The first cold October winds are chilling the air.
Nights are getting pretty cool.
High time to think about
winterizing the garden.
No, it didn't snow here, yet. |
While there is already talk about the first snow storm in the province of Alberta we are a little better off here on the East-coast.
That's how it looked like today! Way better. |
There are still flowers blooming in my garden but time is there to give the flower beds the final "hair cut".
I did the one's at our local Motel last week,
and today I emptied out all their hanging baskets and window boxes.
I very much like the idea of "recycling".
Subsequently all perennials got a spot in a garden bed for the winter, and all tender plants were repotted
and were waiting to get into the "warmth" of my greenhouse.
I was quite busy all day transplanting and carrying pots around,
but by late afternoon I got things straightened out.
For the time being the can stay here. I have to get them all into the house for the winter, though. That will be quite a challenge.
Now there is only the garden furniture to store away.
But that is a task for another day.
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Auntie's translation
Mitte Okober ist die Zeit den Garten winterfest zu machen.
In Alberta gibt es den ersten Schneesturm
aber bei uns ist es noch relativ mild und grün.
Einige Blumen blühen auch noch in meinem Garten
Letzte Woche habe ich den Blumenbeeten beim Motel einen "Haarschnitt" gegeben, und heute wurden alle Hängekörbe,
Kübel und Balkonkästen entleert.
Da ich immer gerne Pflanzen wiederverwende wurden die mehrjährigen Planzen zum überwintern in Blumenbeete gepflanzt.
Die kälteempfindlicheren habe ich umgetopft und in mein Gewächshaus gebracht. Nach und nach werden sie dann ins Haus überführt. Nun brauchen wir nur noch die Gartenmöbel zu verstauen.
Aber das ist Arbeit für einen anderen Tag.
Look like you ave things all under control for the coming winter months
ReplyDeleteNice green thumb! It is sad to put things away for the winter but at least it is nice and neat.
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