Fall in Michigan means a dormant garden .. but this year it is anything but dormant.
After a period of unseasonal cold weather when the frost hit earlier than usual ...striking down all the tender plants like the Heavenly Blue Morning glory .. the weather leveled out and even has gone above the norm to the point the garden is now trying to send new blooms out.
The bluebells are blooming again. The snapdragons are sending out new buds like mad. Alyssum is going wild as is the Blue Star stepable ground cover with the wonderful dainty little flowers I planted this summer.
Much of the garden has been able to be cleared out but a lot will be left to be used as snow accents.
There is something very attractive about the fountain grass sheathed in soft snow.
We also like to string cranberries and popcorn and lay it over the sedum plants that grow so tall and straight. The birds also like that .. especially the little chickadees that stay around snow and all.
Winter will be hitting soon. That we can be sure of ... so the tender perennials have been protected by frames and burlap .. specifically the tender roses that have such a hard time making it through our Michigan winters.
The dahlia bulbs as well as the peacock orchid bulbs have been pulled and put into the basement for safekeeping from the cold.
There is always a great feeling of satisfaction to know the garden is ready to sleep .. and a wonderful sense of anticipation is just ready to seep out as winter comes and the short days slowly get shorter and the feeling of cabin fever hits sometime afer the holidays.
It is then my mind will just naturally begin to float toward the promise of beautiful flowers once more.
Gardening is a wonderful thing.
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