This area got its first frost, and TPP picked green tomatoes from the garden on Nov. 1. NOV. 1!
That's a good 2-3 weeks beyond when we usually have the first frost. So until 10 days ago the gardens were pretty green. Trees were not changing color because we hadn't had enough cool weather to stop the cholorphyll synthesis. But with the first hard frost things changed dramatically, virtually overnight. The image shown here is a Hydrangea 'endless summer" and it is flowering on new wood and it seldom does this because the new growth doesn't get old enough in time and the season runs out. So here it is in late October and it looks great as a result of all the flowering. Pretty pink for Nov. 1. Sorry for being distracted of late.
