Wednesday, 19 September 2012

as I say...'The Changing of the Colours' 2012

Fall is reflection time....In the gardening world ....the political world...the business world....the end of another year world....

You might ask....how do those worlds align with each other...in my estimation, usually the fall time is election time....it is 'the season'  in my small city of Lloydminster.  Fall clean up time in the gardens.  Year end clean up in the business world.

...politicians and gardening...well...as I said it is clean up time.  The opportunity has come.  Local/provincial/federal/national elections are in front of us daily.   Political figures can be planted or removed.  If over the past 'season' the plant doesn't align with your visions for your garden....make the effort to remove 'it' or re-position 'it'.....sometimes it isn't that easy....roots still remain and can cause problems....so it will take extra effort to rid the garden of what you no longer want.


...and the business world vs gardening....year ends loom on the horizon.  How did the past year produce?  Did all your plans go accordingly?  Was the bounty fruitful?  What changes need to happen to begin a new 'season'

Business-Politics-Gardening which ever heading pleases you the reader....is how and where your reflections will fall....as your weeding out the 'useless'  'un- productive'
disappointing 'plants' a new vision emerges and the building will then begin all over again.

Fall is for the most part the last show!  The last great effort to message the observer.




It says 'Look at me can you see how 'important' I am in your garden'  and we may weaken and say Ok just one more season'  Show me what you really can do!

Thursday, 13 September 2012

Autumn mornings: sunshine and crisp air, birds and calmness, year's end and day's beginnings. ~Terri Guillemets

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Colors of 2012 Fall

Natures
changing of 'the colours'
 








 

September-Earth Sign-Sign of Virgo-Fall Season

Call it whatever you like.  It is Fall.  Termination of the growing season.  Harvesting of the season's bounty.  Fall labour.  Getting ready for winter.  Colourful blooms disappearing. 
Sounds like the end, right?  Well it is for the gardener's spirit. 
Turn that around and it can be the beginning of the 'next season'!  It is the time for fall planting of shrubs, perennials and trees.  That is why September starts of with the
Labour Day Holiday!  Fall is laborious! 
NOW is the time for Bargains!  Clear outs!  Half price Sales!  Planning for the NEXT season!

Exciting!













This is how I started out my NEW season! 

Colorado Blue Spruce- Colorado Green Spruce -Fat Albert Spruce (20 in total)
17 Sea Buck thorn trees
mixture of 34-mock orange/Amethyst-Coral Berry/Dwarf Bog Birch
Castoff Daylillies/  Iris and more Iris to be spread about on the grounds.

West side garden entrance view

 preparing for setting a walkway
 

                                         then the rains came! had to shut down the 'Labour'!

It was a great family weekend!






 
NOT ALL 'Labour'  Had some good quality fun and laughter!  Grandson Adam captured (momentarily)  his favourite 'critters' and joined in with helping his dad and aunties! 

A little bit of harvesting for the taste buds!  Cherry Plums