Tag: Impatiens

  • È arrivato l’autunno! And darkness is falling…

    Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) from the bedroom window. Due to my seed collecting and my husband’s grape harvesting, bottling, and pressing, for us autumn is when we return to our roots. It’s when I begin to feel like cooking again and it’s when I return to my Catholic past. From now until Easter we’ll cover…

  • Preparing the Annuals for Fall and Winter

    As the nights continue to cool, I know that the garden will have to adapt soon to its fall and winter movements. The willow arbor will lose its leaves, and like many of the other tree and shrubs, I will admire its bones for awhile. It is also time to begin considering the fates of…