Today we had our first snowflakes and sleet! It wasn’t cold enough to accumulate much except for a little bit on some cool surfaces, but it’s a reminder that the gardens are, indeed, all but finished except for a few brave plants that tolerate the cold for longer periods. A couple are new perennials I [...]
Fall, falling leaves, drooping plants in the garden, all point to an end of the gardening season, unless you have a green house. Harvest time has come, and is about finished. With Halloween coming this weekend, Thanksgiving next month, and Christmas in December with their pumpkin pies, PUMPKINS are taking over. Some grow them in [...]
I love writing about gardening and looking and gardens and getting my hands into the soil, but is it my passion? I was thinking about that the other day as I looked at this blog and all the posts that have accumulated over the years…and the many more that will be posted in the days [...]
2-3 weeks ago, I was able to capture pictures of my late-blooming fall daisies, preserving them in pictures for days like today, when it is cold, cloudy and gray, I can look at these pictures and enjoy my garden year round. I may have a picture of a rose for you in a couple of [...]
How are your gardens growing? I am just a bit envious right now of those of you who live in warmer climates, but shouldn’t be, the colors are coming out in the trees and are beautiful. Our gardens started early this year due to warm weather early on in the spring, then we moved into [...]
