tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post7628068504708454135..comments2023-07-20T05:25:22.959-05:00Comments on Mom in Madison: late october garden.denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063730445661683331noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-22495562710601478922008-10-28T15:03:00.000-05:002008-10-28T15:03:00.000-05:00beautiful photos!beautiful photos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-75614501421051341572008-10-27T10:19:00.000-05:002008-10-27T10:19:00.000-05:00It's so surreal to see that everyone else is still...It's so surreal to see that everyone else is still in the throws of a colorful fall! We're under 4 inches of snow and it will be here, plus MUCH more, until spring!<BR/>BEAUTIFUL pics!RunninL8https://www.blogger.com/profile/00954492756662221754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-3569199778762763372008-10-25T22:38:00.000-05:002008-10-25T22:38:00.000-05:00are those raspberries?are those raspberries?Teaching Handworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559579179922448995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-9517948878836859212008-10-25T16:59:00.000-05:002008-10-25T16:59:00.000-05:00Lovely photos as always, Denise. Your urban (subur...Lovely photos as always, Denise. Your urban (suburban?) garden is an inspiration. Thanks for sharing your stories and wisdom with us.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103167694603570050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-88424557503304454952008-10-24T19:53:00.000-05:002008-10-24T19:53:00.000-05:00I have been meaning to get out to the garden to pi...I have been meaning to get out to the garden to pick the last of the herbs, especially the tender rosemary and basil. <BR/><BR/>Other than herbs, there's not much going on in my garden. Unless you count LEAVES!Jodi Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841000126109119742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-82100537989025558852008-10-24T19:42:00.000-05:002008-10-24T19:42:00.000-05:00thanks dawn!ladybug-zen. thanks - i learn by trial...thanks dawn!<BR/><BR/>ladybug-zen. thanks - i learn by trial and error, mostly. i lived so many years in urban areas without ANY yard or growing space, so when we finally got this house, even though our yard is tiny, i just started growing everything i could. i read a lot too - which is how i learned how to do seed starting inside, propogate, companion plant, and save seeds. i have a LOT to learn still. but that is the fun of it. :)<BR/><BR/>for winter i plan to leave a few things that just look colorful and that i think will look nice in the snow (i like interesting shapes ;)) as well as a few things that will provide some food and shelter for winter animals/birds passing through. things like ornamental cabbage, a regular cabbage or two, some lemon balm bushes, some mint, sunflowers which the birds haven't eaten yet, and the tarragon bushes which got too huge this year - and then i don't deadhead *all* of the flowers or vines. i like all the shapes and textures from it all...until there are drifts up to our necks and nothing can be seen anymore! i of course also leave the bushes, and i like all the millet the chipmunk 'planted', so will leave that for the rabbits! :)denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063730445661683331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-5668967039218923972008-10-24T19:01:00.000-05:002008-10-24T19:01:00.000-05:00beautiful photos. what an amazing garden you have....beautiful photos. what an amazing garden you have.<BR/>just out of curiousity, what are you going to leave for the winter?<BR/><BR/>oh, and one more question, where did you learn your gardening skills. because you've got mad skills!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27387788.post-3377259229941953462008-10-24T17:56:00.000-05:002008-10-24T17:56:00.000-05:00Your photos are lovely, and I always love reading ...Your photos are lovely, and I always love reading about what's going on i your garden.dawn klingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10068232686648964979noreply@blogger.com