When to Wear White

Margaret Swenson

Labor Day has passed and I am ready to put my white slacks away until next summer. Well, maybe I’ll wear them one more time.

Trees and shrubs have already begun to change the color of their frocks. Linden and some Poplar varieties such as Cottonwood and Quaking Aspen are taking on a yellow glow. Varieties of spirea are teasing us with yellow, orange and red leaves amongst their green ones. And a walk in the woods will treat you to native plants with vibrant reds, carmine, bronzes and buff colored grasses.

As temperatures moderate new found energy finds us scurrying to finish o...