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September
New Project At Hand- A Prairie Spot
September Drought It has been a dry and heartless September, so what is a gardener to do? Start a new garden bed, of course. Actually, it wasn’t that blithe a decision, since I had been reducing gardened areas. So why would I now carve out a new, quite large bed from the already reduced lawn…
Summer Sunshine in a Flower
Hello September from Cottage on the Corner: Bring me then the plant that points to those bright Lucidities swirling up from the earth,And life itself exhaling that central breath!Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light.”~ Eugenio Montale Beautiful photos of summer sunflowers and tomatoes- the end of the season.I love T. Opdycke’s…
Outdoor Cleanup
That is the autumn clematis picture collage I made for the plant profile page- the vine is still blooming, but pretty much blown, now. The fuzzy little seedheads are appearing and giving the whole arbor a hazy look. I will post the article this week. Right now I am featuring an article on some of…
What To Do Now: September
No it isn’t a “Honey-do” list, but just some reminders before the season gets away from you! As it often does for me…. This is a great month for planting things- the still warm weather means that plants can get settled in, and the autumn rains are coming which should give everything good rooting conditions….
September Poems
Something of what we see daily here has been caught in a poem. Septemberby Helen Hunt Jackson The golden-rod is yellow; The corn is turning brown; The trees in apple orchards With fruit are bending down. The gentian’s bluest fringes Are curling in the sun; In dusty pods the milkweed Its hidden silk has spun….
State of the Garden September
Didn’t I just give you all an update? Well, I walked you through, but there are other elements to what is happening here. Like trimming and pruning old big trees. I didn’t tell you about that, did I? Coming to this garden most of the great old trees were gone. This area is known for…
September Forecasting
Whether by pure speculation or by scientific means we all wish to forecast the weather for purposes of being prepared. “Forewarned is forearmed” as it is said. I like to check in the the Farmers Almanac, and sometimes I remember to check their accuracy later and sometimes I don’t. I suppose you could say that…
September’s Garden Tips
This is just to record the garden tips from my sidebar, which otherwise will disappear when I replace the info with timely seasonal hints. “September is the best time to transplant established peonies. Begin by cutting the peony stems near ground level. Then carefully dig around and under each plant. Try to retain as much…
Dead Leaves
The drying winds of Ike left an aftermath not only of broken branches, but dried leaves that are prematurely falling from the trees. No color, directly passing to the phase of dried brown leaf litter. It has not been a good year for my trees. Those not skeletonized by the plague proportions of Japanese beetles…