Timo and I stopped by Whitney Gardens on our way to Aberdeen. Timo ‘popped the question’; “do you still want one of those japanese maples?” I knew exactly what he meant. We had seen their mature Shishigashira that spring and were wowed. The tree was covered in tiny crinkled leaves. Later research showed that the fall [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Shishigashira
Posted in Maples on November 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunny November Day
Posted in Gardening on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Note I didn’t say days. It is a gorgeous and calm day. I saw some Beauty Berries along the street in Seattle today. Lovely purple. I wonder why I don’t see more of these shrubs around.
Rains are supposed to start back in tomorrow.
Another PNW fall day
Posted in General, tagged Fall, Maples, Whitney Gardens on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rain is letting up for now. There are still leaves on about half the trees.
I still need to post the pictures from when I went to the arboretum a couple weeks ago. Next year I want to make firm plans to go to Whitney Gardens on the penninsula when the maples turn. They have so many [...]
Last dry day before the big rains
Posted in General, tagged Fall, Mahonia on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The needles and leaves (particularly from the big leaf maples) are getting out of hand. Today is supposed to be the last dry day before the rains start. I used the blower to push the leaves over to mulch the mahonia and rhodies. The mahonia anthers are about 6″ long and the heather has just [...]
