A little surprise today, the first snow! It mostly didn't stick because the ground is still warm, but a little apron surrounded the Viburnum 'Summer Snowflake' (now a V. 'Fall Snowflake'?) which still has a few blooms.

The doublefile viburnum on the right lost most of its reddish leaves in the windstorm.

This is really early for snow here, we still haven't had a frost but it may come tonight.

Claire

Much of the color in the woods has faded with just some of the oaks and beeches adding pops of gold and russet amongst the more wintery colors of grays, tans and dark greens.

The gardens which I planned with the goal of all season interest still look good, though several other beds have lost most of their color by now.

The viburnums are great in the fall since they hold their red leaves quite late.
{{gwi:282638}}From early November 2014

Blueberry

Hydrangea 'Pinky Winky' still has color

Enkianthus
{{gwi:282640}}From early November 2014

Nice fall woodsy color, nhbabs, and your shrubby beds are growing up beautifully - I think I remember them as promising little tykes.

The enkianthus is lovely - I've talked myself out of one (no room) several times.

Claire

Nice snow Claire. We got flurries, but nothing stayed on the ground.

Gorgeous color nhbabs. You have done a fabulous job with winter interest.

We waited until Saturday to carve our jack-o-lantern. SO i can officially post it on the November thread.

Marigolds are still going strong

We still have some stray obedient plant blossoms

The Clematis Barnaby seed pods are becoming fluffy

And I know it's invasive, but I do love the color of oriental bittersweet this time of the year. The other side of the stream is just full of bittersweet. So I can admire it without growing it!

NHBabs, your photos are lovely, and your gardens look beautiful!

We have not had a frost yet, but in anticipation have put most of the vegetable garden to rest for the year. Although we have preserved tomatoes in most ways imaginable, I dread having to buy one at the store when a fresh one is needed. :P

Susan, I cleared out most of the veggie garden last weekend, but like you also left the broccoli. I also have some parsley, leeks, and redbor kale which is ruffly and really deep purple at this time of year. Quite ornamental.

I cut a few flowers to bring in as well, something I rarely do, but we had our first hard frost this past weekend, and I wanted to enjoy them.

nhbabs and Susan - you two do New Hampshire proud! Beautiful properties and pictures. (even without a pond)
Jane

Pixie_Lou, I battle the bittersweet here, but as long as I have to be cutting and pulling it, I do use it to decorate my urns this time of year. I'm amazed at how many invasives I have on the property...some were here when we arrived, and others were planted before they were declared invasives! Most of them have not been a problem, but I keep after them.

nhbabs - we have brussel sprouts, cabbage, and parsley still going in our garden too. Just did our final picking of peppers. Still no frost, but it can't be far off!

Claire, thank you. The property is nice, but I probably won't post pics of the not-so-attractive areas, and we have some of those! You're right, no pond. We are well-drained here, but I still see gulls and herons sometimes, since we are not too far from the bay.

Susan

I'm happy to take the credit for the compliment, Susan, but Jane is the one who said it (I'll second it).

Just a few flowers left here (still no frost).

Aster 'Fanny':

Rose 'Blushing Knockout' has multiple blooms:

The rest of the roses have isolated, sporadic blooms.

Rose Zepherine Drouhin:

Rose 'Carefree Delight' has only a few blossoms:

but still has plans for the future:

Rose 'Carefree Beauty' is also down to its last flower or two:

but its hips are dominant, here with Ilex opaca 'Goldie' berries:

I have two volunteer dogwoods now showing good fall color:

I think this one is Cornus florida, tall and skinny now:

but with nice color at the base:

and this one may be Cornus cousa:

Neither of these dogwoods have flowered yet.

Claire

This post was edited by claire on Sat, Nov 8, 14 at 13:15

Claire,

Geesh. That's the second time I've responded to you for Jane's post. I truly do know the difference. Embarassed here...no excuse.

