October 2007 in the Yard & Garden - A String of Contradictions

October 2007 has proven to be a month of contradictions in the yard and garden. The Canadian Thanksgiving weekend was balmy and unseasonably warm. Many of us northerners took full advantage by enjoying it in shorts and T-shirts instead of jeans and sweaters. Weeks later we’ve had another last shot of summer. This past Sunday, I was once again in shorts soaking up some sun and attending to a few end of season garden chores. Some hostas had outgrown their positions and required dividing. With the beautiful weather, it felt more like spring gardening than fall clean up. If all goes well, there will be nine new hosta clumps poking up when next spring does arrive. The string of contradictions continued with the stringing of new LED Christmas lights in the trees/shrubs at the front porch. Stringing the lights is something I like to get looked after early - before it’s too cold and blustery, but I’ve never done it while wearing shorts before!