Since our "blooming in__" threads are mostly plant portraits( which I think is a great idea BTW) I thought we could have another for wider garden views.
Fall garden scenes
Chamthy: Lovely scenes. I don't have any current broad views :-(
The broad view with the Bidens blooming looks like a painting at first glance. What a beautiful and peaceful looking scene! I love the other views as well but that first one is so striking.
Hemophobic- your Russian Sage is very nice. I'll need to replace mine pretty soon I think. It's getting smaller every year.
I took this picture this morning of my largest bed. I'd better enjoy it while it lasts
Beautiful! All of the gardens are lovely; Fall is definitely my favorite season. I only have 2 dogwoods that are turning color and that is the extent of fall gardening down here. The dogwoods don't even look pretty because they get ratty looking along the coast down here; the soil is too salty for them.
On the other hand, I'll have some great photos of my citrus fruit shortly. I usually harvest the first fruits for Thanksgiving.
Thanks Shari! I really like the shot of your big bed -- very nice!
Lovely, everyone. Sweetbay, you must have a huge gardening area. I envy you that. DH wants to keep our large yard in just grass. I'll keep adding some along the side, hoping he doesn't notice that I'm encroaching on the grassy area!
SweetB -
Are all your plants deer resistant? Everything looks so beautiful.
Thank you missingrosie! I have a mix of things that are deer resistant and not; most of my farm lies in a stream valley that cannot be developed because most of it's in the floodplain and my farm (54 acres) is only a very small part of the stream valley. So we have a lot of deer but they have a lot to eat other than the garden. Winter is basically the only time I have trouble with deer, so I spray the azaleas with a combination of mint and hot pepper and that works. The people all around us hunt, which helps with the deer numbers. You should hear the guns on a Sat. morning! My husband grew up in the country and he says he's never heard so much shooting. I think most of the shooting is a signal for someone to come pick them up after the sun has come up. Haven't they heard of cell phones? lol (I know they all have cell phones on them.)
The deer we have here are like deer in many places, not very afraid of people. Still don't see all that many bucks though. They are so much more wary.
Lovely shot of the muhly grass sawpalm. :)
This year for the first time we have seen several bucks --- in groups of sometimes three or four with the females - very unusual to see in groups and to see so many. Also the fawns have been out and not hidden in the grass as we are used to. Our property backs to a conservation area 110 acres and so there should be plenty to eat --besides my garden!! But, I am slowly just trying to live with what can be grown and not - that is why I was wondering about your area. Everything looks so beautiful and UNTOUCHED!
I agree about the shooting --- last evening ALMOST DARK there were repeated shots... like an automatic of some sort. I thought that was not legal to use those repeating guns -- and for those who hunt --is that sporting? I confess to knowing nothing about hunting but it was sort of unnerving to hear the guns going off like that in the forest with no break between shots. Anyway, I am off this thread intent -- everyone - your gardens and autumn scenes are beautiful and very peaceful.
missingrosie don't worry about getting off topic. I don't think there's enough traffic on this forum for it to matter. I started the thread anyway and I say talk away,lol. Your place looks beautiful. I like the stream and envy your trees and leaves:)
sawpalm- nice muhly! It's beautiful backlit by the sun.
sweetbay- I love the Lindheimer's muhly with the capillaris. Nice combo.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful photos! I'm sighing with pleasure~
missrosie that is a lovely woodland scene. I love the mermaid sculpture. What is the plant under the small tree to the left in the third picture?
The mermaid is iron and is rusting -- she looks good in the autumn with the leaf colors.
The plant is Blue Star Amsonia; it spreads easily (and all the four legged creatures leave it alone.)
My Blue Star Amsonia went dormant ages ago (hopefully it's not dead). Not sure if the Hubrect's is going to change color or the leaves are just going to fall off, lol.
I'd love to add some yard art but haven't quite gotten around to it yet. We did buy my FIL an iron piece that says "Gone Fishing" and has a man in a boat hauling in a ginormous fish. We wondered if he'd fuss because it's iron and rusty (although I love that look) but he loves it.
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I like the picture looking through the trellis. I'm sure that is a very different picture in spring.
I would love to see a picture of Miss Bessie's Aster in bloom. Does it bloom right on through the earliest cold weather? I have been so impressed by both the Aromatic and Georgia asters this year. They've been blooming a good while and still look great.