When I started to garden, I knew nothing. The evocative names and romantic nature of roses was appealing and enticed me to focus mainly roses: the array of styles, colours and perfume was addictive. The first year after planting, the roses have demonstrated their true nature and the idiosyncratic way they fill the garden spaces….
Tag: Autumn
“And the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep and autumn was awakened.”
The season is changing, and the allure of Autumn is in the air. The mornings are becoming cooler and soon, Autumns magic wand will cast a spell on the trees, turning them to rich, earthy golds and reds accompanied by the susurrous sound of the rustling leaves. “If a year was tucked inside of a clock,…
In one’s garden, a person may be one’s own artist without apology or explanation. Here is one spot where each may experience the “romance of possibility.”
Inspired by attending a recent gardening symposium and the glorious autumn weather, I’ve been pondering the best way to start my new garden. It is ever so tempting to get out there and tackle all the areas I’d like to change. However, I’m trying to be more patient and wait until I’ve established a design…
“As I leave the garden, I take with me a renewed view. And a quiet soul.”
The last time I wrote, we were sailing towards Dunedin along the coast of Southern New Zealand. Several weeks have slipped by, and the all-too-familiar rain and windy weather marked our last week onboard, thwarting our plans again. Instead of garden walks, roses, and majestic trees in Dunedin and Tasmanian gardens, extra days were spent…
There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky.”
After several delightful summery days in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui in the North of New Zealand, we have turned south, and just like that, Autumn arrived. The tree-lined driveways at the wineries we visited are now glowing with burgundy and golden leaves. Mornings have been cool, yet the temperature gauge rises in the afternoon so…
“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.”
After the hot days of late and the high humidity during this summer, it is a welcome change to feel the touch of coolness in the air each morning. The Autumn season is here with the faintest sign of what’s to come and the beginnings of colour change in the trees. The breeze has a…
“Do not watch the petals fall from the rose with sadness, know that, like life, things sometimes must fade, before they can bloom again.”
In anticipation, I wait for nature to bring more cold days to give the roses the silent nod to sleep. After only a few days of chill, the garden is showing signs of slowing down, and moving towards dormancy even though many roses remain in bloom. Some are brilliant, almost perfect whilst others are lovely,…
Just step outdoors, see the light on the hills, the stars at night- that’s enough.
The weather of late is glorious and the days so clear. It is fresh in the mornings with the warmth of sunny days followed by the grandeur of an empyrean night sky.Nothing is more spectacular than the inland domed sky on a cloudless crisp cold night. At times like this, it all seems worthwhile living…
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.”
Nature has gently eased us out of summer with hints of what’s to come; the mornings bring cool fresh air, but the high temperatures along the coast and inland last week tease us back into summer mode. So the bees in the garden are still very active. Throughout the garden, some roses have tell-tale signs…
Life In The Autumn Garden
Many hours have been spent in the garden this week. I’m taking advantage of the cool mornings that allow at least five hours of gardening before the sun’s intensity becomes too hot. It is cathartic, cutting back summer growth and pulling weeds so tall in some spots they were up to my shoulders. The word…
To everything there is a season.
Autumn, the crème de la crème of all the seasons, in my view, has arrived. I suspect the hot days may continue in the afternoons for several more weeks. Still, the hint of Autumn days’ freshness, clarity, stillness and beauty is apparent every morning, and it is magic. Autumn’s arrival may appear disappointing as summer…
“A garden isn’t meant to be useful. It’s for joy.”
The garden landscape is taking shape and starting to look more like a “proper garden”. Whilst working on mulching and preparing for next season, it is a delight to see the new rose blooms opening, probably for the last time, I suspect, before winter. Although it’s not a mass floral display like the abundance of…
“Autumn has always been my favourite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.”
Autumn has been gentle this year arriving ever so quietly, bringing days that are sheer perfection; hardly a breath of wind, bright blue skies, crisp morning air with days of such clarity it takes one’s breath away. April has been remarkable leaving me thinking how fortunate we are when nature offers days like these. The…
Autumn is here, and I could not be happier for the garden loves Autumn…
Autumn in my region brings a reprieve from the heat and an expectant air of cooler days to come. It is a time full of promise as we fill the gaps with plants after summer pruning, execute our plans for next season’s Spring display and anticipate the beautiful new release roses we ordered for winter…
“Autumn paints in colours that summer has never seen”.
Autumn is here in all its entirety. A sudden change in light, skies clear and the chill of first frosts. Glorious with no rush or panic, unlike Spring, that holds that feverish sense of haste. Autumn is a quiet time, a chance to make grand plans and dream of all the things that the slow…