Add These Plants To Your Garden In November
November 14, 2022As November brings cool temperatures in for the season, consider adding these cool-weather plants to your garden to enjoy come spring.
A Lawn Mower Can Shred Leaves, But Be Careful How Many
November 1, 2022Shredded leaves add nutrients to garden beds, and a lawn mower can help you shred those leaves. Just be careful how many leaves you try to mow at once.
2-Minute Fabric Pumpkins
October 21, 2014Decorate for the harvest season with these easy-to-make fabric pumpkin made from materials found around the house.
3 Autumn Chores for a Healthy Lawn
August 21, 2014As you begin to wrap up the harvest season, give attention to your lawn, as well.
Fall Foliage
October 4, 2013Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree. –Emily Bronte
Time for Fall
September 20, 2013For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad. —Edwin Way Teale
Recipe: Autumn Soup
October 10, 2012Photo by Judith Hausman Homemade chicken broth, combined with the sweet flavors of cabbages and potatoes, makes this easy soup perfect for a chilly fall evening. I’m back from my travels this week, and part of settling into home routines is returning to the stove. The season turned definitively to autumn while I was gone: […]
Cherishing the Autumn Garden
October 6, 2011I know fall has arrived when the hens quit laying. It’s extra official now that the leaves have started to change color and the maples have begun to shed. Commence leaf-raking. But more importantly, commence appreciating fall’s beautiful weather—perfect for gardening (at least as long as it isn’t raining).
Tried-and-true Fall Flowers
November 4, 2010I can’t believe how many things I still have blooming in the garden—the most beautiful of which are my Venus mums.
My Favorite (Fall) Things
November 4, 2010Today was one of those perfect autumn days that takes my breath away: cool, crisp air; pale-golden beams of sunlight slanting through the firs; the scent of damp alder leaves wafting up as I raked them into piles to toss on the vegetable garden.
