October

October is foliage month and attention is focused on the turning colors. The blueberry bushes, dogwoods, maples and oak show off their autumn colors. A few plants still hang on with late blooms.

Precipitation: Approximately 0.5 inches
Average precipitation: 3.8 inches  

"My neighbour asked if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as he didn’t take it out of my garden." – John Eric Bartholomew 

Montauk daisies 10/5/13

Sedum 10/5/13

Pink spirea second blooming 10/5/13

A major mushroom outbreak 10/5/13

 

Mushrooms 10/5/13

Rhododendron readying for next spring 10/5/13

Chinese privet berries turning black 10/5/13

Oaks already turned color 10/5/13

Morning glories still hanging in there 10/5/13

Euonymus still looking great 10/25/13

Solomon's seal beginning to turn 10/25/13

Last gloriosa daisy hanging in there 10/27/13

Pin oak beginning to turn 10/27/13

More pin oak 10/27/13

Praying mantis 10/27/13

Blueberry 10/27/13

Dogwood 10/25/13