Fall Pictures
I took some pictures this morning. They're a little dark even though it was almost 9 am, because it was about to start pouring rain. Here's what I attached:
#93: across the driveway in front; forest pansy redbud with bright yellow witch hazel.
#101: Honorine Jobert anemones with katsura tree in background.
#103: Honorine close-up
#112: front yard, looking east: another view of same katsura tree
#115: looking to the south: triflorum maple next to other katsura tree. Spruce tree in background.
#120: crispa willow with chokeberry shrubs.
#124: small black gum tree, its moment of glory.
#128: purple dome asters
#129: little zebra grass blooming in front of amsonia and Rozanne geraniums
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(post #15726, reply #1 of 114)
Wow, the image quality on the uploaded pictures is noticeably poorer than my original files. Has anyone else noticed that lately? I wonder if that is one of the "improvements" that FG made to the forum.
(post #15726, reply #2 of 114)
Some close-ups. Most of this will be gone after the hard frost predicted for Tuesday.
125 - witch hazel
127 - Rozanne geranium
144 - Quick Fire hydrangea
183 - berries on false solomon seal
196 - David phlox
229 - Victoria blue salvia
233 - acidanthera
250 - nicotiana in holly bush
269 - hyssop
271 - variegated physostegia and lineria
(post #15726, reply #3 of 114)
WOW! to both posts! I read your posts about horrible weather, long winters and wonder why on earth you choose to live there. Then I see the photos. OMG! What a stunningly beautiful place you have. A question, though; do Witchhazels typically bloom in the fall there?
Marty
"The plants have been good to us." Lester Hawkins
Marty
"The plants have been good to us." Lester Hawkins
(post #15726, reply #4 of 114)
"do Witchhazels typically bloom in the fall there?"
Hi,
My witch hazel is blooming now. I raised the question of why mine had not bloomed in late winter/early spring on another post and BeeJay mentioned that, since mine was a seedling given out by a state forestry group it had probably been raised from seed and was, most likely, a native witch hazel.
A knowledgeable Master Gardener friend of mine then looked up the native witch hazel, hammamelis virginiana, and the description said that it bloomed in mid- to late October, small yellow flowers and very little, if any, fragrance. Since it's hardy from zone 4-8 I wonder if this is the variety you have, Deb?
Northern Virginia, Zone 7A.
Northern Virginia, Zone 7A.
(post #15726, reply #6 of 114)
Yes, mine is the hammamelis virginiana. It's the only one rated as hardy to zone 4. I lust after some of the cultivars, but I'm going to wait until the climate change program is more fully implemented up here.
(post #15726, reply #5 of 114)
Great pics and the fall colors are gorgeous!
Jeana
Never try to baptize a cat.
(post #15726, reply #7 of 114)
Yes, we're at peak right now.
(post #15726, reply #8 of 114)
What beauty you have! I am going to try to get some of the nasty surprise we got this morning! I am not sure if I can attach a photo with my iPhone.
(post #15726, reply #9 of 114)
Please tell me it wasn't white stuff. I lived on the north shore of Superior for a few years, and in 1969, when my youngest was born, it snowed on Oct. 13th, and we did not see bare ground again till April. Longest winter ever for me. Ugh.
(post #15726, reply #12 of 114)
Oh yes it was! I don't have a computer at my house right now, so I have to use my phone. I tried lots of things to post a photo but no luck. I will post when I get to school on Monday. And is it ever cold here today. It is still right at 32. I hope this is nor a harbinger of october to come. I did post my photos on facebook. Is there a way to email a photo to this site, or do I just need to be patient?
My car tires actually spun out on ice when I went grocery shopping this morning. I plan to now bake some of my butternut squash to make soup.
(post #15726, reply #13 of 114)
This afternoon it started to rain and suddenly the rain drops looked a little too visible. It didn't amount to anything, but wow is it cold tonight. I hope this is not winter setting in already-there is still a lot of yardwork to do!
(post #15726, reply #14 of 114)
I know! We still have some stuff to get out of the veg garden and lots of pots to put away or dig in. Fortunately our space is open enough that we don't have to rake leaves and in fact my hubby will pick up bags from peoples yards to put in the veg garden for added organic matter. I hope the apples still on the tree will still be ok in spite of the ridiculously cold temps.
