What do you see on your garden walks? 2012

[RickR]

It's extremely rare for us to see both ends of a rainbow "touch the ground".  I think I have experienced it only once.  Amy, I remember saying to myself the last time you showed Rocky Dale Gardens: "what a great place to work!"

Trond, I don't think I would have even tried taking a photo like that one with the cyclamen.  The shadows, I thought, would make it too busy and the subject, lost.  You found just the right time of day for it to work out perfectly!  Or, is that your shadow...?  The leaves are incredible, of the cyclamen, and the maple, etc.  What kind of maple?

Is the Lilium poilanei potted or in the ground?
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After a month of color, Cotinus obavatus is dropping leaves, while Viburnum x 'Juddii' and V. carlesii begins their fall color in the same way the Cotinus did.
          

Trond, you've inspired me to try some sun pictures of Euonymus, and their not so bad...
Euonymus bungeana 'Pink Lady'
          

And I had lots of fruiting branches when I cut down the E. hamiltonianus var. sieboldianus on 12 October, so I made a bouquet for the front door.  This is what it looks like now, being exposed to the sun and elements for eleven days (21 October) - on the right.  The left vase is the bouquet shown earlier, same age, but kept in the garage in mostly dark, and no direct sun.
          

[cohan]

Great colour on the Cotinus! Viburnums are grown a lot here, some really blazing fall colours.. I only have the native V edule still, tried a few others from seed a few years ago, but got nothing
Euonymus looks great too, I should look for some more of these. I always prefer sun shots when possible, but I love high contrast.. my new camera has a setting that is supposed to even out extreme highs and lows- seems good in principle, but wasn't working for my taste, so I turned it off..

[Hoy]

Wow Trond!  That is quite spectacular! I was checking out all my Cyclamen today too and while most are sending out lots of nice leaves there aren't many flowers. 

Thanks Amy  The white cyclamens were late to emerge but have flowered for a long time now and show no signs of giving up either! They are all from seed.

I especially like the enkianthus picture.  This is an underpraised shrub with good flowers and excellent fall color.

Thanks Anne, I have 3 or 4 enkianthuses. They are always good doers in fall and have nice flowers in spring!

Trond- esp like the Cyclamen in the red leaves Looks very mild there still, but then it always is by my standards 
I do like the trees draped in white- snow or frost, it is one of my very favourite tree looks of the year!

Thanks Cohan! Yes it still is quite mild but not unseasonally so. However the weather forecast says colder weather next weekend but no frost yet!

Trond, I don't think I would have even tried taking a photo like that one with the cyclamen.  The shadows, I thought, would make it too busy and the subject, lost.  You found just the right time of day for it to work out perfectly!  Or, is that your shadow...?  The leaves are incredible, of the cyclamen, and the maple, etc.  What kind of maple?

Is the Lilium poilanei potted or in the ground?
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After a month of color, Cotinus obavatus is dropping leaves, while Viburnum x 'Juddii' and V. carlesii begins their fall color in the same way the Cotinus did.
   
Trond, you've inspired me to try some sun pictures of Euonymus, and their not so bad...

Rick, it is not mine, the shadows are of shrubs and trees nearby. The sun is to my right side. The maple is a Japanese one but I don't remember the name.
The lily is in the ground. I will let it stay there too if the weather doesn't turn too bad!

Your pictures aren't bad either, Rick!

Enkianthus spring flower show:

[Hoy]

Hoy, I would be very glad to receive some  Impatiens seeds  !

In the mail today!

[Bundraba!]

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[AmyO]

What a bright rainbow Mike! Good on you for catching it so well!

[Hoy]

It is a double one too!

[Todd Boland]

Some great fall colours!  Sorry I have not been around much...I am spending too much time on the rock garden group on facebook...I don't need to resize my images there so it is so much easier to post.

A few plants blooming/fruiting at work...Allium virgunculae, Gaultheria miquelliana and in our alpine house, Oxalis commutata and Cyclamen graecum (these latter two are not hardy and have to be brought indoors in winter)

[Bundraba!]

Todd Boland: Here's one for you. Primula marginata going all out like its already April!


A couple angles on foliage; Sedum, Peony and Fothergilla -probably 'Mount Airy'
   

Saturday morning: tropical storm breeder sky.

[Bundraba!]

Amy O. we must have caught the same weather system on Oct. 21; lots of great rainbow action!

[Todd Boland]

Thank goodness my P. marginata are all tight overwintering buds at the moment.

My Acer palmatum 'Omure yama' is in peak colour at the moment.

[cohan]

Michael- I always like sky views (nice clouds!) and the rainbow over fall foliage is great too
Todd- lots of good flowering there still- everything's white here! The Acer is especially nice..

[Lori S.]

Not much happening in the rock garden these days...

... to say the least!   

[Hoy]

Well Lori, seemingly you have been outside anyway today?
For the first time in weeks I have been inside all the day doing some homework although it didn't start raining before 3PM Now it is too late, it is pitch-dark.

[cohan]

About the same as mine, Lori!