wateringourlife

Fall Color

2007-11-18T12:03:00.000-08:00

The trees have been absolutely georgeous the last few weeks here in my neighborhood. These maples are fabulous in the fall. Even the leaves that fall on the ground are beautiful!

Fall Color

2007-10-25T11:12:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of my little maple tree -- all decked out in it's fall outfit! I have to say that mine is the prettiest on the street. It is the only one that has this pretty red color. I guess my extra attention (more water this summer) paid off! The temperatures have gotten cooler this week and the weatherman says we might have a slight freeze this Sunday. I guess fall has finally arrived!

Fall Color

2007-10-17T21:19:00.000-07:00

The flowers are still looking really pretty. The knockout roses are fabulous -- they just keep flowering. I'll be so sad when everything is out of bloom. The leaves are starting to turn on the trees and it will be cold soon. Then, I'll be wishing for spring once again!

Happy Birthday Ian!

2007-10-12T11:36:00.000-07:00

Today is my grandson Ian's 5th birthday -- Happy Birthday to you Ian! I usually only put my flower pictures on my blog -- but, I thought it would be nice to put a picture of Ian on today since it is his birthday. He is sitting in front of some of my mums.

Love you, Ian! Hope you have a wonderful time at your party tomorrow!

Clematis

2007-10-11T09:30:00.000-07:00

I'm getting another round of flowers from my clematis. This is a truly wonderful plant. I've tried growing clematis in the past and they just did not do well. But, for some reason (who knows!) all of my 3 clematis that I planted this spring are doing really well. Go figure!

Mums Mums Mums

2007-10-10T09:59:00.000-07:00

The mums are looking fabulous. I love the contrast of the yellow mums with the red mums. All of these mums in my side flower bed came back from last year. They got frozen back with the late frost we had in April but I think that might have been good for them. I know the "books" say you are suppose to pinch the tops of the mums off through July 4th...but, I didn't do that and they seem to be just fine. My theory is that plants know what they want to do and we should let them do it! (The knockout roses are putting on a new flush of color too!)

Side Yard

2007-10-09T09:30:00.000-07:00

The morning glories are still growing -- but, very few flowers. I still like the vines even if they don't have many flowers. I have two geraniums that are still doing okay -- but the rest of them took a dive and burned up when the temperatures got really hot in early August. Oh well, there is always next year and the anticipation of getting more geraniums!

Pansies

2007-10-08T10:23:00.000-07:00

Just a little picture of a couple of my pots filled with pansies. The pansies are really not doing much right now -- but, at least they have a few blooms and the purple is such a pretty color. We are having warmer than normal temperatures here -- but, the weatherman says that a front will move in later today and cool things off a little -- which is wonderful in my opinion. I like the cool crisp mornings of fall and I like the fall color -- hopefully, they are both just a few short days (maybe weeks!) away.

Rudbeckia

2007-10-06T07:30:00.000-07:00

I didn't think I would get another flush of rudbeckia -- but, I did. Toward the end of August, I cut all of this plant back pretty hard just thinking it would be next year before I got more blooms. I was really surprised to see this new flush of color. I love this plant. It really looks pretty with all of my orange/red and yellow mums this time of year.

Mushrooms?

2007-10-05T10:19:00.000-07:00

Yuck! Our front yard is growing some pretty ugly mushrooms...anyway, I think they are mushrooms. I'm not educated regarding mushrooms -- except for the pretty ones I can buy at the grocery store! These (in my opinion) are really ugly. I guess we've been getting enough rain and humidity to get them growing. This part of the country is pretty humid and I've noticed that mushrooms will pop up in the yard, in my flowerbeds and even in my pots and window boxes. I guess the spores are there and all they need is a little humidity. Even the potting soil that I purchase for the potted plants will sprout mushrooms. This never happened in Oklahoma -- of course, it is much drier in Oklahoma than in Arkansas.