| October 2, 2003 Buddleia 'Petite Purple' still blooming well. |
| October 4, 2003 Rose 'Gruss an Aachen' still blooming. Planted white camellia sasanqua in the new storage room bed. It's full of buds and already starting to bloom. Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide' is also full of buds. Camellia japonica has a cottony film on many of the interior leaves and branches. Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' appears to maybe have a blossom bud. |
| October 6, 2003 Plumbago still blooming beautifully. |
| October 11, 2003 'Heritage' rose is still blooming profusely. Old toadlily full of blooms. Planted a new toadlilly: 'Miyazaki'. It has a yellow bloom. Repotted clematis 'Polish Spirit' two. Planted clematis 'Silver Moon. Planted coral bells 'Viking Ship. Planted tiarelly 'Herrondswood Mist'. Crepe myrtle 'Chickasaw' dead; chewed off underground, despite the bed being lined with hardware cloth. I'm bummed. |
| October 25, 2003 I. germania 'Returning Chameleon' is about to rebloom. Repotted both peach trees and the rest of the potted clematis on front porch. Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide' is blooming. |
| October 31, 2003 I. germania 'Returning Chameleon' is in full bloom. |
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