas, and other annuals look amazing for a few months in containers, but nothing last all season long like these amazing pelargoniums!
Rooguchi... an amazing clematis for season long bloom...
The last of the brugmansias will be harvested today and put into winter storage mode... Inca Sun doesn't make it easy on a person... they are all in full bloom yet again. I have already dug my larger pink cultivars which I've overwintered for at least fifteen years... pretty sure that I'm going to dispose of them with the possible exception of a couple small off cuts... they get huge and simply don't bloom consistently all season. It's their nature, but Inca Sun has different breeding and is seldom without blossoms.
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail' ...
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I'll close with a spot of salvia sunshine on what is a pretty cold and gloomy day in this part of Wisconsin... Larry |
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