A couple of fall photos to share:
Another picture of the Husker Red Penstemon Digitalis - taken 3 weeks after the photo I posted previously.
I don't know if it really shows, but the maroon is much more dramatic than it was earlier.
This is a picture of interesting spotting on the leaves of one of my bushes (can't think of the name right now). I believe the yellow spots were caused by sun shining on the dew and burning the leaves. This picture was taken close to evening.
I looked again a couple of weeks later and the spots were gone. I thought they looked kind of cool while they were there though.
Here is a leaf I found in the yard at the end of September:
And one of the sourwood tree - it will be stunning when it gets bigger (the leaves have remained that color, and not fallen, for a month)
In the background there is a young maple, which was very pretty at the time, but it's leaves are long gone.
The next two pictures show the progression of a Limelight Hydrangea. In the first picture, taken 9/7/06, the shrub has been blooming for a month or more. The blooms start out white (with more of a greenish cast for the blooms that are on the shady side - and the underneath side of the lower blooms) - and age gradually into a pinkish-red hue
The second picture was taken 9/29/06:
I also have pictures of what I have planted so far in the AFKATFT's, but have decided not to post them until next summer. That way I can show the progression of the work in that area.
Hope you enjoyed the pictures!
Having installed IE7, last night, I see that it speeds up my internet/email loadings. Looking at your photos, I see how it does it--by degrading the quality. But...that's OK. When I click to enlarge a photo, the enlarged version is great quality! Your leaf is beautiful. That sourwood tree will give you many years of enjoyment...if you can just nurse it through its first few years. The hydrangea is striking, too. Well done! (You get the Mom's Seal of Approval for your choices and plantings.)
Posted by: Cop Car | October 21, 2006 at 05:29 AM
And, Wow!, on the penstemon.
Posted by: Cop Car | October 21, 2006 at 05:31 AM
By the way, that is a Smoke Bush in the second picture, with the spotted leaves.
Posted by: bogie | October 22, 2006 at 06:49 AM
What the heck is a sourwood tree and will it grow in our Texas zone?
Probably too hot...
Posted by: Cowtown Pattie | October 30, 2006 at 08:16 PM
Sourwood trees are native trees that normally grow from Florida to Pennsylvania. Although they are tolerant of a variety of conditions (including drought once established), they do best in moist conditions. They are slow gorwing and prefer part shade.
I may be pushing its zonage (zone 5 - but is it good for a cold zone 5 or a warm zone 5?). Here is where I got it from.
Posted by: bogie | October 31, 2006 at 06:14 AM