Entries from October 2006

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

Would you throw out your old gold?

You read this correctly. Would you throw out your old gold?  I doubt that there is anyone rich enough to do that. And no one would be rich if he or she threw out gold. So why would anyone throw out their fallen leaves? ( plus most of their garbage) This was a question going […]

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Aconite

Today when I went out to rake my patio, I was shocked and very pleased to see that for the first time a flower that I had planted a few years ago was in bloom. I was shocked  because it is almost ½ way through October and we have had what seemed like two small […]

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

Things to do in October

*Start tidying up for winter – Leave seed heads for birds *Bring in houseplants *Bring in summer bulbs for storage *Start digging, manuring and rotating heavy soils for next year’s planting