What Vermonters, for example, call fall may be what we in Central Texas call late-summer-still-freaking-hot-will-temps-ever-drop? It’s important to give some thought to what “fall” is where you live.
When the tree comes out of dormancy in early spring, it will have a stronger, better developed root system and be in good shape to collect water and nutrients to grow and leaf out before the blaze of summer hits.Īlthough nurseries of all types are getting smarter about stocking a good supply of trees in the fall, you may have to shop around a bit to find the best selection. When the air temperature is cooler than the soil, a tree is likely to produce new root growth without new top growth. Planting in autumn, with the season’s still-warm soil and plentiful rains, offers a tree just the right amount of time to establish a root system before the ground freezes (if that’s a thing where you live). So finish your tidying up, head inside, warm up some cider, and decide which tree might be best for you and your yard. Yes? You’re in luck! Fall is the perfect time to plant trees. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Here’s a shot I shared in my Instagram stories last week when a big storm was rolling in.We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. I love the colors hydrangeas turn in the fall! Here is one of just him and my hydrangeas. I know some of you don’t get to experience all 4 seasons and like to live vicariously through my seasonal photos, so I will be sure to share more!Īlso, I cropped Charlie out of all my pics as he insisted on being in them as usual. You can see here the leaves are just starting to change, and I will definitely share more photos as it happens. It was nice to gradually change with the season rather than ripping everything out and starting from scratch! I filled in the empty space with cabbage, decorative grass, and celosia. The white flowers eventually died off because they didn’t like the cold snap. I added in a few cabbage, cabbages, cabbagi? Just looked it up its apparently cabbages, which sounds weird but you learn something new every day! I also added some pansies too. I pulled out all the pink flowers and the white geraniums, but left all the white flowers and vinca vine. Here are what my flowers looked like mid-summer for a refresher. This year instead of completely starting over I slowly transitioned my boxes by pulling out the tired flowers and incorporating new. Some of my flowers toward the end of summer (Septemberish) start to look scraggly, leggy, and their time is just done. I actually did a few versions of these boxes this year but didn’t snag photos in time to share the first version.
I think we have already had 2 or 3 nights of frost here in Michigan? You never know what you are going to get with the fall flower season here! Have I mentioned that trick before? A twin fitted sheet fits perfectly and gently over my window boxes when frost is a threat. Although the nursery owner warned me they aren’t as hardy as the cabbage, so I have been careful to cover them up with a fitted sheet on chillier nights. I also added these gorgeous scarlet Celosia this year. I stuck to more purple and burgundy tones for something different. I skipped the mums again this year (they never seem to make it long in my window boxes) and went with cabbage like last year. However, I did have time to quickly shoot my purple and burgundy fall window boxes yesterday while the sun was shining. I’m a little behind on my Wednesday post, a little behind on my fall decorating, and well and just a little behind on life in general! But that’s ok it’s 2020 and nothing has really gone according to plan this year.
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