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Jack Holloway
Passionate Gardener
SEQUOIA FARM Haenertsburg South Africa
Seeing things from a different perspective...30 Apr '07 8:37 am
Thought I'd share these before bedtime; I have several more shots taken today still to post.
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jacqueline
Thankful Gardener
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Magical Autumn!1 May '07 9:01 pm
Wow! Wow! Wow! My dear Jack, what can I say which haven't been said? Absolutely magnificent, divine, spectacular and magical to say the least! Words are insufficient to describe the awesomeness of autumn as shown in your excellent photos, as well as to describe my profound joy in seeing them all! Definitely have to link this to my blog! I agree explicitly with Liza that this is your best Autumn pictures so far! Not forgetting your doggie pic too at page 1 - so wonderful to see them altogether yet each dog doing their own thing!  Thank you so much for sharing, dear friend! How blessed you are to be surrounded with all that glorious nature! And how blessed we are to be able to enjoy your sharing here! 
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Jack Holloway
Passionate Gardener
SEQUOIA FARM Haenertsburg South Africa
Autumn trees1 May '07 10:35 pm
I have cousins visiting (about whom more in due course)and these photos are already 'old news' - but here goes: hurriedly, between things...
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Mark
Home gardener & plant fetishist
Berkeley, California, USA
2 May '07 2:26 am
The color on Acer pectinatum, wow! Of course you love trees, with the size of the view down to the lake from your house anything much smaller wouldn't show up. I am beginning to appreciate the other rooms and moods of your garden as I read through the earlier posts. The use of brick as a counterpoint to what the plants contribute especially stands out. However, what must be the signature feature of your garden is the huge reflecting pool provided by the lake and the scale of the 'room' surrounding it. For that scene trees have got to be the pigment of choice and fall the finest season, although the first flush of new folliage and blooms in spring must be a close second.
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Liza
gardening consultant
Waterloo, Belgium
Amazing! Again!!2 May '07 8:13 am
Mmmmmmmm! Jack, dear, these last Autumn colours/photos, turned me to bits!!They are absolutely gorgeous!! I cannot choose! I think, though, that the "My House" one is a fantastic "painting"! I enjoy my quick come-back to our Forum so much!! Thank you again, dear!
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Jack Holloway
Passionate Gardener
SEQUOIA FARM Haenertsburg South Africa
More2 May '07 4:43 pm
I'm so behind with my posting! The most amazing ones can only follow when these earlier ones are out...
To start, a few more of autumn leaves.
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GardenGnome
Happily Toiling Away
Regina, Saskatchewan
Such Splendor!3 May '07 6:02 am
Jack, we really enjoyed your pix today. My favorite is the Japanese maple and Deb's is the Oak Leaf Hydrangea. I find all the fall pix wonderful because fall is my favorite time of year.
Christopher
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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
Autumn3 May '07 7:25 am
They are all magical ,especially the first one !And the grove of Oaks are beautiful
Dixie
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Jack Holloway
Passionate Gardener
SEQUOIA FARM Haenertsburg South Africa
Autumn hydrangeas3 May '07 8:11 am
I love the way hydrangea flowers age over time if they aren't scorched by the sun. Here is a dramatic example of how a white hydrangea changes to a metallic claret red, with an almost pure white flower next to a mature one. The second pic shows a few heads at an inbetween stage, tinged with jade and wine red. The third pic shows a beautiful blue flower in its prime, although the leaves are already turning.
PS: Thanks all for the compliments - but thanks even more for sharing. It means a lot to me.
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Jack Holloway
Passionate Gardener
SEQUOIA FARM Haenertsburg South Africa
Flowers in the arboritum3 May '07 4:41 pm
Mark's rose 'Sally Holmes' set me thinking of mine in the arboritum. It's looking lost. But I photographed these two in bloom: a pink that flowers regularly that is the most unlovable rose I've ever planted and 'Heritage' which despite its not unjustified reputation for blackspot has thrived on neglect up there. The camellias have started flowering and with a bit of luck the first flushes won't be too badly damaged by the frost. Lastly: the variegated berberis, self-seeded, that is still going to make my fortune!
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