Category Archives: Autumn

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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Planning for autumn color (Part 1): prologue

Posted on April 1, 2021 by John Kevin Hickey

You’re probably thinking: MrVintageMan, why are you talking about autumn now? Spring has just arrived! Well, that’s the point: to create a autumn tableau in your garden, you need to start working on it now. When spring arrives, most gardeners … Continue reading →

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