Gardening Flowers & Foliage

We're pretty much at peak color of foliage

Sun low on horizon, backlighting trees along the driveway


Looking west


Then along my morning walk route.

 

Some trees are past the peak, some aren’t there yet, but averaged out this is as good as it’s going to get this year. Not a bad year at all.

 

Not a single flower. No foliage. Hoping spring will be different. I dug out various daffodil bulbs from where they could have been in danger at the bottom of the driveway. I should have counted, but didn't. Guessing 50-60.





There's a small bed by our main doorway. Before the vole invasion a few years ago, there were tulips and clumps of crocus in there. Just memories now. Time for new ones.

I dug the area yesterday. Loosening soil and amending. All raked out and waiting.


After putting in the bulbs, it didn't look all that different.



All mulched, watered and protection returned. Nothing but good vibes, get past these guys.

 

Holy cow those larger ones are really expensive!

 

Ok I got to step in here.. Walmart link
To the bucket… the black one with rope handles. Wasn’t really designed for plants it’s designed for keg of beer, place keg in bucket add ice.

 

Not bad at all for approaching mid November. The black eyed Susans that were started from seed are still putting out a show.


Last month I spotted this purple coneflower on clearance at one of my local stores. There were flower heads on it but it hadn’t bloomed yet. I planted it right away, and as of this week it finally opened up. Looking at the long range forecast, I wouldn’t doubt I’ll still have some color to look at into December. My elderberry shrub behind the coneflower is still full of green foliage too.

 

Rhododendron flower buds have formed for next year.

 

At one of the schools I occasionally work at, they have a rhododendron in the courtyard. It is trying to bloom as we have had such mild weather for November.