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| Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel' |
Last night our weatherman said that from here on out, we would have fall weather. Summer left with a bang with an almost 100 degree day at the end of the August. The heat fluctuations are a nuisance, and I miss the days of consistent temperatures. There doesn't seem to be a happy medium anymore, it is either at one extreme or another.
The older I get, the more sensitive I get to cold temperatures. This creates major conflict in our household with Michael being hot all the time. I swear he freezes me to death. So I celebrate the end of the noisy air conditioner kicking on right as I sit down on the deck for quiet reading and the constant drone of fans inside the house.
I'm hoping for a mild autumn where temperatures hover around the low 70s. Is that too much to ask?
I love the fall season - the colors, the brisk clean feeling in the air and the way the sun starts casting odd shadows.
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| Canna 'Panache' |
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| Hydrangea 'Lemon Wave' |
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| Alstroemeria 'Sweet Laura' |
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| Crape Myrtle 'Dynamite' |
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| 'Dynamite' again and the rose 'Swany' on the right. It is blooming again! |
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| One of the best pots this year and this is its second season. I've never had much success with Huechera (Coral Bells) but this one is a winner - 'Red Lightning'. The Cape Fuchsia above it was a gift from friends - it is Phygelius 'Colorburst Yellow'. It is a good idea to always grow the cape fuchsias in pots as they can be quite aggressive in the ground. |
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| Jasmine 'Ogon Nishiki' |
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| Unfortunately, I lost the name of this Japanese Maple that we have growing in a pot. I'm guessing that it is 'Viridis'. |
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| Chinese Foxglove (Rehmannia elata) |
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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