... I hope things slow down enough so I can take a lunch break and maybe take a stroll around the neighborhood. I love having more sunlight in the morning lately. This morning I went outside and snapped some photos of some of my favorite fall blooms: my pink hydrangea and my "all-purple" Mexican bush sage. And, I got a good ...

... certain plants need to grow on old wood in the spring after I did a pruning in the fall, and vice versa. SO after years of mistakes and much reading, ... this info out of my head and on something concrete I could print and check off as I did my fall clean up this weekend. Happy cutting! YES Prune or ... Hydrangea (Big leaf/colored, cut after blooms. Most others, early spring) Clematis (Summer bloomer, ...

... Arizona Yellow Bells (Tecoma stans stans) This should be their last flush of blooms before the cooler temperatures of winter arrive.     ... langmaniae 'Rio Bravo') A reliable summer and fall bloomer, but is ready to stop blooming soon.  *This ... mexicana) Ready to bloom.  I love this plant because it blooms off and on all year.  November is a wonderful time of year ...

... this hypertufa planter for three years now and blooms faithfully all summer long, into fall. Gaillardia x grandiflora &# ... I've also got a few roses blooming smaller, distorted blooms, as well as some mums enjoying a second flush of color after deadheading earlier ... dandelions are blooming, too. There was one exceptionally warm fall (and into winter) when I remember hanging clothes out to dry on ...

... this season. The purple/white Den. (another noid) originally had 3 spikes but only two survived a recent fall. My Ascocenda is blooming for the 4th time this year. She currently has 2 spikes and her vibrant colored blooms never fail to please me. The 4th photo is B. Little Stars. She produced 9 spikes this year and after dark she ...

My hydrangea (yes, I still have blooms on my hydrangea) is really putting on a show this year. I've gained an entirely new appreciation for purple this fall. I've never ... foliage--the leaves are really turning multiple shades and colors of purple, and even the blooms are getting into the lavender and purple tones, while some of the other leaves are going into the yellow range. I don' ...

... tomorrow. I took some pictures this morning since these shrubs may not look so good in a day or two. This rose is still producing blooms, and leaving a pleasant scent on the back porch. This rose blooms all summer long, with flowers that change color. This is a fall blooming camellia. This camellia is usually at it's peak around Christmas

... ivy and tradescantia.  I clipped some cedar, fern, grass heads and some hydrangea blooms and made the box look spiffed up for the holidays.  I don't know if the ... didn't have the heart to pull it out before it gave up.  After all it still had a few of its little pink blooms on it. Have you done anything to your window boxes this fall?  I hope you have a nice weekend.

... bring more than just a cold front, though. If these raging Oklahoma winds had their way, every autumn leaf would fall from it's limb by morning. If I stood any chance of capturing this momentary autumnal bliss, then I had to do ... them. Such a delightful discovery. So, while my other more autumnal shots are still being processed, I thought I'd show off the bugs in the blooms. NaBloPoMo day 6

... was dying to see what they would come up with for today. and i’m in luck- they’re working with flowers! they’ve invited a small group of friends to create seasonal fall arrangements and they are too beautiful to miss. CLICK HERE to check them out on the d*s guest blog. *ps: thank you for all your kind emails yesterday. we had a bit of a medical emergency over here yesterday and ...