The days are getting shorter, the breeze is getting colder and the lavenders in your garden just don’t smell like they used to. Fortunately, Ferraro Garden Spot at 826 Skokie Blvd. has an assortment of autumnal plants to keep your yard pretty for the next few months.
For people who want to skip the seeds and buy flowers, mums, pansies, asters and hyacinths will provide some scent and color while the weather remains mild.
Claudia Ferraro says heirloom pumpkins are already popping up and can stay in season until or even into November.
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Folks who want to crouch down and dig up some dirt, Michelle Ferraro suggests planting bulbs in the next month or two. Flowers such tulips daffodils bloom in the spring, but you’ll want to bury them before winter so they grow in time.
Those of you who want something that might make it into the colder months, cabbage and kale are in season now, and sometimes the season’s first freeze can put these vegetables in a state of suspended animation until direct sunlight thaws them. It doesn’t always work out, so you might want to cross your fingers for clouds.
Ferraro’s also has chimineas now. These freestanding, clay fireplaces can be used to burn wood or twigs to release an aroma and sometimes repel some bugs. Plus, the chimineas shape directs smoke upwards, so you don’t have to worry about moving around a firepit every time the wind changes.
What are your favorite autumn flowers or gardening traditions? Tell us in the comments.
