tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post1953731364804967080..comments2023-10-17T10:25:34.828-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose's Garden: The Colors of AutumnRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-71566965492073437152013-11-19T09:23:50.879-06:002013-11-19T09:23:50.879-06:00Donna, I've come to love fall. The only probl...Donna, I've come to love fall. The only problem with my two favorite seasons, spring and fall is that they're much too short here!<br /><br />Our photos, Thank you!<br /><br />Helene, the burning bushes look beautiful for awhile in the fall. But the winds have already stripped their leaves, so they're not so dramatic now.<br /><br />Sarah, Back to cold here, too! Frost has been my favorite poet since a favorite teacher introduced me to him back in junior high.<br /><br />Sue, I used to leave plants stand during the winter because I never seemed to have time to get them all cut down. But now I've come to appreciate their beauty in the winter, not to mention the benefit to wildlife.<br /><br />Jenny, There's a quote I can't remember about nature saving its best colors for the end of the season--so true!<br /><br />Tina, I'm not sure what kind of apples we have; they're not great to eat from the tree, but they do make delicious applesauce.<br /><br />Jennifer, The past week has brought a big change here, too--no more pretty leaves!<br /><br />Dorothy, Grandson can't stopping talking about the combine:)<br /><br />Marijke, The past week has brought about a big change here with all the leaves blowing off. Winter is definitely on its way.<br /><br />W2W, Timing is everything, isn't it? Actually, Grandson got a toy combine for his birthday, thanks to Grandpa:) Yes, we are safe and sound, but nearby towns didn't fare as well this weekend. It was a scary Sunday.<br /><br />Cheryl, I have learned to appreciate the dried seedheads and foliage in winter, too. Luckily, living in the country I don't have neighbors complaining about how my garden looks, but I think in some suburban areas that is not the case. Right now I think Grandson would love to be a farmer!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-24952910798712516502013-11-19T03:25:24.976-06:002013-11-19T03:25:24.976-06:00Rose, What a lovely autumnal post.
Having had the ...Rose, What a lovely autumnal post.<br />Having had the honour of visiting your garden, I could see the whole scene set before me.<br />I do not cut any of my plants down until late February.....the seedheads are food for birds and the insects can hide amongst the foliage. I love the plants when they are frosted, so pretty.<br />Sadly we all put too much importance on appearance, everything has to be neat and tidy. I learnt gay abandon in the garden from my father and I am so very grateful to him.<br /><br />I love the image of Mr P with youngest Grandchild. Wonderful to hear that he may follow in Grandpa's footsteps.<br /><br />Enjoy your day........Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-16615936275190575422013-11-18T08:17:21.245-06:002013-11-18T08:17:21.245-06:00We missed seeing the colorful show by about 10 day...We missed seeing the colorful show by about 10 days, having to return home from IL a little earlier than planned. Oh well, at least I get to see it through your eyes. Your grandson is a real sweetie. I'll bet a toy combine is on someone's Christmas wish list. I hope you all are doing okay after that blast of wind this weekend.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-78584175310977030672013-11-17T05:58:57.552-06:002013-11-17T05:58:57.552-06:00I can remember more colourfull autumns overhere as...I can remember more colourfull autumns overhere as it is now. Strange enough the tree's do have so many leaves. I love your photographs Rose. You can be proud having a grandson like this Rose.<br />Have a wonderful week ahead.Marijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-11406307388360376722013-11-16T13:10:36.959-06:002013-11-16T13:10:36.959-06:00We don't get much fall color here in Southeast...We don't get much fall color here in Southeast Texas near the coast, so it's nice to be able to share yours. Lovely!<br /><br />And what a sweet little boy helping to drive that combine! Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-34654595268481029122013-11-15T19:41:57.642-06:002013-11-15T19:41:57.642-06:00Lovely, beautiful fall photos! Ours is so done!Lovely, beautiful fall photos! Ours is so done!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-29527782223988918442013-11-15T06:34:12.921-06:002013-11-15T06:34:12.921-06:00Wow! Spectacular fall color up in your neck of the...Wow! Spectacular fall color up in your neck of the woods. I love those apples! Yum on homemade applesauce!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-82638825805965054002013-11-14T10:02:41.350-06:002013-11-14T10:02:41.350-06:00What a delightful glowing post. We don't have ...What a delightful glowing post. We don't have such bright colours in our native plants here, although you can get stunning yellows and gorgeous browns. The reds, though, are always imports. Still this is one of the prettiest times of autumn for me, as things seem all green and goldJenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-15255393420399685672013-11-14T08:24:35.778-06:002013-11-14T08:24:35.778-06:00Ela, Thank you, and thanks for visiting!
