November 2007

 11/29/2007 Here it is the last week of November and still little sign of snow. That is very odd for this time of year in this area. The Italian parsley that I have growing in a container outside is still very green and so are the left over lettuces and chards in the back …

 11/9/2007 The Spring Hill catalog really is enjoyable to look at (I just realized it’s an old, old one from Spring 2005). I have not as yet had the privilege or the money to buy from them, but the lifetime guarantee on their plants really is tempting. Their ideas for garden layouts are very …

 11/6/2007 Incredibly, it snowed today. It was just a light dusting, but just enough to remind you that winter is just around the corner. It has been so unseasonably warm in NW Ohio that I’ve waffled so much, maybe too much about getting my pots inside and mulching my flowerbeds. It’s just cold enough …

 11/1/2007 I cannot believe it is November already. Doesn’t seem like that long ago summer was just beginning. Now in six short weeks we’ll have old man winter on our doorstep again. My daughter and I were outside today planting some iris corms. They are spaced about 6″ apart and I don’t think I’m …