See Previous | See Next Well, we have definitely now entered the brown phase of Colorado Front-range fall/winter. I almost said ‘the everlasting brown phase’, but of course this whole post-series puts the lie to that. We have come to the time of year, though, when a long look at the landscape reminds you that this is the next thing to a desert, and the bits of beauty hiding out in the garden require, usually, a rather close eye. Looking…
See Previous | See Next 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…
See Previous | See Next This week the snow has arrived! at least for a brief visit, along with the cold that didn’t seem quite real last week. We got enough to blanket things, but the temperature’s rising already, so we’ll see what next week brings. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years still has suggestions of flowers, along with pretty autumn colors for the barberry bush that still haven’t quite shown up yet this year. Half the trees and…
See Previous | See Next This week the foliage on the trees has turned beautifully golden so that my garden feels filled up with sunlight. We finally got our Halloween decorations out, and all of the leaves falling and filling up my driveway have made a great mulch for tucking in my roses (provided they don’t all blow away in the next wind storm). Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years I’m a little surprised to see how many photos…
See Previous | See Next This week things definitely feel and look like fall, even though the days have still been pretty warm. I’ve been neglecting my planter-box flowers, but the snapdragons continue blooming prettily regardless, undaunted. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows this is definitely the time of year when the echinacea, whose flowers have been turning so scraggly brown, make a fall-foliage comeback with pretty, yellow leaves that offset the brown stems and seed heads so…
See Previous | See Next This week was pear-picking week (for a pear-picking hour; there were disconcertingly few pears this year), as fall proceeds apace. As promised, I do have one rose to show off, which the squirrel has mysteriously decided to leave unmolested. Viking Queen can be a bit floppy (for me anyway), but her roses are always so lovely, especially these late season ones. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows last year’s Viking Queen, as well…
See Previous | See Next This week my one, shy cyclamen is blooming while most of everything else not in planter boxes is headed to seed – very October-y. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years has a note or two about late re-blooming roses, which I might get to follow-up again this year, depending on whether the last bud gets eaten by the squirrel or not. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years there’s also a hint about snow…
See Previous | See Next (published late due to scheduling error – was supposed to publish Sep.26th!) This week the weather has been lovely, not too hot and not too cold. Though lots of things, like the sunflowers, are going brown and to seed, others are taking a second opportunity to put out more blooms. The crab apples are blushing and the asters are fluttery soft. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows us the fruits and flowers of…
See Previous | See Next This week things have been both cooling off and a rainy enough to just be really nice in the garden. My poor honeysuckle, traumatized by last winter’s cold snap, finally flowered a little, and isn’t that just happy and pretty. (Fingers crossed for more honeysuckle next year!) Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years is a surprisingly all-in study in fall flowers of all the types! There are a lot more purples and pinks than…
See Previous | See Next This week my hibiscus has finally bloomed (only one flower, but it still counts!). And the planter-box flowers that have so far survived the ravages of the local squirrel are grateful for the cooling temperatures and starting to perk up with more pretty flowers again. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years continues to remind that this is the weird year without plums or lavender. (And also the year that I didn’t take the time…