Tag: autumn
Pumpkins Exemplify Ripening Winter Squash
Zucchini is probably the most reliable of warm season vegetable through summer, even when tomatoes are having a bad year. A single zucchini plant...
Autumn Simply Will Not Wait
UNITED STATES—Ready or not, it will be autumn in just a few days. Formal hedges can be shorn one last time if they need...
Cool Season Vegetables Are Coming
UNITED STATES—What happened with the tomatoes?! In past years, they were inhibited by mild summer weather. This year, they had plenty of warmth, but...
Color Wanes As Summer Ends
UNITED STATES—Black-eyed Susan, sunflowers and a few of the late warm season annuals and perennials are still blooming, and a few will continue into...
Gardens Show Their True Colors
UNITED STATES—Contrary to popular belief, good autumn foliar color, or 'fall color', is possible on the West Coast. Mild weather only limits the options...
Spring Bulbs Begin In Autumn
UNITED STATES—Narcissus, daffodil, grape hyacinth and early blooming bearded iris are some of the earliest, and probably the easiest of spring bulbs, although bearded...
Gardening Is Slower In Autumn
UNITED STATES—Even without significant cool weather, the garden knows that it is now autumn. Most of the late summer blooming flowers are finishing their...