Fall Pictures From Beech Island

Gardening is thinking ahead a few minutes, a few months or a few generations.  There’s something about this little spot of red dirt, perched on the wooded hills above the river, with Augusta, Georgia, making noise and light in the distance, that helps people find peace and think in generations.

Click here to see a short slide show of fall pictures from the lily farm.

Crinum 'Asian Bell' with Saltbush, asters and mums

Crinum ‘Asian Bell’ with Saltbush, asters and mums

10 Comments

  1. Dr Sennett on November 7, 2015 at 9:24 am

    We love our Crinums that we have from you

    • Jenks Farmer on November 7, 2015 at 9:39 am

      And thanks for the pictures of them you sent in for our crinum map!

  2. Barb Pinson on November 7, 2015 at 12:14 pm

    Beautiful pictures…what is the plant in picture 16? Love the contrast there.

    • Jenks Farmer on November 7, 2015 at 1:24 pm

      That is Clemetis ‘Sichuan Sunshine’ seeds.

  3. Sue Custance on November 7, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    Your hyacinth bean is a more vivid purple than I have grown . Is it a named variety? Love the arrangement.

    • Jenks Farmer on November 7, 2015 at 1:22 pm

      No, just plain old hyacinth bean. I wonder if it is weather — I start seeds in the ground near the end of July, they don’t flower until Oct. 1 or so and they are still up today….could be cool weather.

  4. Ruth McDaniel on November 7, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    This made my morning ! Thank you!

    • Jenks Farmer on November 7, 2015 at 1:21 pm

      Sweet! I’m so glad.

  5. Erica Glasener on November 8, 2015 at 8:29 am

    Jenks, I love the use of the Baccharis halimifolia in your arrangement! Does it hold up well? Lots of rain here in Atlanta, would love some fall blue sky days.

    • Jenks Farmer on November 9, 2015 at 6:19 pm

      Erica, Bacharis has a huge problem as a cut flower; after about a week, zillions of little puffy helicopters start flying around the house! So we only use it for events — and for those it’s free and dramatic!

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