The weather is colder...

...and not much has been happening in the garden. But, now is the time to deal with removing the dying plant matter from the yard.

The hydrangea blossoms that were holding out so well are now retiring. So, I now present the last hydrangea blossom for 2006:

The grass continues to fill in, albeit not as fast as the weeds are.

I razed the last plants in the vegetable garden. Salsa, anyone?

This is probably about a fifth of the tomatillos that actually grew, counting the groundfall and those too small to bother with. And that is with absolutely no tending or watering on our part. I now understand why tomatillos are classed as an invasive weed here.

Next week, when I get back in town, the mulching will begin in earnest.