The leaves are turning an array of colors, just before they drift gracefully to the ground. The relentless heat has become historic and we all look forward to slipping into a nice cozy chair on a brisk fall day with a cup of warm tea. As you feel the warmth of your mug in your hand, the softness of the afghan wrapped around your shoulders and the comfort of the chair a voice whispers . . . It's time to dig the ground and do what gardening you can before the ground freezes. The most common gardening activity in the Fall is planting bulbs to assure a beautiful array of color in the garden or yard when the Spring comes.
Tulips can be black, purple, traditional red, yellow and pink and even a stately white.
We can go on and on about the different varieties and categories of the tulip, but let's not forget the other members of the bulb family. Crocus flowers are the first sign of Spring. It is even common to see them bloom from beneath the last snowfall. They are small flowers, ranging from 4 inches to 10 inches in some varieties. They too come in an array of colors.