There is no Doubt it is November
With the time change and the November weather time in the garden is getting limited. That isn’t to say that I have been lounging eating bon bons, but there is more time certainly inside now than out.
Accuweather says snow tomorrow night. I am not expecting much of any, but i will take this as an omen that the flower days will be done for the year. I will harvest anything that can be harvested. I still have chrysanthemums that are in tight bud, I will cut them because who the heck knows…they will join the rest of the remaining flowers in the cooler. It is sad, but you know, it is also time. I have stretched out the season this year until the end of November, about a month longer than any year before and that I am proud of. I already have plans for next year on how to hopefully have chrysanthemums for Thanksgiving.
But you know that saying, one door closes and another door opens? Well, spring is on our doorstep. Only 14 more weeks until the first of the tulips arrive. In the grand scheme of things that isn’t very far away. I mean how did we get to November already?
The last of the spring bulbs have been planted. All of the extra bulbs I ordered are safely tucked in and the in ground tulips have all been planted.
All of the gardens have been cut back now, except for the mums, and that will happen this week. I have started spreading leaf mulch on the beds, after re-aligning the rows. It is amazing how out of whack they become in a season or two. I have also started to put woodchips on the paths. What I get done this month will be less that I will have to do in the spring when it is still too wet to be in the gardens.
I did manage to get a #windowframethursday out this week. The arrangement I did two weeks ago is still looking good so I wasn’t going to because how many flower arrangements can one have in their house. Me, I can never have enough flowers, but that is besides the point, so here we go.
I will continue working in the garden until the 15th then I am going to hang up my trowel until January when it starts all over again.
There will only be a couple more letters to you…I am giving you notice so you can get ready for your withdrawal.
I am passing you off to Steve and I am going to go and get the goats and chickens in.
Until next week. Allie. I dream of flowers, do you?