After finished blooming, the Hurricane Lily produce leaves like this. Previous posting on Hurricane Lily click here.© Burke's Garden, 2009.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
The Leaves of Hurricane Lily
After finished blooming, the Hurricane Lily produce leaves like this. Previous posting on Hurricane Lily click here.
Red Passion Flower
The red passion vines that we purchased this year is finally producing four flower buds.
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The Lavender Lady passion vine is still making
abundant flowers.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
One Fall Day
October 22, 2009.
We've got another spell of rain (the 3rd or 4th in the month) that brings the total rainfall to 9.6 in. This time the ground has already been all soaked with water and the creek level rises fast. It's fun in a way that our landscape changes with the increment of water level. It's like having a new big lake in the yard for one or two days.
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Falling leaves.
Mushrooms sprouting.
© Burke's Garden, 2009.
Irises
Royal Summer Iris purchased from Bruce Miller has been planted with all other iris purchases 2 weeks ago.
Iris bulbs, purchased from store, that have been planted in August / September this year are sprouting. Iris bulbs need to be fully grown before the first frost hit in order to make flower in spring.
© Burke's Garden, 2009.
Hibiscus & Butterfly Blues
Orange tropical hibiscus flowers stay fresh longer (3-4 days) in this cool weather. Butterfly blue are blooming again.
© Burke's Garden, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
A Month before the First Frost
October 11 - 14, 2009.
A month before the first frost hit (the first frost usually hit our area in mid November).
© Burke's Garden, 2009.
Kwanzan Cherry Blossom
October 14, 2009.Kwanzan Cherry tree had one bloom in fall.
© Burke's Garden, 2009.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
White Wild Flowers
I received a comment today on my past posting about Wild Flowers back in April. It reminds me that the same white flowers are blooming again this time of year and I took a picture of them some time last week. And here it is.
© Burke's Garden, 2009.
Coleus and Oak Tree Garden
Remember the Oak Garden SOS in September? Here's the garden 6 weeks later.
Four o'clock that were started from seeds are growing
along with lime green coleus,
but the cold weather has started settling in and
I am afraid that their days are numbered.
Coleus, oxalis, and elephant's ear.
Polka Dot plants.
Coleus in tractor tire.
