Going out again to rake up more Houston Snow.

This gives a whole new meaning to "Don't eat yellow snow!".

Its quite windy right now. Am hoping my snow blows into the neighbors yard!

Cheryl,

Those look like leaves from a Chinese tallow tree?

Yes @Donald. What others call a "Trash Tree" we have kept the volunteer trimmed up. It has rewarded us with beautiful color in the fall, leaf mulch in the beds, and nice shade in the summer. We generously share leaves with our neighbors, too @lynne as they do with us. It makes for a nice mulch mix in the flower beds. Others just bag them up. Shame on them!

Tallow trees and poison ivy are pretty much our only fall color. Beggars can't be choosers.

We have one in the back forest that was gorgeous red. I can see it through the green trees! Mine don't get red cuz they get too much nitrogen from the lawn fertilizer, I think?

porkpal said:Tallow trees and poison ivy are pretty much our only fall color. Beggars can't be choosers.

that's funny! I have been pretending my sumacs are maples

Bradford Pears just down the street from me. Were much prettier before the overnight rain, but, of course, I was too lazy to get a photograph then, wasn't I.

Best plants for color in my part of the world are Virginia Creeper, sumac and Red Oak for reds. Elms for yellow and, for autumn golds, oranges, the Blackjack oaks and an occasional Post Oak. The latter two oaks are variable and unreliable. Sometimes they skip color and go straight to brown :smily:. I've considered trying to grow sumacs in the yard just to get the autumn color.

Sumac and red oak eye candy and the native Texas mist flower is blooming, so imagine these pictures with that scent and a fresh rain smell. I just took these photos today as the sun was setting.

Beautiful vistas.

Great photos, Audrey. You must be a bit warmer than here. After this week, the trees have dropped their leaves or, in the case of those that will hang on to them until next spring, just turned brown. Mostly bare limbs now. Sumac really is a bright one.

Thank you Donald. I really have been enjoying the sumac. We removed all the cedar on the top 5 acres and they just started popping up everywhere. At first I was concerned about their invasive nature but the benefits I have seen with the birds has been nothing short of amazing. The ones in view from our windows are a real joy to see the birds come and feast on the berries in the winter. Plus it a valuable source of highly concentrated vitamin C.

Looks like fire! Love the photos.

Thank you Sandi! They are pretty colorful. So they really fit right at home with my bold colored gardens.

Some years are better than others with leaf color, but the conditions were just right this season. We got just barley nipped with freeze for a very short time. It was only enough to burn the tips of a few cannas.

Pretty colors, Everyone. @Debra We used to have a pair of Bradfird Pears out front that gave us glorious color in the falll and beautiful flowers come spring. Lightening strikes took them both out!

ShadyGreenThumb said::..................... We used to have a pair of Bradfird Pears out front that gave us glorious color in the falll and beautiful flowers come spring. Lightening strikes took them both out!