As long as the soil is still workable, I think you can get away with planting bulbs, gardengus. We're running into the opposite problem here - we're still hitting the 70's most days and the soil is still warm enough that I'm leery of planting my bulbs for fear that they'll sprout and get killed when they real cold comes.
November...color in your garden ??
A lot of my Daffs are already above ground. But they were last year too, and it didn't hurt them at all in the spring.
I'm not sure there is a scent.
Mornin', gals!
Hmmm.... maybe I should get planting, lol!
LOL! Ge, I read that scent was one of the goals in breeding the Oriental Asiatic mix. But even if it doesn't have a scent, it's worth it's real estate in beauty.
I dont find much scent in any of my OP's
What are OP's?
Crosses between Orientals(which are scented) and Trumpets.
There is nothing like the scent of the Casablancas in July.
Those are usually called OT's. I have many of them. They are my favorites and will even survive in the dry soil under my Maples. Here's my Favorite, "American Journey".
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/253010/
GOOD GRIEF
Sorry I had another geezer moment.
Of course they are OT's
OP was a kid in Mayberry
LOL, Yes he was!!!
Ge, Is the color in your photo of First Crown, pretty true to life? I bought them to go near these ORANGE Asiatics. I'm not so sure how they are going to look. For that matter, I'm not sure that OA's will bloom at the same time as regular Asiatics. These orange ones were in full bloom here on June 9th.
Wow, those are knockouts, Stormy.
Sheryl, LOL Knock your socks off is more like it!!
This is your combo.My photo of the First Crown and your orange asiatics
That looks so much like the inside of a peach.
Thanks, Ge. Guess I won 't know for sure until they bloom.
I found the name of that Orange lily. It's Asiatic lily :"First Class".
It's interesting that among all the declining plants at the end of the season,
there are a select group of plants that are just beginning to gear up.
Here's an arum in full foliage splendor - a nice change from all the ratty declining foliage all around it.
And my daphne odora Zuiko nishiki (it's first year in my yard) is just getting ready to bloom
Cyclamen foliage is beautiful this time of year.
Camellias budding up.
And, of course, hellebores looking lush.
Weerobin, nice clump of Arum. I divided mine this year for our plant swap. Beautiful Daphne. My Daphne Odora Aureamarginatas fully recovered from the debilitating effects of last year's glaciation and grew almost 2 feet. So did Carole Mackie, Brigg's Moonlight, Bowles' White and Mezureum. They all lost their leaves in that freeze, but grew new ones within 3 weeks of warmer weather. I did lose two Rock Daphnes to heaving.
Here's one of my Camellias about to open. I didn't think it would bloom this year as I transplanted it in July.
I cheated with my camellia - it's in a pot.
I've tried 4 or 5 supposedly winter hardy camellias and I just can get them to survive.
Admittedly, I don't usually give up until I've killed a dozen or more,
so I'll probably keep trying them.
I'm sure I'm approaching the record for killed franklinias...
Weerobin, You did decide to go for it and try a Camellia! Which one did you get?
Here's my Skimmia.
We cross-posted.
My confession is above.
That skimmia is beautiful!! I'm jealous.
I may have to try one.
Does it need a pollinator?
Sorry Weerobin, cross posted. Here's a spring blooming Camellia just full of buds.
Weerobin, Yes, it's mate is about 4 feet closer to the house. The mate never gets any of that sun or frost burn This area gets a cold north wind and late afternoon sun.
Here's the Mahonia getting ready to put on it's show. One of my favorites.
Skimmia, eh? I have never heard of it.... hmmm.....?
Yes, Here's another Skimmia that I would love to grow:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/169621/
I'm guessing that Skimmia japonica 'Magic Marlow' is a male of the species, like Stormylas S. j 'Rubella'.
Then you get the females with fabulous berries ( as long as there's a male around). They're good plants
nice Cyclamen foliage weerobin
Weerobin, That Cyclamen foliage is beautiful. Do you know what variety it is?
Mr_Canthus, Those Skimmia berries stay gorgeously bright red all winter. I'd like to find one of those Magic Marlows and mate. I'd always read that skimmias should be planted 1 male to 2 or more females. Is that your understanding?
Yes Stormyla, possibly even 1 to 5, but that might be just male bragging.
Then there is S.j subsp. reevesiana which is hermaphrodite
LOL Thanks!
Geez, how is it I have never heard of this plant? Are they scented at all? What does their foliage do during the summer or is it a cool weather only plant?
Sheryl, They don't seem to be widely sold in the East. During the summer they are just nicely compact dark green glossy shrubs. They are mildly fragrant. Reading PF, I noticed Terry commented on growing them. They may be for sale somewhere in TN.
Doing a quick search last night, the only place I found them (that wasn't in the UK - they are apparently used quite a bit, there) was Big Dipper and Forestfarm. Where did you get yours, Storms?
Sheryl, Got them 3 years ago at HD.