Happy Thanksgiving Day Canada - and just look at those trumpets. . .

After the falling tree incident shown in my previous post, 

we headed into the garden to mow the grass, water, and 

prune back a few things. . . . .but not these yet, the 

Angel Trumpets (brugmansia) so gorgeous in the autumn sunshine.

It's that special time of year again. At last the days of 

struggling for survival are over for the gardens here in 

the southeast. 

Are we happy the months of oppressive heat and high 

humidity are gone? You bet we are. Even some rain

is welcomed now for newly seeded lawns, the last

blooming shrubs, and to moisten the soil for soon to 

be planted spring blooming bulbs.

The Angel Trumpets, once again, have surprised us. 

Some years they bloom by mid-September, 

others as late as the first week of November.  

Following last year's unusually cold winter we

wouldn't have been surprised if there were no 

blooms at all this year. This is a semi-tropical

plant which is cut back to the ground and heavily 

mulched for winter here.

Those late hydrangeas continue to amaze and soon I'll be 

cutting and drying the blooms for the house.

The heavily blooming Angel Trumpets often bring braking 

vehicles in the street, people call out asking "what is 

that plant?" 

We tell them, and always advise that all parts of the plant 

are poisonous so not a good choice if you have young 

children playing in the garden, or foraging pets.

So here's my garden in autumn dress - a little southern 
cottage garden collage for my Canadian friends 
up north as they celebrate Thanksgiving today beneath 
their already stunning red and gold maples 

Wishing you all a wonderful time with family and friends.

I wish ours came early too so we could celebrate in 

a more relaxed way - the late November date is much too 

close to the Christmas rush - do you agree readers 

here in the USA?