October scenes in Iowa

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  1. sewNsow

    sewNsow In Flower

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    Here are some pictures I took yesterday.The Kale lasts a long time & is pretty with mums.Hubby planted it.Didn't plan it to be a scene with mums but only bare spot he found.
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    Blue Spruces in front yard ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    Katy by Blue Spruces front yard ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    Autumn Blaze Maple along drive ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    Clematis rebloom in Oct. ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    grass & petunia in tub ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    Cherry Brandy Rudbeckia ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    Green Eyes Rudbeckia ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    antique walking plow ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    Kale & mums ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    Kale & mums ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    Kale & mums ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    Kale & Mums ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    Flowering Kale (close up) ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )





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    Flowering Kale ( photo / image / picture from sewNsow's Garden )
     
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  3. waretrop

    waretrop Strong Ash Plants Contributor

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    sewNsow, Love the Kale. I never did that before. Next year I may..
     
  4. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    You still have lots going on in your garden!
    I planted some Mums... but I think it's too hot for them right now.
    I've seen Kale used in beds... nice contrast with your lovely Mums.
     
  5. Kildale

    Kildale Nature's Window

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    I have a big book, Iowa's Natural Heritage. My son got his masters degree at the University there.
     



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  6. CaribooValley

    CaribooValley Seedling

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    Still looks very pretty with lots of colourful plants still doing well. Does it get quite cold there in the winter?

    By October where I live, there aren't any flowers at all left.
     
  7. Sjoerd

    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    You have very lovely flowering plants SnS. I especially like the plumed grass plant and the mixture of cabbages in amongst your other plants. There are a number of folks over here that use decorative veg to compliment their flower gardens. I think that Droopy has done that as well.

    Yours look so nice.
     
  8. KK Ng

    KK Ng Hardy Maple

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    Lovely!
     
  9. Cayuga Morning

    Cayuga Morning Strong Ash Plants Contributor

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    I also like the look of the flowering cabbages teamed with the mums. Very nice Sew-N-Sew!
     
  10. Tooty2shoes

    Tooty2shoes Hardy Maple

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    SewNsow I love the flowering kale also. I always say I would like to plant it my flower gardens but then I do not do it. Next year I will definitely get some added to my flower bed for fall color. Most of my flowers are done blooming. Nice pic's.
    Oh ya. We try and not plant the blue spruce around here. They are not native to Wisconsin and we have had a beautiful 30ft one die of a fungal disease they get that. :stew1:
     
  11. koszta kid

    koszta kid Young Pine

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    I join the one loving the kale.i bet it loves the rain we're getting. I know My mums do.
     
  12. sewNsow

    sewNsow In Flower

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    Glad you like the kale. It still looks very fresh.
    Tooty,these are our 2nd planting of spruces. We had lovely tall ones that died from fungal disease.
    Cariboo,Yes it can get very cold here.
    sNs
     
  13. Kiasmum

    Kiasmum In Flower

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    The kales look great. On this side of the pond they are sold as ornamentals in the garden centres and charge a fortune for them :eek:

    Nice to see that you still have plenty of colour.
     
  14. Theodoros

    Theodoros In Flower

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    I like all too :-D :-D
     

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