Full Moon Greetings – August 30, 2023 Herald of Summer Ending Chrysanthemums are fall blooming perennials that announce the fading of summer. Mums (for short) are beautiful and tidy plants that come in a range of shapes and colors from deep orange and yellow to lavender and mauve. Flowers are shape shifters and may resemble … Read more
Happy New Moon! October 25, 2022 First Frost & Garden Transitions The first hard frost has arrived in Denver – and just like that we made a transition out of the summer gardening season. Right up until the last moment I was harvesting tomatoes, zucchini, and raspberries (stragglers to be sure – but they were … Read more
The Slow Progression to Winter Some years winter arrives quickly with a hard frost decimating most of the garden. But this year it is a slower progression. We’ve had multiple light frosts which have finished off the tomatoes, eggplants and other heat loving plants. But kale, collards, and chard are all loving the cold nights … Read more
Leaves are changing color, nights are chilly, the sun is lower in the sky. We are one week past the autumn equinox and it feels like Fall has settled in. Autumn has historically been a time of gathering and storing for winter. Celebrations of harvest and thanksgiving were popular. And even though many … Read more
It’s that time of year when the garden is a tad out of control. Pumpkin vines have invaded the apple tree and pumpkins are hanging among the apples. Amaranth is leaning against the fence because it can no longer support the huge plumes. Some of the sunflowers have fallen over in the wind, … Read more
A Season of Harvest As I write this post I am watching the chickadees hanging upside down on sunflower heads picking out the last seeds. The pumpkin vines and most of the rest of the garden plants are dying back. Although the sunchokes, zinnias and cosmos are putting on a last enthusiastic show. The angle … Read more
