Tag: autumn
Dormancy Facilitates Survival Through WInter
UNITED STATES—Dormancy is not exclusive to vegetation. Many animals are dormant while they hibernate through cold winter weather. Some animals are dormant while they...
Defoliation Is A Messy Process
UNITED STATES—Autumn foliar color eventually gets messy. Actually, any deciduous foliage can become messy during its autumn defoliation. Color is not a prerequisite. Some...
Autumn Foliar Color Appreciates Chill
UNITED STATES—Indian Summer complicates autumn. It is an imposition of pleasant weather that delays inevitable chill. Gardening is a bit more enjoyable while the...
Autumn Bloom Is Remarkably Natural
UNITED STATES—Most flowers bloom during spring. That seems to be most practical. It maximizes the time for their seed to develop prior to the...
Winter Berries Attract Migrating Birds
UNITED STATES—Bloom and colorful foliage provide most of the color besides green within home gardens during spring and summer. Deciduous foliage becomes more colorful...
Debris Fills Gutters During Autumn
UNITED STATES—Autumn foliar color certainly is pretty while it lasts. Although less prominent locally than it is where cooler weather begins earlier, it is...
All Things Fall Are Amongst Us
UNITED STATES—I love the fall season for three reasons: fall weather, football and apples. People who know me are well aware I’m not that...
Early Bulbs Start Even Earlier
UNITED STATES—Crocus, daffodil and narcissus are among the earliest of the popular early bulbs to bloom at the end of winter. Hyacinth, tulip, freesia,...
Cooler Weather Is Slower Weather
UNITED STATES—Weather is not quite as warm as it had been. Warm days do not last quite as long as they did earlier in...
Autumn Is Coming People!
UNITED STATES—This should come to no surprise to the people who know me: I hate the summer. I’m not an extreme heat person, so...