See Previous | See Next This week some of the warmth came back for a bit and my garden took the opportunity to sparkle in the sunshine. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years, is a definite mix of bright fall colors and the winter browns plus real snow coming into things. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years makes it look like the bright fall colors are holding out a little longer this year than in some years past—we’ll…
See Previous | See Next Well, the snow arrived! and, for a little while (and several days) draped itself all over everywhere. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years, one notes that this was a little bit late for a Colorado first snow of the season. (But also that red fall foliage is very pretty.) Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years jumps in to add that snow doesn’t necessarily mean no new flowers…not necessarily (I would be surprised…) …This…
See Previous | See Next This week we’ve gotten some real fall weather, including a frost! (briefly) We’re definitely in full autumn-mode now. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years, one-up’s the frost with actual snow, which is something I haven’t quite seen in my garden yet this year. But otherwise, there seems to be agreement that this is the time for some flashy fall foliage. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years concurs on the foliage (with also some…
See Previous | See Next This week I’ve still got a few flowers blooming as we are (probably) poised right on the edge of our first cold snap. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years, agrees this is a time for fall flowers, but probably a touch of snow soon. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years shows off the transition time, from flowers, to snow and bald seed puffs. …This week my garden is filled with autumn sunshine.
See Previous | See Next This week we’ve had more moisture and it feels like fall and it’s lovely. And, I’ve got three rose bushes trying to bloom plus one that did! (April Moon) Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years, is only showing fall colors now, though still a range of possible fall flowers. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years shows off some fall colors that were a bit more vivid than this year, but still good company….
See Previous | See Next This week the garden is looking a lot more like it’s fall, though with a few pretty flowers sticking around. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years, makes me miss the sunflowers that weren’t this year, but also look forward to the spooky weather to come. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years shows this is the season when the foliage pictures are starting to take over from the flowers, and also gives the first…
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…