Getting Ready for Winter

By Kathy Purdy October 11, 2003 – Posted in: Garden chores
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Well, after that killing freeze we’ve had some nice warm days (and nights). I brought my rosemary in anyway because I don’t trust myself to remember to bring it in for next spell of cold nights. And I dug the Bishop of Llandoff dahlia bulbs my sister had given me, mostly because Talitha really enjoyed the four blossoms they put out before being knocked down by frost. The last time I tried to winter over dahlia bulbs they were all desiccated by the time spring came. Any helpful tips would be appreciated.

Meanwhile, I’ve been stuck in the house finishing up a housekeeping project while the weather has been so glorious. My back is mostly better but I can tell, one false move and . . .

I still have more colchicums to tell you about as soon as I get time. Gotta put my toddler to bed. Bye!

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Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She would be delighted to speak to your group about colchicums or other gardening topics. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002.

If winter is slumber and spring is birth, and summer is life, then autumn rounds out to be reflection. It’s a time of year when the leaves are down and the harvest is in and the perennials are gone. Mother Earth just closed up the drapes on another year and it’s time to reflect on what’s come before.

~Mitchell Burgess in Northern Exposure

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