Chrysanthemums

It always amazes me how you can live in one place for nearly 40 years and still not be aware of some of the interesting places that exist in the surrounding area. I just read in the newspaper that after more than 40 years, Ted King was selling his nursery and the operation was moving to Oregon. King's Mums is know throughout the nation for its stunning variety of chrysanthemums. His was the last nursery in the country catering to retail business. Since it was closing at the end of the month, we decided to take a look and were astounded at what we found there. I had no idea there were so many varieties of mums. Enjoy the flowers!

The above flowers are trained by tieing them onto chicken wire. It takes one season to achieve this look.

As you can see, mums can also be trained as bonsai.

Autumn in Apple Hill

Autumn is in the air. What better time to go up to Apple Hill in Camino, California and see the sights.

Lots of apples just waiting to be taken home.

Cute crafts for sale.

Pretty flower baskets.

Need a pre-decorated pumpkin?

Spaghetti squash.

The above is probably the largest collection of apple peelers in the world!

Pretty good crop of pumpkins.