6 on Saturday – 19OCT2024

Although we’re well into autumn, a lovely south wind is bringing balmy, 20c/70f degrees and sunshine this weekend – thanks Texas and Florida! A few light overnight frosts this past week have, unfortunately, succeeded in killing off the more tropical annuals (Tithonia and Lablab purpurea are not a pretty sight…), while leaving some of the […]

Six on Saturday – 28OCT2023 – Yellows and Reds

Everyone oohs and ahs over the brilliant red leaves we see in the northeast part of North America every autumn and there’s no doubt about it – spectacular red maples and stunning oak, the dominant trees in many forests and woodlots around here, are stunning. Equally stunning, in a different way, are the muted oranges […]

Six on Saturday – 08OCT2022 – Autumn Colour and Texture

We’ve had a few nights of patchy frost around here (although not in my garden), and the cool temperatures have hastened the retreat of chlorophyll from tree leaves while a few breezy days has hastened the falling of said leaves. Winter is definitely coming, but before that, how about six things in the early October […]