The Garden Almanac

By September 24, a garden in the Northern Hemisphere has begun to reveal its plans for winter. Sunlight falls across

September 23 stands close to one of the year’s great turning points. In the Northern Hemisphere, daylight is retreating, shadows

September 22 stands at one of the year’s great turning points. Near the equinox, daylight and darkness approach a temporary

September 21 stands at one of the year’s great turning points. Across the temperate Northern Hemisphere, daylight is approaching its

September 20 arrives at a threshold. In temperate gardens across the Northern Hemisphere, sunlight is thinning, seed heads are ripening

September 19 arrives at the hinge of the season. Across much of the Northern Hemisphere, mornings are cooler, shadows stretch

By September 18, the garden has begun to speak in two voices. There is still summer in the late flowers

By September 17, the garden has begun to speak in a lower voice. The mornings are cooler, seedheads are drying,

By mid-September, the garden begins to speak in a different register. The light is lower, the mornings are cooler, and

By mid-September, the garden has begun to reveal what summer made of it. Some borders are still bright with asters