Fall has arrived, and with it, cooler weather and shorter days. Thankfully, we’ve had some much-needed rain. The pink blossoms of the fall asters ‘Alma Potschke’ are spectacular. Although the lower parts of the plants always seem to dry up early in the season, when their tops are in bloom, they are a joy for … Continue reading Fall Trimming & Blooms
Category Archives: Observations
Second Season Vegetable Garden
For many gardeners “summer is starting to wrap up,” and for some it’s time to plant their “second-season vegetable garden.” Incredibly, we still have some green daffodil spring foliage that we’re not removing, just to see how long it will last. We usually prune it all about six weeks after the daffies bloom. Some of … Continue reading Second Season Vegetable Garden
Daffodils Have Finished Blooming
The following are in bloom this week in our Zone 6 gardens: Bleeding hearts (Dicentra spectabilis), Celandine poppies (Stylophorum diphyllum), carpet phlox (Phlox subulata), lilacs, some rhodies and azaleas, one of the dogwoods and the Purple Leaf plum (Prunus cerasifera), also known in our family as “The Laurie Tree.” The daffodils have finished blooming. Potted … Continue reading Daffodils Have Finished Blooming
Planting Seeds Soon
“The weather has finally caught up with the calendar,” as I read in the Boston Globe a couple of days ago. So true! This past weekend I even got to work in the garden without a coat. And, hubby took out the summer furniture from the cellar. There are so many emerging green shoots and … Continue reading Planting Seeds Soon