Tuesday, November 5, 2013

After the frost

The first frost came in mid-October. It wasn't an early frost, but I was still surprised when I woke up one morning and everything was covered with tiny crystals of ice. I didn't think ahead enough to bring in the geraniums, harvest the mint, etc, but that's okay. There's plenty other things going on in life right now!

A few days ago I got a few pictures to document what still looks nice this time of year, even after a heavy frost.

johnny jump ups

scabiosa-- almost gave up on these when they crinkled up in the heat

peonies-- I love how these look with the changing leaves

the garden-- so much potential

alliums, left the seed heads on and love these

lavendar

roses

barberry, so pretty!

barberry

weigela, don't love this one; maybe replace it with a burning bush?


And here are a few views around the backyard.

walnuts

backyard view

backyard view

some of the mushroom logs; got a great harvest from these!

the hammock

We felt a little disappointed in the fall colors this year, but once a lot of the leaves had already fallen off, the bright colors finally showed up. We've already planted 3 tiny red maples in the backyard, and I think we'll put some more in to enhance the color around the house!

For now, Mike is installing wood floors inside, so the garden outside will have to wait. I did buy a bunch of bulbs, but haven't had enough warm days to encourage me out to plant them all. I also wanted to get some good deals on late Fall perennials, but never made it to the nursery. There's just not a lot of extra time when you work full time and have a little toddler to take care of!

1 comment:

  1. Your depiction of Fall seems to be the common theme around the country this year - late but not lost. The garden is coming together nicely. Thanks for the post.

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