Foto Friday
by Leslie Cox; Friday; October 6, 2017
Dinner on the beach.
New Plant ID Posted – Anemone x hybrida ‘September Charm’
by Leslie Cox; Wednesday; October 4, 2017
Some gardeners are not fond of the Anemone genus because of their penchant for taking more real estate than they were initially given.
While this trait is sadly true for most species in this genus, I would not want to be without ‘September Charm’ in our garden. Its bright and sunny portrait in the fall garden is uplifting on cloudy fall days…a ray of pure brilliance when we need it most as the garden winds down towards winter.
You will find more photos and information on this delightful fall-blooming anemone cultivar in “Plants We Grow” under “In the Garden” on the main menu bar. Or you can follow the quick link here.
Teaser Tuesday
by Leslie Cox; Tuesday; October 3, 2017
Photographing the full moon rising over Bennett’s Point, south of Campbell River, BC.
Quote of the Week
by Leslie Cox; Sunday; October 1, 2017
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor,
summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.
~ Stanley Horowitz
This week in the garden…
by Leslie Cox; Saturday; September 30, 2017
Still working on putting the garden to bed. No sense in working at it too hard…although I am keeping an eye on the extended weather forecast. Just yesterday, I brought in the last two rex begonias. They are in large, heavy pots…a bit of a grunt to carry them into the house to be sure. But high time they were indoors with the upcoming forecast lows of 2 °C (35.6 °F) and 3 °C (37.4 °F) in the coming week.
I still have my two, really large pots on the driveway…loaded with edibles and a couple of annuals. Combining ‘Uchiki Kuri’ squash, ‘Crystal Apple’ cucumber, ‘Patio Snacker’ cucumbers, two ‘Flamingo Pink’ Swiss chards, two ‘Canary Yellow’ Swiss chards, and four coleus certainly added a splash of colour to an otherwise drab blacktop driveway.
All the ‘Uchiki Kuri’ squashes have been harvested but I have been loath to cut the plant back just yet. One of its stems has made a run along the driveway for about 8 feet (2.4 m). Looks rather cool. And besides, another flower has developed. Not that there is time left to grow a squash to edible size but there are still bumble bees around, looking for nectar.
