Comments on: Early Fall Colour

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:51:37 +0000

Jan, each day there is a little more red, yellow, orange and brown being added to the landscape. We have actually been having beautiful temperatures during the daytime, but the cooler nights, or diminishing light hours are still signaling Autumn to the plants.

By: Jan

Jan — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:58:33 +0000

Your pictures really show that fall is just around the corner. Here, in the Deep South, there are very few signs that summer is coming to an end, though I am sure it won’t be long before we, too, notice summer has really ended.

Jan
Always Growing

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:37:00 +0000

Monica, zucchini plants are very generous, giving more than enough for tasty zucchini muffins and bread.
I still have a mixture of summer colours and fall changes. The maple tree is colouring, but the willow tree is still a vivid green. The bellflowers and phlox are still blooming, but other perennials are turning yellow.

By: Monica

Monica — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:46:06 +0000

Beautiful autumn colours! My garden is turning yellowish red now and a lot of the perennials are drying up and getting brown. But I still get some zucchini from the zucchiniplants!

/Monica

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:27:46 +0000

Lisa, quite a few of the lily of the valley have the berries, although they are disappearing. Do you get a good amount of blooms from your plants?
Like your plants, mine are very tolerant too. In fact, sometimes when I’ve rearranged a bed, and I’m not sure where to put the lily of the valley, I’ve left them out, with roots exposed. I’ve then transplanted them a week later, and they seem to do fine. I don’t mean to be a lily of the valley meanie, but I have taken advantage of their good natured stoicism.

By: Lisa at Greenbow

Lisa at Greenbow — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:57:59 +0000

Gosh NS I have never seen berries on my Lily of the Valley. I will have to go out and check it. It grows in such an inhospitable area I am always pleased that it even grows. I will keep a more watchful eye on it in the future to hope to see some red berries.

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:50:11 +0000

Amy, what a pretty sight that must make, those yellow and red leaves are classic fall colours. It sounds like you are a little farther ahead than us. However, the squirrel that’s stashing spruce cones might know better than me how far our season has advanced. After a couple of warm days, I start to think we’re back in summer.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:23:23 +0000

Lovely photos! We have plenty of fall signs around here. I saw a lovely sight today just up the street – bright red leaves of virginia creeper climbing many feet up a fir tree, with a crabapple full of yellow leaves just in front.

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:13:16 +0000

Kathleen, the urge to hold on to summer is strong, especially knowing what comes after fall.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:03:19 +0000

Wow, that ostrich fern is fantastic! I’m not familiar with it but I want to get that way. There are signs of fall in my garden but I’m trying to “ignore” them!!!