"Early Autumn," Maxfield Parish
The late Washington Post garden columnist Henry Mitchell once wrote:
There
is no need to think of September as the trash bin of the year, with
just scraps of leftover things in the garden, because many things are
only coming to perfection at the end of summer--a soft and gleaming
season.
For example, Autumn Sedum...
That's a September photo from years ago, when I still had the inclination (and energy) to cut the beds to the ground and then mulch with carts of maple leaves from across the street.
A tidy look, but actually it's better to leave most plants standing to provide food and shelter for birds and wintering insects. Actually I enjoy getting outside on those first mild February days to start chipping at the cleanup.
So far, September has been more murky in Seattle than soft and gleaming. The air quality is better, but there are still 14 wildfires burning in Washington state. Not much rain in the forecast this week.
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