The Cottage Journal

Emphasis on Autumn

all was once labeled “the forgotten season.” It was the time when gardeners packed up their tools and tearfully kissed growing things goodbye. But that’s no longer the case. Given some savvy footwork with flowering cabbages and kales, plus a smattering of asters, mums, and similar fall performers, you can liberate this

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