Saturday, October 26, 2013

Hello Fall

Weatherman says hard freeze tonight, the * growing season
is officially over, and peak foliage color is ending. With
all that to think about, I headed outside to rake up more
leaves and finish tidying up the herb garden. I plan on
deadheading and trimming back a little on the carpet roses
and the hydrangeas, but plan to wait till next spring to deep
prune. We will drain the hoses and then store in the shed.
I notice friends Cindy and Tom readying the snow blower.
OMG, refuse to think about heavy snow right now.
Patio chairs and table covered, rockers wiped down and
to the basement, porch swing down. Sam the pup loves
playing in the leaves and thinks I'm sure, this is all for
his enjoyment. I have to take pictures! Everything
looking somewhat empty and barren, but for me it's ok.
Need to refill the bird feeders, put my garden tools away,
take the leaves to the curb for pickup...then Sam and I 
will take a short walk, enjoy the sun, and head inside...
coffee thyme and doggie treat awaits!!
*Growing Season is the period each year when
native and ornamental plants grow and when
crops can be grown.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

I Like October


Okay here goes:
PUMPKINS  & CORNSTALKS
CANDY CORN
BOUNTIFUL HARVESTS
HALLOWEEN
APPLE PICKING & HAYRIDES
LEAVES OF BURNT RED & ORANGE
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
FRISCHS VEGETABLE SOUP
MUMS & ASTERS
SCARECROWS
HOT APPLE CIDER
BONFIRES
MY FALL DECORATIONS

Halloween Night Thyme

SCARY NOISES
SPOOKY SIGHTS
NATURE COMES ALIVE TONIGHT...
Hope your HALLOWEEN is a hauntedly
good night!!!!!!

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Autumn Comes Calling


There's a change in the air. Cool crisp mornings. I hear the winds rustling the leaves, crunching them as I walk. The light in the sky, so different at 5. Hot chocolate thyme, recipes of soups and stews-
Can it be so near to holiday thyme? The garden is quiet, no lawn to mow. Thyme to settle in,
Ron's almost home!
   

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Thymely Eggs

   I needed a dozen eggs. Ron, wonderful husband brought home that dozen. But not from a grocery store--from a friend. Sent those eggs to me--homegrown. Yes, she has chickens, 6 of them and her husband built a coop that housed those chickens that laid  those eggs that came to me. I was so excited! I said to my husband--"will you build me a chicken coop" 

Thank You Kelly.   

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Vacation Thyme

   Hello garden  friends. Just returned from wonderful journey to Italy. I joined my friend Jan for eight days of  travel bliss. Rome and the Amalfi Coast were places we stayed and we journeyed out from there. I will be posting a new blog called Italy 2013 where I will share my pictures and some of my most favorites thymes. ( Hint..cooking class in Ravello). Everything was so "favuloso". Keep reading , let you know blog site soon!!!



Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Garden Bed Thyme

Around my house it"s cleanup time. All the yard decorations, my garden ladies, statuaries, and even the potting tables get "torn down" wiped off and put in the back shed. Some of the yard decor will go into my Cottage Garden House. This is my special place by the herb and perennial gardens. Housing shelves, a cabinet, a writing table, potting table, and even an old fashioned porcelain sink, this 12x12outdoor shed has curtains at the windows and hanging above the screen doors. Everthing goes back to its spot for the remainder of the fall and winter. Ron, will take off the screen doors and replace with the original shed doors. You can see pictures of the Garden House on the Cabbage Patch Photos slideshow.
I pull all the annual flowers, tomato plants, and cut back some of the perennials. The zinnias I will leave alone for a short while, still enjoying their colorful flowering, The roses and hydranges will need a cleanup as well but cutting back will wait. Early fall for me signals pulling those weeds, cleaning up the debris of the garden and flower beds, and watching Ron trim bushes and some of the smaller trees. Its all about the chores.  I like it all tidy, neat, and very bare.
We know raking the leaves is around the corner. There will be a last day for mowing. But wait a minute........its PUMPKIN THYME, Halloween, scarecrowns, oh my!!