(post #15726, reply #15 of 114)
Same here. Except this year we may not have to scavenge bags of leaves as a guy we know who does yard work as a side job told us he rakes one yard that produces 8 pick-up loads of nice clean leaves, and he will haul them right to our garden instead of dumping them. How great is that?
(post #15726, reply #16 of 114)
That is fabulous! Fred, my hubby, uses our big tractor with a bucket to dump leaves, horse manure and/or compost over the fence and into the garden. Saves a lot of work! He uses it to turn our compost pile when it gets really big. The right tool for the right job!
(post #15726, reply #10 of 114)
Why, thanks! And my garden's not bad either. (ha, ha)
(post #15726, reply #11 of 114)
Beautiful! Where did you get the Crispa Willow? I've seen pictures a couple of times, but never heard of a source.
(post #15726, reply #17 of 114)
I bought it 3 springs ago at the Landis Arboretum plant sale in Esperance NY. It's only rated as hardy to zone 6, so I keep expecting to lose it. I need to root some cuttings, just in case... Two winters ago the top 2/3's of the main trunk died, but the side branches came back vigorously, and it now has a wonderful weeping profile. It grows extremely rapidly, so I don't understand why it isn't more widely available.
(post #15726, reply #20 of 114)
Thanks, Deb.
I'm in zone 6B so it should survive here, but I've never seen one. Guess I'll have to ask my local nursery to order one for me!
(post #15726, reply #18 of 114)
Wow!! very nice pictures of your work...very nice!
Thanks for sharing!! :)
(post #15726, reply #19 of 114)
Thanks!
(post #15726, reply #58 of 114)
My witch hazel closeup is my current wallpaper.
(post #15726, reply #59 of 114)
Very nice! I guess I ought to go out and look at mine. It's at the back of the property, so I don't ever think about it in the fall.
Jeana
Never try to baptize a cat.
(post #15726, reply #60 of 114)
Every year when it first comes into bloom, the leaves are still on the bush and I think well that doesn't look very impressive. Not like I remember. But then one day we get a lot of wind that strips off the leaves, and then the blooms really pop.
(post #15726, reply #61 of 114)
And what zone is that for and do deer eat it?
That is lovely!
(post #15726, reply #62 of 114)
This witch hazel variety is Hamamelis virginiana, which is hardy to zone 4 and possibly zone 3. None of the other witch hazel species are as hardy. Mine has never been browsed by deer, and they regularly munch on the variegated dogwood shrub right next to it. Also, I recently found several mature ones at the edge of our woods, near a deer trail, so deer don't bother them here.
(post #15726, reply #63 of 114)
I checked on mine this afternoon. If I hadn't gone all the way up to it, I'd have never known it was in bloom. Its buttery leaves mask the blooms. The leaves need to fall off sooner.
Jeana
Never try to baptize a cat.
(post #15726, reply #64 of 114)
Mine came into bloom while the leaves were still on, but a few days later we had a storm that stripped the leaves off in one night. And the blooms just last and last. Maybe yours will do the same.
(post #15726, reply #65 of 114)
We always had witch hazel along the crick when I was a boy but I didn't know its blooming schedule. I neve actually saw it in bloom. I have Arnold Promise which the deer kept pruned a 2 feet until I moved it. It's about 15 ft now and blooms in late winter. I think that I need H virginiana.
BJ
(post #15726, reply #66 of 114)
And I would love to have Arnold's Promise or one of the coppery ones like Diane. Hmm, I was just googling them a bit, and found a site (fairweather gardens) that claims to have some nice h. vernalis hybrids that are hardy to zone 4 (gasp!), with bloom colors in orange, red and even purple. On the other hand the prices are pretty steep ($60 to $100). Maybe after I get that big advance from Harlequin for writing gardener romances (wouldn't that be fun).
(post #15726, reply #67 of 114)
Mine that's in bloom now, you'd never know it if you didn't walk up to it and look carefully. The leaves are a buttery color so you can't see the blooms of the same color. If the darn leaves had fallen off a couple of weeks ago, it wouldn't be a problem. I suspect that's why you never actually saw it in bloom. It's no problem seeing Arnold in bloom, as long as it's warm and I'm out back with it.
Jeana
Never try to baptize a cat.