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Changing seasons
Latest post from MARKSVEGPLOT – a blog about food and gardening in England”
We had our first flurry of snow on Saturday, and the clocks went back on Sunday morning, so I think we have to admit that Autumn is inexorably giving way to Winter. I think our seasons have “slipped” a bit in recent years. We often get what I think of as “September weather” in October / November these days, and Spring seems to start later too.
Right now the colour on some of the trees and shrubs is at its best, like this Blueberry bush, whose leaves are a real fiery red this year. Often they are a more muted “Burgundy” sort of colour.
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| Blueberry |
Blueberries are particularly rewarding plants to grow, because they give you wonderful Autumn foliage as well as delicious Summer fruits. They respond well to being kept in pots, so they are suitable for even the smallest of gardens.
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| Blueberry |
If you follow my blog regularly you won’t need reminding that I love the Dogwoods too. In the Autumn they provide wonderful colour not only in their leaves, like this
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| Dogwood |
But also in their snowy-white berries, like this
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| Dogwood |
and then when the leaves and berries have fallen, you end up with stems in various shades of red, yellow and orange, like this:
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| Dogwood |
The Cotinus is shedding leaves rapidly:
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| Cotinus |
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| Cotinus |
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| Cotinus |
You also know that one of my favourite photo subjects is “raindrops on leaves”, don’t you? Well, I’ve had plenty of opportunities for such shots recently, so here are a few examples:
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| Asparagus |
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| Cotinus |
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| Broccoli |
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| Cavolo Nero |
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2012-10-30 11:49:06
Source: http://marksvegplot.blogspot.com/2012/10/changing-seasons.html
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