October 2021 in my hosta garden
We have another month or so before our first frost of the season here in zone 7b. Autumn is the best time of year for me. The humidity is low, the temperatures are not extreme, and the mosquitos are not quite as active. My family has had a hard month personally, with surgeries and car accident and extreme stresses. Things seem calmer and closer to normal for past 3 days, so here's hoping.
Here is a glimpse of my Nigrescens in its 3rd season, purchased small. Next year, it should be fabulous.
Remember Me and Chorus Girl with some Tricyrtis and mairisii fern
Tokudama and Fog Light
June grown in too much sun.
Ben Vernooij
Captain Kirk and Lakeside Prophecy Fulfilled
Mourning Dove in morning light. Foregroud is a persistent, slow-growing Home Depot NOID.
Wild patch of blue mist flower that seeded itself next to my butterfly garden. It may take over the front yard, but that's OK. That part of the yard is too sunny for growing hostas, so the blue mist flower can have it.
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2 years agoOne remaining leaf of Fragrant Queen, Brother Stefan grown in ground in part shade, Spartacus with young Coast to Coast, and my favorite spot with Tokudama flavicircinalis, Sugar Plum and Spartacus.
djacob Z6a SE WI
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October in my hosta garden
Comments (117)Utog, it is so nice to see your garden still full of color! Mine only has my declining Limelight Hydrangea, autumn joy sedum and burning bush. All the leaves are falling everywhere too. Today I cut back the few hostas remaining and dug out the pepper and tomato plants. Love the Carmillas you have......do the need full sun? Will we see your garden in November? debra...See MoreJuly 2021 in my hosta garden
Comments (61)Debra, you’re right that Munchkin Fire and Mango Salsa have similar flowers. I am sorry that your Waverunner has had a rough start. I decided to order it last weekend after reviewing Steve’s photos and praise of it. Also, WR is a sport of Squash Casserole, one of Tony Avent’s creations and reported to grow well in the South. Wish me luck!...See MoreSeptember 2021 in my hosta garden
Comments (31)Utog, yours are looking terrific! I have been gone from my house for a week, so I can I can imagine what my yard looks like now. I will be preparing for winter, cutting back and drenching. debra...See MoreOctober in your garden 2021
Comments (29)pm2 - it's always interesting to see your garden through someone else's eyes :-) Many of the things you credit to design were just us making the best of what was here - I guess that could be considered design in some sense though....! For instance the shed placement was set by the location of the decrepit/ugly shed that was here when we bought the place. We tore that down eventually and built the one you see in the picture on the same 'footprint' in order to keep the survey valid :-) I chose the paint colors to mimic a big shrub and blend with the existing trees (I took a photo and picked the paint colors by holding the sample cards against the photo to find the best match....) The white pines, white ash and red oak were here when we bought the place - and were part of the reason we bought this property! We have added smaller 'understory' trees that have ornamental features (flowers and Fall color). We expect to eventually lose the ash tree to Emerald Ash Borer and hope the smaller trees will provide shade for the garden when the ash dies.... The euonymus is 'Emerald Gaiety' and we have others of them in various places in the garden so they repeat and link that arbour to the rest of the garden. The arch is indeed a Roman style - the iron worker who made it for us is Italian and he said it reminded him of 'home'. :-) I was actually inspired by a picture I saw in a garden history book that showed an old Italian garden with a series of arches in stone and tiles that had the look of this one :-) The euonymus might be too much work re pruning in the future. I think I'll get the maintenance service folk to do it next Spring to see how that goes... There is an insect called Euonymus Scale that I worry about that could decimate the plants, so I keep a close eye on it. If Scale did strike, I might just cut the euonymus all off and go back to the basic iron framework....See Moreundertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoKrugerrand near the end of a hard growing season, Silver Shadow, and Tattoo about to go dormant
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2 years agoRipple Effect and Halcyon, little Gemstone with venustum fern behind Mourning Dove, Jetstream and Hovercraft, and autumn colors
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2 years agoGolden Meadows with Katie Q, Tricyrtis Sinonome buds near Stained Glass, Tricyrtis hirta, and blooming Tricyrtis Sinonome (fragrant)
undertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoBest in show in my garden this year, all photos 10/8/21:
Afterglow, Elegans, Sentimental Journey, and Mystic Star
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2 years agoBrother Stefan, Tricyrtis Sinonome, Cyclamen hederfolium, and awesome World Cup
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2 years agoMonkey Business, young Wu La La with Paradise Glory, lovely Glory Hallelujah, and more Tricyrtis Sinonome
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2 years agoQueen of the Seas with Glory Hallelujah, Frozen Margarita, Camellia Senritisu-Ko first bud, Tokudama flavicircinalis
newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
2 years agodjacob Z6a SE WI
2 years agoundertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoundertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoTricyrtis Empress with recovering Cathedral Windows, Tricyrtis Autumn Glow, and beaucoups de Tricyrtis Sinonome.
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2 years agoApple Pie (Avent) for first two, and ending with younglings Clear Fork River Valley and Goodness Gracious
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2 years agoundertheoaksgardener7b
2 years ago10/14/21
Tokudama with Fog Light, Cup of Grace, Lakeside Paisley Print, and Inniswood
undertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoSide garden with Glory Hallelujah and Chodai Ginyo looking fine, Remember Me, Diva, and glorious Journey’s End
undertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoCamellia Northern Lights, Dream Queen with Dinner Mint, my happy place, and Cuttibg Edge. Again, 10/14/21
sandyslopes z6 n. UT
2 years agoundertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoundertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoGarden views 10/15/21
Afterglow deserves Hosta of the Year in my book.
My butterfly garden.
Inniswood with Annabelle hydrangea
View over the autumn ferns.
undertheoaksgardener7b
2 years agoCaptain Kirk with Lakeside Paisley Prophecy Fulfilled, Hovercraft, Inniswood, and mama Tokudama on October 21, 2021
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2 years agoCamellia Rose of Autumn, Hosta Frozen Margarita, pineapple sage with hedychium, Hosta Sentimental Journey
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2 years agoTom Terrific, Monkey Business, Glory Hallelujah, and Paradise Glory
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2 years agoRemember Me, Sunset Grooves, Blue Tooth, and lovely Apple Pie with Fragrant Dream and Ice Cream
djacob Z6a SE WI
2 years ago
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