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Wordless Wednesday ~ White Pumkins 2007-10-30 04:49:00 'Little Boo' Pumpkins ...

Hardy Chrysanthemum ‘Rhumba’ 2007-10-30 04:38:00 Hardy Chrysanthemum ‘Rhumba’(kris-AN-the-mum)Synonyms: DendranthemaToday’s flower is a Hardy Chrysanthemum like these flowers I posted on September 28th:‘Rhumba’ is still blooming strong along with my ‘Sheffield Pink’ mums. Most of the generic ‘hardy mums’ look bad or have completely finished blooming. Even though I feel like it is a waste of time I will be planting a few of those with the hope they are truly hardy. No need to worry about that with ‘Rhumba’ as it is hardy at least to USDA Zone 5. This is my first season with ‘Rhumba’ so I can’t say that it is hardy from experience. It has grown to about 20 inches (50cm) and seems to have a nice habit. The buds and blooms are various shades of coral as they open and age. They are part of the Autumn Crescendo Series of Chrysanthemums. All of which appear to be nice plants. ...

Pink Flowers 2007-10-29 05:08:00 Pink Flowers Here are some pink flowers I shot this fall. The Cosmos I grew from seed. I had a post about Cosmos awhile back here. This New Guinea Impatient (Impatiens × hybrida or I. hawkeri) was actually an outtake from last weeks ABC Wednesday 'N' photo quest. They did really well this year for the second year in a row. I am thinking about planting more of them next year. I know this ...

Fall Leaf on Granite 2007-10-28 14:47:00 Fall Leaf I took this picture at work the other day. It is a native Acer rubrum (Swamp or Scarlet Maple) leaf on an Old Spruce Mountain Granite step. The granite is native to Connecticut. Those darker areas are actually pieces of Garnet. I went to a XXth (not allowed to say the number, if you know what I mean) in Manhattan last night. We had a good time. The entertainment was a private concert ...

Spooky Tree ~ Festival of Trees 2007-10-27 07:49:00 Spooky Tree Festival of Trees Weeping Beech I wanted to participate in the Festival of Trees that I saw on Salix’s blog. So here is my attempt at a ‘Spooky Tree’. It is actually a Weeping Beech tree that I shot in Long Island during full sunshine and edited with Photoshop. I am looking forward to see the other entries, they will probably be a lot scarier than mine. I hope I am not to late ...

Green Threadleaf Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Viridis') 2007-10-26 04:50:00 Green Threadleaf Japanese Maple Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Viridis' I wanted to get a few fall foliage pictures and these are what I ended up with. I can keep dreaming of taking those gorgeous landscape shots with all the trees on fire. I can’t even find the right place to try and take a shot like that and if I did I probably wouldn’t be able to capture it. The first shot is a Green Japanese ...

Belgian Hardy Mum 2007-10-25 05:16:00 Belgian Hardy Mum Short post today as I am tired and don’t have much time. I have a backlog of paperwork to do and since I am one helper down have to get into the trenches myself (the horror of that). We are moving some 8 foot shrubs that are getting too big for the foundation planting and adding some new drainage as the area behind the plants has sunk over the years allowing water to get into ...

ABC Wednesday ~ Variegated Garden Phlox 2007-10-24 05:21:00 ABC Wednesday Variegated Garden Phlox Phlox paniculata 'Nora Leigh' (floks) (pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tuh) If you are here for Wordless Wednesday scroll down to the next post. Wednesday again, I can hardly believe it! Of course I feel my timing is off since I have been waiting for it to get cold and instead we have been enjoying record temperatures and summer like warmth. I am not complaining, it is ...

Wordless Wednesday ~ Scarlet Macaw 2007-10-24 05:01:00 ...

Wordless Wednesday ~ Indian Corn 2007-10-23 05:08:00 Indian Corn (Zea mays) ...

Kiku ~ Part 2 2007-10-23 04:52:00 Chrysanthemum 'Sparkling Cheryl' Kiku ~ Part 2 Chrysanthemum Festival at the New York Botanical Garden, 2007 Having had a little more time to reflect on the exhibit I came to the conclusion it was very special. These are a few more pictures I took on Sunday. The Black and White was taken with my Point and Shoot Nikon Coolpix 8400. I probably should have just shot with that all day. I sometimes ...

Kiku at the New York Botanical Garden 2007-10-22 05:14:00 Kiku at the New York Botanical Garden Chrysanthemum Festival in the Bronx, 2007 Kiku in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory Courtyards. On Sunday I attended the Kiku Chrysanthemum Show at the New York Botanical Garden. I want to first say that I didn’t take in the whole show and only spent about two and half hours at the garden so this by the nature of my visit can’t be a complete review. Stone ...

Sawtooth Sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus) 2007-10-20 07:01:00 Sawtooth Sunflower Helianthus grosseserratus (hee-lee-AN-thus) (gros-ser-AY-tus) This is one of those plants that I have seen before but really didn’t know the name or much about it. This flower was growing in the Rock Garden at the New York Botanical garden. Well it was newly planted in the area next to the Rock Garden. This plant is tall! With this specimen reaching about 10 feet. It is a ...

Bartlett Arboretum Pictures 2007-10-19 05:27:00 Unnamed Coleus. Since I was out late last night here are a few pictures from my recent trip to the Bartlett Arboretum in Stamford, Connecticut. Classic Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) blooming the greenhouse. I am not sure what this one is but it is a colorful plant that I have seen a couple of different times this year, any ideas? ...

Chinese Elm 'Central Park Splendor' 2007-10-18 04:58:00 Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia 'Central Park Splendor' (ULM-us) (par-vee-FOH-lee-uh) Ulmaceae (ulm-AY-see-ay) Synonyms: Lacebark Elm, ‘A. Ross Central Park’, ‘Across Central Park’ I saw this tree at the NYBG and it was quite beautiful. It has an interesting history, which you can read a bit on here (Wikipedia) and here: Michigan Tech.edu One thing about this Chinese Elm is the fact gardeners in ...