It feels like it’s gotten so cold outside! I think that’s only partly true though. I’m sick again with fever and sore stomach so I’m just freezing, even inside my own home!
Looking outside at the garden that I don’t dare walk in when I’m feeling this cold indoors I can see that the leaves from the big maple tree have begun to fall over the lawn and garden, and some of my plants have started to die down.
Those that are shutting down for the winter include the balloon flowers and the Phlox. As I mentioned in earlier posts many of my flowers are still going strong, although I suspect they won’t be for much longer!
We still haven’t had any frost … or at least I don’t think we have, certainly we haven’t had any hard frosts, but I expect within the next week we’ll have our first. That might be the only thing that shuts down my roses! I swear they want to keep blooming and blooming. Silly plants!
Some of my visitors have mentioned in comments that their gardens have been hit by frost already. How is everyone else’s garden fairing this first week of November?
I planted some bulbs outside for the spring and I am forcing some indoors now.. My plants are all inside to stay safe from the freeze.. The ones that can be out through winter are just about done for the season..
We’ve had frost; I spent the weekend putting the garden to bed, although I left the roses, which are still blooming.
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Oh Dear Lady I’m sorry your ill. I hope your feeling up and better soon.
I planted mums today. I am in zone 8 so it was a hot day.. I wonder if mums need anything special.
Now I feel blessed living in a country with no winter. Otherwise I might cry every time I see my plants are lost in the cold weather. And what an effort too to bring most of the plants indoor to save from the freeze. 🙁
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I fear the winter that is soon going to close in. Mainly because i had just planted a couple black tulips and could not wait to see how well they bloom, but I also despise the time that my plants die down and I must pluck them all from the ground.