Not the sun or the summer alone, but every hour and season yields its tribute of delight; for every hour and change corresponds to and authorizes a different state of the mind. Ralph Waldo Emerson THE WEEKS OF JANUARY

DECEMBER "WHEN-THEN"

November Phenology    When all the mums are past their best, then major bird migrations will soon be over for the year.     When the yellow witchhazel still blooms, gardeners should put in spring bulbs and dormant roses, and mulch perennials. Farmers should plant the final winter wheat and complete the harvest of corn of soybeans

October Phenology

An Incomplete Wildflower Calendar for September September 1        Small White Aster September 2        Short’s Aster September 3        Heart-Leaved Aster September 4        New England Aster September 5        Forsythia—Autumn Bloom September 6        Autumn Crocus

A Floating Sequence For the Blooming of Wildflowers and Perennials

A Floating Sequence For the Blooming of Shrubs, Trees, Wildflowers and Perennials July 1:         Bouncing Bets, Asiatic Dayflower, Wood Nettle, Water Plantain July 2:         Mid-Season Garden Phlox, Tall Bell Flower, Teasel July 3:         Oriental Lilies, Ginseng July 4:         Liatris, Grey-Headed Coneflower

  June Phenology: When-Then for most areas of approximately 1000 feet of elevation along the 40th Parallel        When you hear quail whistling in the woods, look for tent caterpillars in the trees.

A Floating Sequence For the Blooming of Shrubs, Trees, Wildflowers and Perennials May 1 Silver Olive, Sweet Gum May 2 Poppy, Daisy, Star of Bethlehem, Sedum May 3 White Mulberry, Mountain Maple, Wild Strawberry May 4 Locust, Black Walnut, Oaks, Golden Seal, Scarlet Pimpernel

A Natural Calendar for April of 2008 Every flower marks a different season, Shows a hidden pattern, time and lesson. Celtus