Suburbia...Ela, Thank you, and thanks for visiting!<br /><br />Suburbia, Robert Frost is my favorite poet. Your photos are so good, too; did you get a new camera?<br /><br />Layanee, Thanks; we've had some perfect fall days. Now it's turned to winter--brrr!<br /><br />Indie, Grandson was so excited about his combine ride. You are in the perfect place for fall color!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-91850614798846898042013-11-14T08:03:30.683-06:002013-11-14T08:03:30.683-06:00Sweetbay, With all the concern in our area about t...Sweetbay, With all the concern in our area about the emerald ash borer, I'm happy that this ash is so healthy. It's a surprising beauty in the fall.<br /><br />Plantpostings, Burning bushes don't look like anything special until fall, and then they command attention like nothing else. I remembered being surprised a few years to learn that they were invasive. Then I noticed all these little seedlings growing underneath mine--not sure I'll ever get them all pulled out:)<br /><br />Joy, Thanks for all those kind words; I do appreciate it! Amsonia hubrichtii is a plant I'd highly recommend. If it's like Amsonia t., though, make sure you plant it exactly where you want it, because it's a bear to move:)<br /><br />Lee, You have such a way with words--even your comments are poetic!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-21728607741737046882013-11-13T21:11:45.263-06:002013-11-13T21:11:45.263-06:00Hi Rose, I love all the color you have going on! ...Hi Rose, I love all the color you have going on! Your photos are awesome, so I will disagree with your assessment of your skills. <br /><br />I had a couple people think I should cut down all of the plants in the bed between the parking lot and the sidewalk at church, but I am not going to do that, because it would look terrible. They are not gardeners, so they don't know better.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment on my last post. I'm not remembering how late the reblooming irises usually bloom again, and it seems like some of them don't always bloom again, but this year, all of the rebloomers did quite well in the fall.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-2104482135391785692013-11-13T16:21:36.945-06:002013-11-13T16:21:36.945-06:00Frost is my favorite poet and I was thinking of th...Frost is my favorite poet and I was thinking of that very poem before you mentioned it. Your photos capture the colors so well. Every year I look forward to your golden maple too. Happy fall! We haven't gotten snow yet but it barely broke freezing today. Brrrr!Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-46725678332728267852013-11-13T14:20:05.947-06:002013-11-13T14:20:05.947-06:00So many lovely autumn photos! Loved the burning bu...So many lovely autumn photos! Loved the burning bush, I wish I had space for one in my garden, and I love beautyberries too, but I think you need at least two of them, maybe three to get a good amount of berries so, definitely not for my garden! I can only drool over your photos...<br />Your grandson looks so proud on that photo :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-79044593685572498852013-11-13T01:29:00.109-06:002013-11-13T01:29:00.109-06:00You have make beautiful Autumn photos!
Greetings, ...You have make beautiful Autumn photos!<br />Greetings, RW & SK<br />Our photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784175267279376374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-85775204715233023012013-11-12T17:50:43.626-06:002013-11-12T17:50:43.626-06:00I love all your images of Fall and was so happy to...I love all your images of Fall and was so happy to read your first paragraph. So many bloggers rush this and next season, as so do most folks. I question this because the season has so much to offer, if people just slow down enough to appreciate it. I love the image of the tractors in the field. And the cardinal surrounded by berries. What great tributes to this wonderful time of year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-25419043514428234712013-11-12T17:47:11.741-06:002013-11-12T17:47:11.741-06:00Aw, your grandson must have had a ball! What a go...Aw, your grandson must have had a ball! What a good grandpa! <br />I am definitely enjoying the fall leaves this year, now that we are in New England. They are stunning. We've planted several little trees that have pretty fall color - I can't wait until they are bigger!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-8560307329491891842013-11-12T17:05:15.178-06:002013-11-12T17:05:15.178-06:00Perfect child, perfect tree, perfectly lovely day ...Perfect child, perfect tree, perfectly lovely day and photos. Layaneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711709343178927400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-33450738088455700752013-11-12T15:02:16.725-06:002013-11-12T15:02:16.725-06:00That poem gets me every time Rose...
