Well, because most of you live up north and fall is well on its way, you look at the pics and see them as if they are your landscape. I understand that completely. However, like the big oak trees are native--they are evergreens down here and they never lose their leaves. The purple firespike also keeps its big green bushy presence year around. Usually all year the back yard is green with lovely color from the bromeliads and it is totally unlike what happens up north. This winter my backyard will truly look like "up north" because I don't expect the oaks to sprout out until the spring. The firespike is already sprouting and needs to be trimmed. This isn't going to be a good fall/winter for me but it could be substantially worse. I usually work out there from October to about May, the opposite of most parts of the country but that's when the weather is delightful down here. I'm drawing up plans now that the weather has cooled off and hope that I can improve the way it looks with some geraniums (do best here in the winter) and some annuals to provide color.
Thank you for the concern you have expressed. Thanks a lot! My feet as back on the ground and looking forward to a busy fall/winter/spring!
