Tending the Garden I Have: A Current State of Affairs

It's the sixth of September already, somehow. Summer finally feels as though it's at an end, with the temperature outside right now a chilly +9C°, and the overcast sky a slate pewter with a biting wind. This is my absolute favourite kind of weather—no worries of sunburn and heatstroke. Of course, this is merely temporary, as we're going to reach a sunny high of +23C° on Wednesday. But for now, the chill is kind. All the swaying leaves and foliage are still green—I can't help but question if they were still green this late into the season last year. I feel as though I should be seeing the yellowing blondes surrounded by the darker evergreen pines. What's for certain, though, is that the overnight frost will consume any remains of tended gardens. This is an unavoidable loss in the northern prairies. You grow for as long as the warmth will forgive. The harvest is usually small, especially compared to the home gardens eastward in British Columbia. In gardens, flowers bloom, and there's a…