Re: salvia for shade/combos

Hello Kemberly,
    As it just so happened we had temps drop to 26 yesterday morning. I was
out there with the camera capturing some of the better moments. It was misty
and freezing at the same time, so lots of frost on the blooms and foliage.
The ornamental kale with all it frilly ruffles and deep purple hearts had a
frost like the rim of a glass. The leaves themselves had patterns of white
crystals running all over the broad leaves with networks of crystals. Also
the hellebore foetidus with its long narrow leaves in whorls looked good
etched in silver-white frost. The blue aconitum blooms were covered in frost
crystals. Lots of other photo ops as well... but wind came up and nothing
was holding still long enough for a decent exposure. Got a bit over half a
roll, though. All on slides, I am afraid. Trying to put together a good
series for a lecture on fall blooms & foliage in the garden.
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----
> >  I have a Chinese witch-hazel out there now that is absolutely
> > breath-taking. Solid mass of gleaming gold. I had forgotten about the
> > foliage color this past summer when I planted a few Aconitum beneath the
> > tree when something else had died. Wow! The blue of the monkshood and
the
> > gold of the witch-hazel......  on either side are fall blooming
anemone...
> > a
> > silver-pink to the right and a white on the left. Sure is making for one
of
> > the best shows in the garden this year.
> >
>
> Wow - sounds great, I think you just may have a photo opportunity there.
I,
> for one, would like to see.
>
> Kemberly

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