Sunday, June 10, 2007

Autumn Chores

My bougainvillea leaves look distorted. I found a green caterpillar as well this white cottony patches on the branches. I ended up pulling out all the distorted leaves out hoping for new growth would appear.



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A disappointing year for my Japanese maple, Sango Kaku as you can see from the leave scorch.

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This is my first time to see the autumn color change on Seiryu leaves. This red isn't striking. It's more of a dull/bronze/burnt red which creates this antique feeling. It looks nice from a distance - but in close up, I don't enjoy the yellow and red combination on the leaves.




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On June 1st, I received 3 bare-rooted roses from mail-order nursery: 2 climbling Cinderella (Korfobalt) and 1 Sharifa Asma ( a david austin rose). Hopefully I've made the right choice here.



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My David Austin rose, Heritage leaves are slowly turning yellow and falling off.