November 5 Valley Life column

November 5 Valley Life column

Now that it's November, I should be busy winterizing my yard. I should be digging the carrots, planting garlic and putting away the hoses, but it's hard to get motivated to button things up when my flowers are still blooming. With night temperatures hovering in the low 30s, the petunias, geraniums and daisies continue to fill my yard with color, and I'm reluctant to uproot them and toss them into the compost heap while they're still so cheery.

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