November, 2015
Category: 2015
Junipers Protect Slope From Erosion
These low, spreading junipers need a couple of years to really start to fill in. They’ve begun to really make a difference when it rains. You can see them better, now that some of the leaves have fallen from their neighbors.
October 2015 Colors
From lower left corner, clockwise: tiger lily foliage, groundcover juniper, eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), weeping willow “teenager” in the backacre, alder foliage on this side of the pond, some distant autumn tree colors, a big white rock, tamed grapevine and brambles, blanket flowers (galliardia) that are still blooming. In the middle, a favorite – beautyberry (callicarpia).
Bottle Gentian
Another gorgeous wildflower, pollinated by bumblebees, Gentiana andrewsii.
Mysterious Case of Stunted Growth
I don’t understand why the 2 Princeton elm trees we planted in the back acre are still so tiny, when the one up on the slope is 10 feet tall. It’s a mystery!
Weeping Willow “Teens”
Salix babylonica, planted in 2012 as mere sticks are now taller than us!
July 2015 Storms Near Sunset
July 2015 – Looking East
July 2015 – Color and Blooms
Formerly, this area had been taken over by knotweed, bittersweet, multiflora rose, and then ground level invasives. Though we have to remain vigilant about resprouts, which do still emerge from time to time, it’s finally starting to look like an actual garden.
July 2015 – West Slope
One pathway still exists, to reach the bench overlooking the pond. River birches and willows have grown to the point where it is difficult to walk through them. That’s exactly what we wanted: multiple trunks, thick foliage, more protection.
