Category Archives: Autumn

The garden lull is over, a tomato update and hints of autumn

Posted on August 21, 2021 by John Kevin Hickey

August is one of the hottest months of the northern year, so hold your breath and see that the fan is in order. It is also one of the longest months, and sometimes it seems even longer. Hal Borland The … Continue reading →

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Planning for autumn color (part 3): foliage

Posted on April 10, 2021 by John Kevin Hickey

In the fall of 2019 I was going to write a post about the importance of selecting trees and shrubs for autumn foliage. The point of the post I was going to write was that in spite of what you … Continue reading →

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Planning for autumn color (part 2): blooms

Posted on April 5, 2021 by John Kevin Hickey

In part 2 of my “Planning for autumn color”, I will discuss some of the plants that have succeeded (and a few that haven’t) in providing autumn blooms in my Colorado Front Range garden. In part 1, I discussed why … Continue reading →

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