Comments

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   meander_michaele 12/05/2012

   Fall color combinations really do create a beautiful, mutli-textured tapestry....love the blood grass with the Virginia creeper. Constance, your 50 year old lace leaf is magnificent and you've "accessoried" to perfection with the stunning cobalt blue pot and the artful climbing clematis.
   By the way, I hope next year you will treat us to some pictures of your back meadow garden .

   By the way, Michelle, that very annoying Share with friends box popped up in the middle of my posting space and wouldn't go away when I clicked on the "x". So, as I typed, some of my words were hidden behind it. Some amusing misspellings might show up since I couldn't proof read everything I typed. I sure hope this intrusive box location doesn't happen again.

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   annek 12/05/2012

   Ahhh, the glory of the Japanese Maple. Gorgeous fall colors! My favorite photo is the last with the brilliant blue pot setting off your gardening labors.

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   tractor1 12/05/2012

   I too like that last photo best, it's nicely composed and offers a depth perspective due to the inclusion of objects at various distances. The other plantings are very colorful but look flat, including the surrondings (and sky) would make them come alive. Okay Constance, where are all those trees you're so passionate about? The camera is focused on your clematis, making that 50 year old maple a red blur... wait for a sunny day and capture your maple again, with the sun at your back, but just the tree, and get all of it with some surroundings and the sky. I bet it's a gorgeous tree but in that photo I can't tell, one wouldn't know it's a Japanese red maple tree from a bush except you said so.

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   pattyspencer 12/06/2012

   I'm at a cross between the first and last photo - they are both lovely.

   My planting zone got changed as well from a 5A/B to a 6 so I'm kinda excited to see what new plants our nurseries will have once they too realize the change.

   Tractor1 - I sorta get what your saying about the blur but I think my real favorite photo is the 1st one because it isn't sharp and crisp - I like it the way it is.

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   cwheat000 12/08/2012

   I had trouble receiving the GPOD today. I got to these pics by forwarding ahead from yesterday's. Anyway, I am glad I did. These are some wonderful final shots of the gardening season 2012. Those plants that bloom very early spring and very late fall are always just a little more special, because they are the only ones around. They are an oasis of beauty among all the others that have already past. The oakleaf hydrangea and the blood grass take on their own subtle beauty, as their underlying pigments have a chance to express themselves, before they die. I too must comment on that Japanese maple. Wow!

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   Olivetgarden 12/26/2012

   The asters and the fallen leaves, fantastic! Love the deep red blood grass too. The contract of shape and size of oak leaf hydrangea with tiny yellow witch hazel flowers is nice. And the Japanese maple--what a grand specimen! I'd love to see more photos of that.