Morning Report: First Hard Frost Prep
This mum is a monster of a plant! We’re so enjoying it in full bloom on these final days before the first hard frost, when all else has become withdrawn… […]
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Morning Report: Last Blooms of 2014
Karl and I are soaking in the memory now of the final bright and warm colors of this harvest season. We expect a hard frost this coming weekend. My winter
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Morning Report: Pond View
Karl and I were recently reviewing our summer yard work finished in 2014… this view of the Lily Pond opened up with the help of resident beavers. In addition, we
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Morning Report: Amsonia Hubrichtii
Karl and I are enjoying the extended season in our flower garden. Usually by October 15 we have had a hard frost. We have yet to see a hard frost
Morning Report: White Dahlia
How sweet it is to see this dahlia make it despite its troubled youth (the bunnies snacked on this plant all summer long, which stunted its growth and delayed its
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Morning Report: Flower Tower
Thanks again to our friend Marlene who gave us the blue morning glory seeds that have formed the flower tower in the Kitchen Garden. The blanket of flowers rises up
Morning Report: Fall Rainbow Planted
Yesterday I purchased, planted, and watered eleven fall-flowering plants in the Rainbow Garden. Nearly a color for each band of the rainbow, there are now three asters and eight mums
Morning Report: Zinnias!
Jewish friends: Have a good and sweet new year! Reflecting on the traditions of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as a Judeo-Christian person enriches my appreciation for this special time