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The 2024 Garden Year

January 19, 2024 January Our year started with snow, ice and frigid temperatures in mid-January. Our temperatures stayed below freezing for almost a week. I think it was the most consistent cold that we've experienced since moving here. Fortunately, it was a dry snow so there wasn't too much damage. Once again, we almost lost the azara and I'm afraid there would have been some breakage if I had not kept knocking the ice off. February 14, 2024 February In past years, it seems that inclement weather seems to hit around Michael's birthday in mid-February. After the January snow and ice, this month was actually quite tame. Nothing exciting to report - mostly birdwatching . Early flowers like hellebores, cyclamen and crocus begin to bloom in mid month. March 3, 2024 March I got into a walking routine which I'm happy to report I am continuing this year. You get to the point where you feel guilty if you miss a day. I do miss days occasionally but I'm learning that ...

Hints of Fall



A weekend of hazy skies from distant fires and hot and humid days. But change is in the air and we even got a trace of rain - a whopping 0.4 inch - overnight Sunday. 

I can feel the change and I love it. A crisp feeling in the air, overcast skies and, when the sun is shining, stark shadows and lazy rays from the sun. I love autumn almost as much as I love spring.

All these elements are especially noticeable in the early morning sunlight -













Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Your fall garden is both colorful and relatively floriferous, Phillip. With our long heatwave behind us at last, I'm hoping it'll feel more like fall here soon too but then we often more blasts of heat well into October.

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  2. Fall is my favorite season too. The blooming Persicaria in the first photo is splendid.
    chavli

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