Tag: autumn
Division Renovates Tired Old Perennials
Autumn is a time for planting partly because it is when many plants are beginning their winter dormancy. They are, or will soon be,...
Autumn Weather Prompts Foliar Color
UNITED STATES—Mild climates allow more flowers to bloom through autumn and winter here than in most other parts of America. That is why cool...
Mulch Is Imitation Of Nature
UNITED STATES—Every living thing in our gardens came from the wild somewhere. A few plants might be natives trying to adapt to synthetic landscapes....
Bulbs For Spring Get Planted Now
UNITED STATES—To those who do not enjoy gardening, the process of planting dormant bulbs must seem to be blatantly unproductive. Those of us who...
Fertilizer For The Last Time
UNITED STATES—For many of us, this might seem to be irrelevant. We do not apply fertilizer to our landscapes and gardens. Some of us...
Get Cool Season Vegetable Plants Going
UNITED STATES—The difficult part will be removing the aging warm season vegetable plants while they are still trying to produce. That is one of...
Football Season Is Upon Us!
UNITED STATES—Good riddance summer, hello fall! I will be the first to tell you all I am glad summer is behind us. I have...
Propagation Of Perennials By Division
UNITED STATES—Autumn is for more than planting. It is when most of the aggressive pruning gets stared. It might be the best time to...
Fall Color Is More Foliar
UNITED STATES—As zinnias, petunias, cosmos and other warm season annuals fade in the cooling weather, we might add a few chrysanthemums or marigolds for...
Mulch Suits Autumn Quite Naturally
UNITED STATES—It is silly for us to think that we know more about gardening that the plants who live out in the garden full...
Autumn Is For Planting – Especially Bulbs
UNITED STATES—Autumn is for planting. Cliche? Yes, but true. Autumn is when most plants are beginning dormancy, and are therefore not so bothered by...
Take It Slowly In Autumn
UNITED STATES—No more fertilizer! . . . almost. The main exception is turf that might need a bit of fertilizer if it must stay...
Leaves Are Starting To Fall
UNITED STATES—Autumn is slow in getting here. Yes, as of last Sunday, it is now autumn. The date is determined by the equinox, so...
Indian Summer Is The Norm
UNITED STATES—The popular definition of 'Indian summer' suggests that it is unseasonably warm and dry weather in spring or autumn, and that it typically...
Flowers For Late Summer Bloom
UNITED STATES—No mater how much work we put into our roses to sustain bloom all through the season, and no matter how successful we...
Autumn Color That Proves It
UNITED STATES—There may not be a good time to talk about it this year. The late warmth really put a damper on some of...
Gutters And Chimneys Need Attention
UNITED STATES—There is no time that is best to clean the gutters on the eaves. They should probably be cleaned early before the debris...
Why Autumn Is Also Fall
UNITED STATES—The calender says that it is now autumn. The weather does not necessarily agree. Some of the trees are dropping their leaves. However,...
Timing Is Everything For Pruning
UNITED STATES—There are certain disadvantages to gardening in such a perfect climate. We can not grow things that require significant chilling in winter. Nor...
Unseasonable Weather Can Confuse Plants
UNITED STATES—Even without any of the five senses that we are outfitted with, plants are remarkably perceptive of the weather and the changing seasons....