I have really gotten out of the posting habit although I try regularly to log in for some drive-by upvotes, and of course keeping track of all the goings-on in Amsterdam at @Steemfest has been exhilarating!!!
Life sort of takes over for me in the fall, but I am indeed still out gardening at all the clients and of course my own gardens. last week we planted almost 4000 bulbs at one property! Daffodil bulbs and alium outside their fence (deer won't eat them) and then all the fun tulips on the inside. I can't wait to see this place next April!
In the meantime, this fall has lasted a wonderfully long time with fabulous weather and beautiful fall color everywhere. Below is my cotinus, also called smokebush. I cut my cotinus down to 12" in the spring so I don't get any 'smoke' on this one, but wow, the branching is over 7 feet and the color is to die for.
And along my driveway I have some insane iris that think it is springtime! This bearded iris (whith a white one in the background) looks like purple velvet.
The rain came today and I think might be knocking down most all of the leaves of the maples and oaks, but we still haven't had a hard frost.
TIP: When mowing your yard in the fall, mow right over the leaves - it is a great natural fertilizer for the lawn. I even mow over into the back garden so that I have some live green and dead leaf material mixed up. It's good to have the green clippings in there as well otherwise the dead material has too much nitrogen.
HAPPY GARDENING!