What do the bees do in October?What do the bees do in October?
If you have New England aster in your garden, they keep foraging like mad.
In my garden the bees were all over my ‘Hella Lacy’ aster this morning, and I was very glad to see them. My shorter asters have now stopped blooming and are going to seed, but ‘Hella Lacy’ is a late bloomer and I’ve seen it feeding monarchs in October fueling up for their trip to Mexico.
White for FallThey used to say you’re not supposed to wear white shoes after the first of September but in the garden, white is the great new fall color, and at my house it’s absolutely au courant.
Almost overnight, the sweet autumn clematis (Clematis terniflora) that my neighbor planted on her side of the fence (but which has decided it likes my side better) burst into bloom. A few flowers arrived on the first of September, and a thrilling foamy white cascade of blossoms just one day later.
categories
popular
Columns
If it weren’t for the holiday season, we probably would have legislated the month of December out of existence long ago.
Columns
The ultimate definition of an optimist may very well be a person who looks out at a mass of brown, smushed foliage; twisted ...
Features
Shrubs add valuable form, color and textural contrast to the garden.
Columns
Those of you who are regular readers of this column are no doubt already aware that actual horticultural content is not my ...
Blog
So here I am, wandering around with my nose towards the ground, scrounging for signs of spring. I’ve found a few — snowdrops ...
questions
Which flowers can we plant that the bunnies won’t eat? My pansies and marigolds are all eaten.
What are your three favorite “all-but-forgotten” perennials that every garden should include? Why do you like them?
I recently moved to Chicago from Houston and I miss fresh picked figs. Is there any way to grow figs in Chicago short of installing a greenhouse? Will sunny windows do? I’m desperate.
