By October 3, the garden has begun to speak in a lower voice. The bright urgency of summer has faded,
October 2 arrives with gardens in a state of useful in-between. Summer has not quite vanished from the soil, but
October begins with a particular kind of quiet. The year has not ended, but the garden has already changed its
By the last day of September, a garden often feels as if it is holding two seasons at once. The
By late September, the garden has a different kind of abundance. The tomatoes may be softening faster than they can
By September 28, many northern gardens are changing pace. The soil may still be warm enough for roots to grow,
Late September is a season of thresholds. Across much of the Northern Hemisphere, flowers are surrendering their colour to seedheads,
Late September has the feeling of a garden taking inventory. Fruit is weighed on bending branches, seed heads replace summer
By September 25, the garden is learning to spend its resources carefully. In much of the Northern Hemisphere, daylight is
By September 24, a garden in the Northern Hemisphere has begun to reveal its plans for winter. Sunlight falls across