Quote of the Day: Eleanor Roosevelt
“We walked tonight up to the top of the hill back of my cottage and saw the sun go down…Then, as we came home, the rain began to fall very gently–that soft spring rain which give you the feeling you can almost see things grow. My lilies-of-the-valley are just young green shoots coming up out of the ground…The lilacs are out, and as we walked through the woods two white dogwood trees gleamed, almost in full bloom. Yes, the world does live again. Perhaps nature is our best assurance of immortality.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt in her journal a week after the death of her husband FDR (Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage)
Yesterday I spent a few hours cleaning up the garden. It’s that time of the year to clear out all the dead plants to make way for winter mulch. As I was working, I planned out next year’s garden, taking notes of what worked, what didn’t. I noticed the low sun casts a good deal of shade on on the potager during the fall, making this garden not as good for fall crops as the main garden. That can be remedied by taking down a few trees.
I’m actually quite happy that fall is here, I’m ready for the garden to go to sleep.
Are making plans for next year as you finish up this gardening year? Will you make and changes?
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Susy, I’ve already started planning for next year. However, plans are a loose idea of what will actually result when spring time come. During the winter months the plans change quite frequently as new ideas pop into my head. Nothing is cast in stone except maybe the perimeter fences. It’s been a good year here for gardening overall and I too am looking forward to the winter rest.
Our first frost has not officially arrived to put down the garden but I think this next week will be a week of preparation for the heavy neighborhood yard waste mulch.
Have a great garden cleanup day.
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I’ve been cleaning out some debris from the flower garden; the vegetable garden isn’t too bad at the moment, though I need to pull the last of the amaranth to make room for kale and chard. I’m a little sad my flower garden won’t be in full glory any longer.
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