Fall is without doubt my favorite time of the year. As a gardener you may be considering planting trees for beauty and sustainability. If you are thinking about planting deciduous trees, fall color is one factor you might want to consider. Here it is late September and it won’t be long before the fall leaves [...]

I admit it. This is my favorite time of year. While friends and family are unabashed lovers of the summer, with its long sunny days, barbeques, and vacations, I wait impatiently each summer for autumn to arrive. This is decorating season. My season. When the days get shorter, and the nights chillier, our attention is [...]

The word `deciduous` comes from Latin, meaning “to fall off.” What is it that makes a trees leaves change color, and eventually to fall off? Although the leaves do it, the trees themselves start it, but they are doing this in order to survive. However it comes about, the performance dazzles the eye and stirs [...]

Plain Fritter Batter 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup milk 1. Sift dry ingredients together. 2. Add beaten eggs and milk. 3. Beat till smooth. Fruit Fritters Any kind of fruit may be made into fritters. If canned fruits are used, they should be drained from syrup. [...]

This week we’ve chosen some of our favorite flickr fall photos to showcase here – enjoy! Autumn leaves shown in this photo entitled “red tree:” photo credit: mrmaccc More fall foliage: photo credit: Mike Raybourne Autumn in Paris: photo credit: r0bster Autumn in Central Park, New York photo credit: @ly$ in wonderland Autumn Leaves in [...]