Still work to do - mulching perennials after a couple more hard frosts (especially the hardy bananas, crinums, sages and agapanthus here in zone 6b Kentucky) before I can enjoy deserved relaxation time, though the indoor garden will require continual attention.
In Portland, it’s perennial planting season! I’m focusing on adding natives to my garden, but also appreciating the fall color given by my blueberries, hamamelis, and callicarpa.
I love Fall and Winter here, it's cooler, free of chiggers, fleas, and mosquitos, and it's when I do a lot of winter vegetable gardening. Plus I have a small greenhouse to putter around in. Spring is nice of course, but when the heat hits I really don't enjoy the garden so much. Scottish, German, and Swedish genetics don't work in the summers here, lol! But I do love those Giant Coneflowers!
Still work to do - mulching perennials after a couple more hard frosts (especially the hardy bananas, crinums, sages and agapanthus here in zone 6b Kentucky) before I can enjoy deserved relaxation time, though the indoor garden will require continual attention.
In Portland, it’s perennial planting season! I’m focusing on adding natives to my garden, but also appreciating the fall color given by my blueberries, hamamelis, and callicarpa.
Thank you. I just learned about leaving the stems a few days ago. And now I will check my tomato plants before tossing or leaving them.
I love Fall and Winter here, it's cooler, free of chiggers, fleas, and mosquitos, and it's when I do a lot of winter vegetable gardening. Plus I have a small greenhouse to putter around in. Spring is nice of course, but when the heat hits I really don't enjoy the garden so much. Scottish, German, and Swedish genetics don't work in the summers here, lol! But I do love those Giant Coneflowers!