Weird things--'just ain't right'-- this time of the year!

14 years ago

I posted the Crabapple bloom on another thread but, and the pic. of leaves on the ground while hosta are

still 'hail and hearty on another, but I found this today:

So, what's going on in your gardens, that seems 'just not right' for this time of the year?

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cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
14 years ago
One of my rhododenrons's buds have popped! Have no idea why. Noticed the purple from afar as I was weeding yesterday. If I get my new memory card, I'll try to get a pic and learn to post it for you. I was speechless!

Cynthia
arcy_gw
14 years ago
I can't get over the slimy landscape I am left with. My hosta never went through their slow decline of turning yellow to brown to dormant. One day they were all perky and green now then came a very early HARD freeze and all I have left is hanging slimy leaves. I have never had a view like this of my gardens. It has me praying for early snow and lot of it just to cover it all up.
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Will miss you, dear Memo. I understand totally. I agree with what others have said about being a gardener no matter how small your cottage garden may be, even if it's pot size! Hopefully you will still be posting here, at least on occasion. I did bookmark your blog. Sending you lots of love and best wishes, my friend. XXXXXXX Becky p.s. I just recently got a sewing cart for my sewing machine--yay!!. So will be getting more into sewing shortly (also have another grandbaby on the way, to sew for) :) Should have some fabric scraps that may be suitable for quilting, and you are most welcome to them, Memo, if you are interested. I am not a quilter, so please let me know what type/size of fabric you can use, okay? Just send me an email, anytime. :) B
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alexis717_df
14 years ago
I also didn't get the slow decline of my hosta. One hard freeze and they are all a slimy flattened mess. Although I'll take that over snow. LOL.

Except for two Haylcon that are still looking relatively good, dispite their close neighbors, GE, Satisfaction and Journey's End. Those are jellied. How does that happen?

Can't wait for Spring.
Alexis
Julie
14 years ago
I found Morel growing last weekend.....
Now that is nuts!
hostared
14 years ago
As of this morning, and a beautiful warm day ahead, mostly all have gone to their rich gold hues. Some are simply spectuclar like S&S with it's big lush golden leaves and just a hand full couldn't take the frost and are mush. Marilyn Monroe is still blooming it's head off and one streaker sport of Gold Stnd decided to bloom (crazy). But all and all the fall colors are out and clean up is the game plan today!

Hopefully we still get some Indian Summer this Octobler and keep those cold temps away till Nov.
hostaholic2 z 4, MN
14 years ago
Like arcy, I never got to enjoy the fall color. Four nights of 20 degree temps. left mush in my gardens.
Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.
14 years ago
... and then you see beauty such as this in the yard, too bad it doesn't look like that in the spring....
in ny zone5
14 years ago
Here in upstate NY, zone 5a, we had several nights of 28 F, resulting only in little mush. Smaller plants with soft leaves which are without cover by trees have collapsed, but others under pines are still standing. Larger well established plants with thick leaves like Sum & Substance and Frances William are standing with the nipped leaves drying out.
Waiting for spring!

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Weird things--'just ain't right'-- this time of the year!

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