Will my Sumac Tiger's Eye survive a cold Manitoba winter? I sure hope so. Many gardeners believe that this variety of Sumac is not a hardy in our zone 3, however my other variety of Sumacs have done very well thank you and have popped up in several spots on my peninsula garden. I realize that they are a bit aggressive but I really don't mind. I'll just pull them up and plant them else where. After all I do have 400 feet of space. The image above is dated the end of September, while the image below is dated October 15th.
While I am always sad when the leaves fall from the trees signalling winters approach, I am amazed at the vibrant coloring some of annuals give so close to freeze up. Take for instance the image below of the annual Salvia Mystic Spires. Throughout the summer, this annual salvia bloomed a beautiful blue/purple color. Now, in mid October, the coloring has deepened to a deep bluish purple. Just amazing.
Surprisingly my Pavement Roses finally stopped blooming. The leaves are turning yellow and the hips have formed. Of all the rose hips in my garden, the hips from the Pavement Roses are by far the most outstanding. They look like mini crabapples. I captured the image below on October 15th.
The soft needles from both Siberian Larches have turned yellow and are now dropping. The Dwarf Korean Lilac, which grew 2 fold this season also has leaves that turn and yellow orange in the fall. And would someone please tell my Limelight Hydrangea to stop blooming? I will be heart broken when the temperature drops below freezing later this week. That message should also be sent to my Leopard's Bane. This SPRING blooming perennial has not stopped blooming. I have no idea why.
It's time to start the task of deep watering all of the garden shrubs and evergreens. As I move the deep water wand from tree to tree and shrub to shrub, I will take the opportunity to give the shrubs a slight haircut.
Doris
