See Previous | See Next As we advance into October, we have reached now the glory days of marigolds and ornamental kale. Otherwise, with the combination of warm weather and shortening days, some leaves are turning for fall while others continue to resist. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years, reminds us that fall flowers can come in just about every color, and that if we’re lucky we’ll get fall foliages in nearly every color too. Looking back 2-4 weeks…
See Previous | See Next This week some things are kinda, sorta turning toward fall colors, while other things are remaining very committed to being green. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years, never-the-less, shows off some pretty fall colors, along with the pretty variety of early fall flowers (though, very sadly, I am now lacking my pretty, pink deck rose this year). Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years shows off some other very pretty roses that just don’t…
See Previous | See Next This week we’ve had nice, cool temperatures and lovely moisture, so things are looking very lush and green. But we’ve also got those first sprinklings of fall colors and so, with such a small change, now I look out my window and see a fall garden, rather than a summer one. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows other hints of fall colors to come, while also really leaning in to the pink- and…
See Previous | See Next The continuing cooler times of September are bringing a few late-season blooms out of hiding. Delicate and pretty. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows all the wide variety that the end of the season brings, concurring that it is about time for the elusive (in my garden anyway) asters. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years shows flowers from years past (like foxglove) that seem unlikely to turn up this year, and also…
See Previous | See Next Things have been cooling down a bit, and the ground-cover plants are reveling in how very beautiful and green they are. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years really isn’t focused on green, though, but rather on showing off quite a variety of fruits and flowers that absolutely are happy to show up for the end-of-summer season. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years is hinting at the fall-favorites, though, marigolds and turning foliage. …This…
See Previous | See Next My newest rose has been showing off with a beautiful re-bloom this week, while most of the rest of the garden is fairly late-summer mellow. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows that the main themes of this season seem to be reblooming roses, fruits, and various yellow flowers. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years generally concurs. …This week my garden has been getting trimmed up a bit.
See Previous | See Next This week seems to be the week of fruit. And, I’ve got a big box of pears sitting in my kitchen to prove it. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years does seem to concur that it’s about pear season. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years, however, predicts that the plums are going to get purpler, and purpler. …This week my garden is singing with frogs and grasshoppers.
See Previous | See Next I haven’t been a great roses caretaker this year, and yet my Ebb Tide has been rewarding me, none-the-less, with some very lovely late-summer rebloom blossoms. Also, my most reliable hosta is blooming and is making that part of the garden smell so nice. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows a couple of reblooms from years past, as well as pretty sunflowers that have absented themselves for this particular year. (I might get…
See Previous | See Next This week we finally got a little moisture and coolness, and also my middle garden surprised me with a really pretty selection of pink and purple flowers that hadn’t quite happened before. It would have been even pinky-purpley-er if the liatris in that bed were caught up with the program, but even still it was a really pretty August surprise. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years agrees that it’s purple-flowers time (my ebb-tide rose…
See Previous | See Next It’s been really hot this week, but the light sure has been cooperating to bathe everything in late summery prettiness. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years for once doesn’t seem to have a lot of consensus about what the garden might be up to (except that my liatris are definitely late this year). Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years shows off the season of lilies, from tiger lilies last month, to plantain lilies…