Autumn Leaves
'Dancing Peacock' Someone needs to write a song... :) With an atmospheric river and 30 mph winds predicted this past weekend, I was afraid the ginkgo, which had just started to turn color, would be stripped. We were lucky though and it remains intact. Gingko 'Princeton Sentry' After the storm... The Black Tupelo (Nyssa slyvatica) changes color from the inside out - The above photo was taken last week. Here it is today - 'Wolf Eyes' Dogwood (Cornus kousa) has never had such pink color - Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea', Crape Myrtle 'Dynamite' ( Lagerstroemia ), and Persian Ironwood ( Parrotia persica ) - Japanese Maple 'Beni Hime' - Serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance' ( Amelanchier ) with tree peonies - Stewartia pyschocamellia starts the color show early. It has since faded to a much softer color - Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
Beautiful photos of a beautiful garden, Phillip! However, given that your bench shot shows that a geranium has taken over, it looks as though you haven't given yourself many opportunities to sit down and enjoy it ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is true. I wanted to cut it back and Michael insisted we leave it.
DeleteGorgeous, Phillip! You do August right! I am tempted to get a Vitex now that you've shown it here and in your July favorites.
ReplyDeleteJerry, you should. I love it.
DeleteOh, my! So beautiful. I remember when you put those steps in...
ReplyDeleteThe bench shot in particular is romantic and magazine worthy: I'm glad Michael insisted :-D
I see your Phormium is fully recover since a couple of winters ago. Right above it in the far left corner: are those 'red twig' dogwood branches in the large pot?
Chavli
I have cut the phormium down close to the ground for the past two seasons. Now that I know it will rebound, it is painless. Those twigs are a variety of different things, spray-painted red by Michael.
DeleteHow beautiful, you've created a masterpiece! I especially love the path photos #3 & #5. So lush, your garden looks like it appreciates the mild summer.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteYour garden is so lovely, Phillip! Each path draws your eye further in...so lush. Debbie Crockett
ReplyDeleteThank you Debbie! I loved your garden.
DeleteI've been following you and your garden for a while via your emails, and it just gets more beautiful every year! Thanks so much for sharing your gardening passion!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Sandy!
DeleteLove these photos. An inspiration for a Vancouver Island gardener. What is the purple flowering bush, very tall, in photo #8? Love your use of colours. Divine!
ReplyDeleteThank you! That is a chaste tree (vitex).
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