One of my neighbors in the back has a section of their yard the is behind the solid tall fence around their pool. It’s kind of a no-man’s land although they do keep it mowed. I took time away from book publishing details today and walked around looking for things to photograph when I saw a bunch of odd dark shapes back there. Occasionally some of my black plastic pots get blown into that area so I took a closer look.
- It was plastic duck decoys. About thirty of them. This is the time of year when the Canada geese are leaving flying south, so V’s of honking geese are not uncommon. I don’t know why all the decoys are there unless the neighbors are trying to attract geese. A mystery!
2. I moved two clumps of amsonia hubrichtii mid-summer. They both looked dead, but a closer look at one of the clumps shows some shoots coming up. I hope there will be more.
3. I don’t understand why the stems of the red twig dogwood only turn red in the fall. They will be impressive against a snowfall. I noticed some deer browsing last week. Rats with hooves.
4. My weeping Japanese maple is showing color. I am amazed that this tree is now five feet across and about three feet tall. I bought a rooted twig at the Philadelphia Flower Show twenty odd years ago and brought the small tree with me when we moved to the Eastern Shore. It is supremely happy where I planted it and has rewarded me by becoming a feature in my garden.
5. Another confused azalea. This plant has lots of buds ready to open. There won’t be many flowers come spring.
6. A sugar maple just across the property line in another neighbor’s yard always puts on a beautiful show. Borrowed landscape! Leaves on my silver maples just turn brown before they fall off, although I am grateful for the mulch they provide.
That’s my Six-on-Saturday for mid-November in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The meme was started by The Propogator, a UK gardener. This is the link to the rules if you’d like to join in.
#lovemygarden #mid-atlantic garden #fall colors #Six-on-Saturday #malaburt
The decoys are quite a sight. Rather strange lawn ornamentation. I love the colours of the weeping maple. Half of mine dropped their leaves while the others aren’t showing much sign of autumn colour but always knew they’d probably underperform in my garden.
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I supposed they will remove them in the spring so the grass can be mowed.
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Maples are very beautiful at this season. Those with large leaves are already over here while the ones with small serrated leaves are still present and very red : as much to enjoy!
Weird these plastic ducks …?!
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I had to look up amsonia but what a stunner it is! No wonder you’re delighted to see the clumps spark to life.
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I love the Japanese maple. Those bird decoys look like an art installation…
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I know. I was so surprised to see them.
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Japanese maples are always so beautiful & yours is a stunner. Love the sugar maple, too. So golden. I’m wondering in the duck decoys are the result of someone w/a plastic ‘Midas’ touch. Someone might want to check & see if there’s a lot of missing neighbourhood children.
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Ha, ha, ha….
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Yes, those ducks are odd. they don’t seem to be in a natural group like they might be if intended to attract others. I mean, they are not congregating of facing the same direction.
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I have seen no ducks or geese landing in that section of the neighbor’s yard. The whole thing was odd.
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