Comments on: Autumn color – every year it’s different

By: Yvonne Cunnington

Yvonne Cunnington — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:50:15 +0000

Thanks Rebecca, Eve and Lene. You’re all so sweet (not just Rebecca).

By: rebecca sweet

rebecca sweet — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:23:46 +0000

Ohmygosh! I absolutely love your garden – and love the ‘skyracer’/hydrangea combo. You are so talented – not only with writing, but with design as well. Thanks for beautiful pictures!

By: Eve

Eve — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:08:44 +0000

Oh Yvonne that Skyracer is magnificent! Well your gardens are just amazing as usual. I have a book that I’m studying intently…Fall Scaping by Nancy J. Ondra and Stephanie Cohen, is this in your library?
Since I wasn’t here last year I cannot tell you the difference this year but I am mostly yellow. I’ve decided that the Dogwood is one of my favorite trees. I can’t wait to see the blooms in the spring…I missed them this year. Keep me inspired Yvonne!!!

By: Salix

Salix — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:44:22 +0000

Hi Yvonne, like in your area I think that the fall colours have been slow to emerge and the show is still not as spectacular as other years – more trees have already lost their leaves?
By now we do have, however, some very colourfull maples (incl. Japanese varieties), dogwoods, oaks, grasses among other still very green trees and shrubs -and then, some of my liatris are still blooming!

By: Graham Rice

Graham Rice — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:25:35 +0000

Yes, it was soon gone. Then it was up to 15C/60F and now it’s rained straight for 36 hours! All in a week.

By: Yvonne Cunnington

Yvonne Cunnington — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:42:35 +0000

That’s amazing, Graham. I always wish that would happen here, just for the photo opportunity such an early snow would present. I trust your snow melted fast.

Thanks for visiting. Cheers/Y

By: Graham Rice

Graham Rice — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:25:03 +0000

Lasty week we had fall colour and snow at the same time! Never before: http://transatlanticplantsman.typepad.com/transatlantic_plantsman/2009/10/our-earliest-snow-storm-ever.html

By: Yvonne Cunnington

Yvonne Cunnington — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:03:23 +0000

They are cool, aren’t they? Unfortunately, come November, Skyracer just falls apart, unlike most of the other grasses we grow which stand up nicely all winter, so it’s one that we will cut down soon. Cutting it back is also a good idea because this grass has a tendency to self-seed.

Thanks for your comment. Cheers/Y

By: Janet Davis

Janet Davis — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:54:00 +0000

Spectacular! Your four-square garden is stunning in autumn. I love those golden ‘Skyracer’ fountains.