A Sunny Summer Day at Squak Mountain Nursery

While autumn has its charms, I already miss the warmth of summer.  The nights are getting cold, the furnace has kicked on for the first time in months, most of the tuberous begonias have been reduced to a powdery mildew-covered mass of goop and falling leaves cover the garden paths and must be skimmed from the pond a couple of times a day.  Let's forget all that for a few moments and take a warm summer stroll through Squak Mountain Nursery.

















I remember feeling a bit sad seeing this huge house, previously stuffed with annuals now taken over by baby poinsettias. A nice worker told me that I should come back in October when these would all start showing color.  At the time that seemed far away and already the time is upon us.



Back outside, the strong fragrance of roses wafted.  It was 'Kiss Me' whose fragrance was so strong.  Hopefully I'll get it in the ground one of these days.