It was too cold and raw to work outside today - strange for the middle of October. I took a quick tour and took a few photos.
A few late roses. This is Buck's Earthsong, the only one of his hardy roses that has done well for me. The rest seem awfully susceptible to black spot.
Minou in her favorite lurking spot. The neighbor's wood pile is on the other side of the fence and the Chief Rodent Control Officer will sit here for hours waiting, waiting, waiting.
The front bed, replanted last fall about this time. In the back corner I added a fothergilla to replace the dead Franklinia. There's a mix of evergreen and deciduous shrubs: Winterberry 'Red Sprite' (Ilex verticillata), Inkberry 'Shamrock' (Ilex glabra), Leucothoe 'Girard's Rainbow', Abelia 'Kaleidoscope'.
I spotted this variegated version of a blue holly called 'Honey Maid' on a recent trip to the nursery. I had to have it even though I wasn't sure what I would do with it. I've decided to extend the back shrub island into the side yard, tie it in with the lone dogwood and plant the holly in the middle. That will also give me more room for azaleas next fall.
The blueberries have finally taken hold and grown. These are Sunshine Blue, a southern highbush variety. It's supposed to be more tolerant of less acid soil so I tried them near the house. I have 3 or 4 other varieties at the back of the yard so they can all cross pollinate each other. Sunshine Blue is a nice landscape plant with blue green, semi-evergreen foliage and rather showy pink flowers. I had planted two sourwoods to give some height. One survived and is doing well. One died so I replaced it with a white fringe tree. My neighbor has one that's doing well and it's lovely when it's in bloom.
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