Autumn is always a time of transitioning for me… more than spring. I think of spring as the full flung advance on all things “garden”, while fall must be part inside work and part outside, and much of both are getting everything in readiness for wintertime. In between there are beautiful days where I think […]
2008
Time to Note Fall Color
Years ago I wrote a bit about how fall color sometimes surprises me. Here in the Midwest we are surrounded by the rich tapestry of autumn trees and goldenrod field flowers, but sometimes overlook the many other forms of fall color. It is a great time to take your camera and notebook and make notes […]
Rain, finally
We’ve had thunderstorming on and off for the last few hours. Thank You, God. Now I hope to do some of the planting and perennial dividing that needs to be done. I had gotten around to trimming and tieing up the ‘Wisteria Vine That Has Never Bloomed’. Not in more than the fifteen to seventeen […]
3RD Season of the Gardening Year
It isn’t official, but for Ohioan gardeners the passing of Labor Day marked the end of our season of full tilt gardening, and we entered our autumn in feeling and attitude. In my area this part of the year is dry, but in 2008 it is a little drier than usual. We went for a […]
Plan to stroll in the garden on Sunday
photo by Aisling, August 31, 2008 The Quiet Country House has a lovely idea for blogging Sunday Strolls in the garden. It is on Sundays that I often visit public gardens, so I think it is the perfect opportunity to write about it. I regularly take a tour around my garden and property, but I […]
Annual Flowers in My 2008 Garden
I have mostly planted containers for this season’s show of annuals, with the old stalwart re-seeders popping up in the recently cultivated parts of my garden, mainly along the lavender hedged walkaway. I lost lots of the reseeding annuals when I mulched my perennial borders around five years ago. I think that was a huge […]
