I had a feeling
that our fall season would come early this year because our August
weather was 20 degrees cooler than normal. In fact, there were a few
nights in August that were cold. When the temperature dipped into
the low 50's in August it felt more like early fall. Then came
September and the weather was cooler than usual. Fall has come very
early this year and with the season
change, there is more work to do and less time to enjoy my yard
and garden.
Today I spent
most of the day outdoors doing what I can to manicure the yard and
gardens before this week's cold weather forecast. I made a point to
remove the fallen leaves from my irises and to cut back annual plants
that have started to die.
The four O clock
flowers have gone to seed and gathered the seeds for winter storage.
Now that the fall season
is here I am thinking more about decorating my porch and updating the
planters with hardy flowers like pansies and kale. I think tomorrow
I will go to the pumpkin patch and see about buying a few nicely
shaped pumpkin. I will also head over to Lowes garden center and buy
a few potted Chrysanthemums for lawn decorations.
