FAll 2013 garden

I am very pleased that Tiffiny has brought me back to life.

 

I notice that although I have been sanded I still retain some interesting residue of rust, which I personally find attractive.

I have also been coated with some clear finish which pleases me.

Now, to the garden, which it is my job to report on.

Being in the fall, most of the garden has either died back or gone into hibernation.

Some things are not quite yet asleep and I shall present their current status. 

 

Here is the last of the chrysanthemums

 I notice that black cat is still here.

I think that Tiffiny calls him Rexy.

He had better not pee on the flowers,

or I shall have to report him.



I remember 'Flo' the Flamingo garden art.

She was never brought to life.

Tiffiny seems to enjoy looking at her.



I see that Tiffiny put in a new garden bed.

Perhaps some flowers will eventually lie

in it next summer.

The purple Agua is spreading nicely

The delicate hellebores or woodland Christmas rose

is accustomed to the cooler fall and winter seasons.

I was told that Tiffiny received quite a few of these plants free

from a place called Ace Hardware in Fortuna.

They had bugs or something which she took care of

right away. She also gave some to friends.

Here are some closer views.

I do have an update for the hellebores.

Pictures haven't been taken yet, but

the garden will be adding 2 beautiful

burgundy colored ones shortly.

 

Feverfew was added to the garden

while I was gone and has done

very well with the frosty nights.

Yellow perennial alyssum  

White Jupiter's Beard 

Azalea   

Campanula  

Lambs Ears
 

A few flowers are still hanging on.

Of course Primroses and Cyclamen

like the chilly weather.

A miniature peach rose has one last bloom.

 

Wait! What is that cat doing now!

He's noticing that the Firecracker climbing

rose has been moved from near the apple tree

to a sunnier spot and is supported by an

up-side-down green powder coated 'tomato'

cage.

Even in late Fall and Winter there are

interesting things going on in the garden.

I will be reporting more later.

Oh, the service area is looking rather nice.

And Tiffiny does like credit for that.
 

I recall that reporting on it when it needed attention

badly was somewhat responsible for my going to sleep.

 

 

 

MIDSUMMER TO FALL GARDEN

The garden in the spring is lively and interesting.

This is our Golden Chain Tree. Isn't it lovely. It is about a

3 year old tree. Two summers ago a novice (helper) trimmed

the tree badly. Tiffiny tells me that she will try to re prune it

correctly after it goes dormant.

Two white Bleeding Heart plants have been added to the

South garden. They have much fatter and more defined

hearts than the wild species which grows in this area.

Tiffiny says that she remembers them with fondness

from the forests where she grew up in Indiana. Next

summer she says that she would like to add pink ones.

Here I am looking over the Peach colored, Bronze leafed

Azalea. It wasn't doing well when it was planted about 18"

behind where it is now, so Tiffiny moved it forward,

hoping she said to provide it with more sun and to make

sure that it had adequate drainage. I must watch it closely

and report on any signs that it isn't happy in it's new

location.


Tiffiny started these seeds with her indoor seed start and

plant growing system. Very clever of her I must say.

However something changed and when some were

planted as seedlings behind the Peach Rose bush and

white Allysum, they didn't look like the package. I think

that she got her seedlings mixed up, or maybe the flat

with the Chinese Fox Gloves didn't sprout. Tiffiny is

rather proud about making mistakes.

Lovely Large Ceramic Pots were place around the garden.

This one above was located next to the dinner plate Dalia

and planted with a Jacobs Ladder perennial and some

other plants that will eventually hang over the edge and

trail down. It should be very pretty by spring.

This is the bearded Iris bed before Tiffiny did some work

on it dividing the Iris and adding other plantings.

This is the Iris bed after some changes were made.

Another ceramic pot was located here and later planted

with Petunias. The bed was also edged with river rock and

had supplemental plantings including mini Calla Lilies.

After dividing the Bearded Iris, there were many

prunings to share with neighbors in Loleta. I had

many visitors coming to pick up their Iris.

Here's Silky Cat's memorial rose 'Sexy Rexy" which as

you remember from my Spring Garden Report sports

two different blooms. It's so happy to be sharing the

soil with Silky.

This bed is under and behind the Yellow Chain Tree.

As you can see, it has tall Snapdragons and Day Lilies.

It also has some Oriental Lilies and large Red Poppies.

THIS NEXT PART IS ONE I KNOW THAT TIFFINY

WILL NOT APPROVE. SHE STILL DOESN'T LIKE FOR

ME TO REPORT ON EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS

IMPROVEMENT, BUT I DO KEEP REMINDING HER

THAT A GARDEN IS EVER CHANGING AND AND IS

AN ON GOING PROCESS, SO THAT EVEN PLANTS

THAT AREN'T AT THEIR BEST CAN BE SO BY THE

NEXT SEASON OR EVEN IN A FEW MONTHS OR

WEEKS. MY JOB IS TO REPORT NOT EVALUATE.

I THINK THAT HER THREATENING TO JUST LET

ME RUST NEXT SPRING IS UNFAIR!

These are the baby Carnations planted in the pond

pockets. They need to be pruned back and cleaned up.

Which I am sure Tiffiny will do when she cleans the pond

this fall.

The next two pictures are of the Betty Boop roses.

They are rather 'leggy' and have been somewhat pruned,

but late in the summer. (it's not MY fault that they were

not pruned LAST FALL). I only report.

The blossoms are pretty aren't they?!

After viewing my report, Tiffiny reminded me about other garden

improvements she has done this season, so I'll take more pictures

later and update my report.

ps: Tiffiny also says that I've done an excellent reporting job and

that she would NEVER let me rust.