photo taken November 3rd 2023 of willow branches.
Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2023 week 44

Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2023 week 44

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photos taken November 3rd 2023 of willow branches and a brown, leaf-mulched garden.

This week warmed up again a little bit and the snow of last week all melted.  We had a brief window of that muddy, warm, melty time when the breeze can almost fool you that it’s actually spring, but it’s past now and everything is less green than before, rather than more.  The foliage that hadn’t turned its fall colors yet seems to now be going straight from green to brown.

Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows a bit more color that we may just end up missing out on this year.  I didn’t keep a nice enough container garden this year to get the late-blooming viola’s, though the leaves of those, the strawberry, and the ornamental cabbage are still holding on.

A mosaic of 11 weekly garden images showing mid October to mid November for 2021-2023. Fall colors and the start of the fall browns.
November 4th 2023 garden – looking back (and forward) by 1-week and 1-year steps.

Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years gives a reminder of the pretty fall colors we did get this year, along with a sample of others that have eluded.  In contrast to the up-coming from two years ago, my current raspberry canes are still 100% green…

A mosaic of 11 weekly garden images showing early October to mid November for 2019-2023. Foliage in reds and yellows, and now browns.
November 4th 2023 garden – looking back (and forward) by 2-week and 2-year steps.

…This week my garden is kind of bedraggled and still sorting itself out for the upcoming winter.

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