Autumn -
Prunus amanogawa leaves - on my scanner, a good alternative
way of "photographing" suitable subjects. These are in increasing
degrees of autumn-ness. The colours are the result of the tree taking
out the pigments to store the goodies for next year. As they are taken
out, the next most prominent are "unmasked" in order from green to
yellow to red.
Prunus to buy |
Autumn -
A quick shower - I like the way that the weather can change
quickly when the seasons are changing, so spring and autumn are
especially interesting being the change-over times between relatively
stable summer and winter. This is a brief shaft of sunlight during a
shower at the end of the day, low sun-angle and dramatic skies combine
with autumnal tints. |
Autumn -
Maple leaves in autumn-1 on the
scanner with a bit of Photoshopping to get a black background |
Autumn - Maple leaves in autumn-2
on the scanner with a bit of Photoshopping to get a black background |
Autumn -
Boston Ivy - Parthenocissus tricuspidata-1
A vigorous climber that clings by tendrils and so needs
something to hang onto. These leaves have just had the first touch of a
very cold night causing them to start changing from bright green through
yellow to red.
Boston Ivy to buy |
Autumn -
Boston Ivy - Parthenocissus tricuspidata-2
This plant will thrive in sun or shade and is very
accommodating in this respect being useful to cover something unsightly,
though being deciduous, only for part of the year! The leaves are redder
and stay on the plants in this colouring for longer the more sun they
get.
Boston Ivy to buy |
Autumn -
Rudbeckia hirta -
Black-eyed Susan, a mid to late summer flowering perennial that
introduces a bright sunny note to any garden. A native of the American prairies
loves the sun and tolerates dry conditions. The daisy-like flowers of the
family Compositae are long lasting, individual blooms can keep going for several
weeks.
Rudbeckia to buy |
Autumn -
Iris foetidissima ripe seed pods. "Stinking Gladwyn" is the other
name by which this iris goes. The flowers are fairly small and insignificant,
but it is later in the season that this plant excels, when the large seed
pods split open to reveal these jewel-like contents. It's also one of the
few plants that actually does pretty well in dry shade. |
Autumn -
England's Heart of Oak - There was a time not too long ago when it
was virtually possible to go from one side of England to the other
without hardly having to touch the ground or come down from such
magnificent specimens. Three planted where one could grow here, the
foliage is similar to what one tree will produce, but you get three
trunks (skinnier) instead of one. Works with many tree species. |
Autumn -
Maple leaves - Maples are amongst the best performing of
autumnal colour specialists. For the best results a good hot summer to
stuff the leaves with sugars and pigments followed by an autumn with
bright days and cold nights is required. Britain is too temperate to
fulfil these requirements reliably or frequently. For that you need to
go to New England. |
Autumn -
Maple leaves turning yellow in the autumn sunshine. A little fore-thought
at planting time as to where the sun comes from and where you will see your
plants can pay spectacular dividends. The low autumnal sun later in the
day can create some truly beautiful effects in the garden. |
Autumn -
A heavy crop - fruit trees that haven't been pruned correctly for
some years may well need their branches propping up to avoid the weight
of the fruit from breaking the wood, so damaging the tree and allowing
disease to take hold.
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