Anyhow, thank you both and I enjoy all of your pics and insights!

Susan

susan - those broccoli flowers are so pretty it is making me rethink planting broccoli next year. I had given up on broccoli since I'm not a fan of green worms in my veggies. But maybe I'll just plant the broccoli in the flower garden!

The blueberry bushes may be small, but they are making some beautiful color!

A maple tree stands out amongst the white pines.

Foliage reflection in the pond

PIxie-Lou - That last photo is Monet-esque. I really enjoy your pond photos.

Pixie - what nhbabs said.
POND, ooooh, babs is right - Monet would give a 2nd look. Very nice!
Jane -- any otters?

pixie_lou: Got ice on the pond yet?

We finally had a freeze here and leaves are beginning to sag. I've been setting up protection for two borderline hardy shrubs.

The variegated hydrangea is marginally hardy here and doesn't manage to flower every year. Last winter it was killed to the ground - it grew back with lush foliage but no flowers this summer so I decided to protect it to see if it it helps.

I crammed it into a tomato cage and then put a tent over it. That's cardboard in birdseed bags around the perimeter. The tool shed helps block the winter winds. The tent is in place here but not yet raised.

Tent up:

The Hopi crape myrtle got draped in last winter's tent. I'll probably add more perimeter protection as it gets colder but I don't think it needs it now.

Of course it's going to warm up now for a couple of days but then drop below freezing again.

Claire

pixie_lou: Got ice on the pond yet?

We finally had a freeze here and leaves are beginning to sag. I've been setting up protection for two borderline hardy shrubs.

The variegated hydrangea is marginally hardy here and doesn't manage to flower every year. Last winter it was killed to the ground - it grew back with lush foliage but no flowers this summer so I decided to protect it to see if it it helps.

I crammed it into a tomato cage and then put a tent over it. That's cardboard in birdseed bags around the perimeter. The tool shed helps block the winter winds. The tent is in place here but not yet raised.

Tent up:

The Hopi crape myrtle got draped in last winter's tent. I'll probably add more perimeter protection as it gets colder but I don't think it needs it now.

Of course it's going to warm up now for a couple of days but then drop below freezing again.

Claire

Sunlight through the Japanese Maple. Amazing color this year. It doesn't always happen. A lot of the leaves dropped in the last couple of days though.

“Golden Harvest” crabapples…hoping they will bring in the cedar waxwings like they did last December

Fog and rain yesterday…still a little color left

Susan

First pond ice this morning

First day of ski season. A top Mt Wachusett.

Oh, Pixie Lou, I am not sure if I'm ready for that yet! We really haven't had snow so far. It's supposed to be up in the 50's early this coming week, which I am sure isn't popular with the ski areas right before the holiday weekend.

Here is this morning's sunrise as the color moved over the cornfield.

Lovely fall and premature winter photos everyone!

The leaves are finally off the winterberry and this was the view from my kitchen window this morning. The rain overnight glued together the grass plumes which had been nice and fluffy:

Claire

Beautiful capture of the sunrise Babs.

Just a couple shots I took before the snow fell. My last flower of the season. A real late blooming brown eyed susan.

And a bunch of volunteer seedlings - I can identify the Rose Campion and the Fever Few. There are a few others mixed in as well. Should make a pretty display next summer!

We were in one of the harder hit areas in last week's storm, so our Thanksgiving was snowy and without power or phone at our house, but happily my inlaws' power was restored part way through the morning. We had trees down on power lines and in the road, and even one power pole broken by a tree further down the road.

Here is the way the dogwood outside the kitchen window looked at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon.

pixie_lou: The seedlings picture looks like a tapestry.

Lovely mid-winter pictures, nhbabs! but they were taken at Thanksgiving.....

Claire

nhbabs - another year of landscape calendar pictures. Really, you have spectacular vistas across that field for each season. Beautiful pictures, but very sorry about the power.

Jane