Fall gardening is something new to me. I happened upon this popular pass-time by chance after my Mom gave me a book that she picked up at a yard sale. “A Woman’s Hardy Garden” by Helena Rutherfurd Ely first published in 1903 and re-published in 1990, has turned my world around.
This hillside just behind my house was nothing special. Not only was it uninteresting it was labor intensive when it came to maintenance. Mowing a hillside of this angle is no fun so I decided to try my hand at landscaping.
Just like people, plants need to dress for the coming cold. Fall is the time to plant shrubs, trees and bulbs. Mulching is a way to make these plants winter-ready. Mulch, a fancy word for chopped up tree stumps, is better know as “blankets for plants” in the world of gardening.
Here’s my hillside garden. The brown furry looking stuff is the mulch. I collected a few rocks from the surrounding wooded areas and presto- chango rock garden here we come.
The next thing I need is this Adirondack bench… it is on sale at “Country Willow” one of the local shops around the corner from my home but I am waiting for fire sale prices.
Fall gradening is a delight. Let’s wait and see if the stuff comes up next Spring!
