Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Nov. 14

From November 7:

No freeze in East Texas yet, and here are three late bloomers in my garden that do well in the fall.

Brugmansia (Angel Trumpet)

Ruellia (Mexican Petunia)

Turk’s Cap (a hardy Texas Native)

Tom Servo

Impressive!

Speaking of native plants, NorCal Sierra Foothills Lurker found the cousin of the plant identified by The Famous Pat* and her Hubby (May and June). It grows on the West Coast:

Always like to see the Silk tassel bush (Garrya elliptica) putting on its annual show , looking good in Hyde this morning. https://t.co/n1jmqU4nGm

— Jamie warren (@Jamiewa50042387) January 8, 2025

The one which almost certainly is growing in the Sierra Foothills is Garrya flavescens, the Ashy Silktassel. It has a much wider geographic range.

Deer tolerant.

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

Chads Midgley:

How to keep Artichoke plants alive for years in zone 6 Syracuse Utah! These plants are about 6 years old now. Currently almost 5 feet tall. Using my pruning sheers I gently cut them back. Using my “used greenhouse plastic”. I gently covered the artichoke plants with two sheets of plastic. Using either bricks or soil , tidy it in and hold it down. Take cover off in Mid to Late March.

This job took me approx. a half hour. Pretty easy job to guarantee a perennial harvest.

Non-Pie Thanksgiving Desserts

Apple Pan Dowdy

Try using more than one variety of apples

Great Pumpkin Bundt Cake

More at the first link.

Weather

Just because things aren’t working out today doesn’t mean your story is finished. https://t.co/1uxy4AUUCT

— Science girl (@sciencegirl) November 11, 2026

Gardens of The Horde

badgerwx: fall garden pictures

The DC/Baltimore National Weather Service office declared the end of the local growing season as of today, though I still haven't had a frost. But that's likely to change over the next few days. That gives me a dilemma: should I try to protect the 5 iris flower stalks that have popped up over the last week? They'll probably need protection until Wed but the mid-Atlantic should warm up after that. Decisions, decisions.

My garden surprise this year was that tradescantia (spiderwort) likes wet conditions. I moved one to my rain garden and not only did it *not* go dormant in the summer heat, but it kept blooming - and still is today.

Finally, some fall color. I think my black and blue salvia makes a nice color combo with the golden fall leaves of the ruby spice clethra (summersweet). And my Japanese maple always puts on a good fall show.

badgerwx

Love see your garden and your commentary. The colors are especially nice this time!

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Nov. 7

Check out the last comment. Interesting.

I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

Today’s little rosebowl arrangement of chrysanthemums and ageratum. A good day here, plenty of work done and now clocking off early for a catch up with some friends. Have a good evening Z xx https://t.co/97D8wKQd90

— Garden Brocante (@GardenBrocante) November 5, 2026

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