"Don't clean up all the summer foilage. Leave plant material standing in the fall," some garden experts advise. "It provides places for animals to hide, snow to catch, helps protect perennials from freeze/thaw and gives you some texture to enjoy all winter."Stan takes this good advice in the fall. In the spring, he regrets the mess.
Yes. There's plenty else to do right now. Books to read. We're learning how to create moulding and frame art prints. And the condo needs some paint and decorating. Then there's the new office for Eden Prairie. Maxwell's Grandparents Day tomorrow. Thanksgiving. Are we going to put up outside lights this year? Does the Dickens Village have to go up?
Yes. We'll take the advice of the experts and leave all the dead stuff out for the winter. Doesn't it look just great?