Those are fa...That poem gets me every time Rose...<br /><br />Those are fantastic photo's, wonderful colours and so very clear.<br />Lovely.Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-60179351433809326472013-11-12T13:40:47.040-06:002013-11-12T13:40:47.040-06:00Wonderful post and beautiful colors of autumn :)Wonderful post and beautiful colors of autumn :)Elahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233606648281104359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-43715392140015350892013-11-12T12:52:53.335-06:002013-11-12T12:52:53.335-06:00Rose, your garden's autumn colors that you cap...Rose, your garden's autumn colors that you capture so well are nature's fine art, a drama for the senses. Everybody gets into the act, including the cardinal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817320435164750225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-72584023782307322582013-11-12T07:59:25.040-06:002013-11-12T07:59:25.040-06:00Rose girl this was a wonderful post!!
First your g...Rose girl this was a wonderful post!!<br />First your grandson is such a cutie! and no wonder he is fascinated with combines and seeing how they work. That was a perfect gift to give him riding in such a big machine like that.<br />You have such a pretty property.<br />So many beautiful trees (I am such a tree hugger, haha) .. I understand how you feel about how cutting everything back seems a shame and not wanting to .. that amsonia is gorgeous. I have to think about getting one now!<br />I love your leaves .. we have a terrible annoyance here called "black tar spot" which literally has black spots like measles on all the maple leaves .. it ruins how pretty they could be. Doesn't harm the trees, but it looks terrible in the Autumn when you are looking for those stunning colours.<br />I wanted to thank you for your kind words on my last post. I appreciate it so much : ) You are such a thoughtful person !<br />Joy : ) CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-83684239270279324002013-11-11T22:14:23.544-06:002013-11-11T22:14:23.544-06:00Nothing gold can stay--that is such a perfect desc...Nothing gold can stay--that is such a perfect description for the gold of autumn! Burning Bushes are amazing, aren't they? I'm almost embarrassed to post about mine, because they are invasive. But nothing is more stunning than a Burning Bush at the peak of color in autumn--especially against blue sky! Beautiful images, Rose!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-18160593706339745822013-11-11T21:19:26.127-06:002013-11-11T21:19:26.127-06:00I envy you that white ash -- such a beautiful tree...I envy you that white ash -- such a beautiful tree! One of the best for fall color, with that unique combination of gold and orange and purple. <br /><br />The locust trees are so vivid too -- in our climate locust trees usually lose their leaves in the July heat!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-61310088393964090492013-11-11T14:23:02.680-06:002013-11-11T14:23:02.680-06:00Sherlock Street, It's not as colorful as some ...Sherlock Street, It's not as colorful as some years, but still a lovely autumn!<br /><br />Lisa, I missed getting a photo of the old oak tree this year--not so colorful, but still my favorite tree.<br />Grandson was mesmerized:)<br /><br />Nadezda, I could look at the colorful leaves against a blue sky all day! The big maple has been a beauty every fall.<br /><br />Cassi, I would love to have some blueberry bushes which have been on my want-to-plant list for several years. Not only do I like blueberries, but they are indeed beautiful in the fall. I like burning bushes, but I've discovered they can produce tons of seedlings:(<br /><br />Jason, The stories of your son are so cute; what is it about little boys and machinery? My grandson loved tractors, and then this fall the combines became his favorite. My husband had such a good time taking him. I have Amsonia t., too, which I love, but you're right--the fall foliage isn't as striking as Amsonia hubrichtii.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-35190379468928101182013-11-11T12:46:40.716-06:002013-11-11T12:46:40.716-06:00Just BEAUTIFUL pictures. The picture of your grand...Just BEAUTIFUL pictures. The picture of your grandson reminds me so much of our older son when he was little. Danny was obsessed with heavy machinery. One day we visited the fire station near our home and the firefighters let him sit in the big truck. He wailed like a banshee when we finally removed him. He was also very partial to trains (which he called "frains"), bulldozers ("dullnozers"), and, of course, tractors. When we went on apple picking expeditions there were often tractors to sit on which was his favorite part of the trip.<br /><br />Love the Amsonia hubrichtii. I have A. tabernaemontana which is fairly disappointing in the fall foliage department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com