“If I were a bird, I would fly about the earth seeking successive autumns.” Fine words, from the fine English novelist George Eliot (who was in fact a woman, Mary Anne Evans).
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Everything you need to know about the fall season from the University of Illinois Extension
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As temperatures fall, more leaf colors are emerging across the mid-Atlantic. With the changing colors comes leaf watchers and pumpkin pickers.
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Noticing the leaves starting to change around the region? Get ready for some spectacular colors over the next few weeks.
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I used to think spring was the busiest time of year in the garden, but after reviewing my list of fall chores I am not so sure any more.
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There may be one upside to this year's dry summer—a brilliant fall foliage season in parts of the United States.
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The city of Chicago always has a great line up of activities and events suitable for kids of all ages, adult kids included. I took some time to surf the net and pull together a list of the coolest events I could find. Without further adieu, here's the list of fun fall weekend activities in the Chicagoland area during the month of October:
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It's a hot time for some cool science. And I'm telling you, you won't find a better visual for how seasons occur. This'll clear it up.
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Autumn is here, and with it comes much more than beautiful foliage -- it also brings a bounty of festivals that will engage all ages.
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Brilliant red, yellow and orange fall colors are popping up over Illinois but state horticulture experts aren't sure how long leaves will hold the hues this season after a summer drought.
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Follow these tips to make the most of those after-dark shot and even scare up a few ghosts.
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Passionate gardeners possess a perpetual bend at the waist. We look, we weed, we plant. We don't stand erect until autumn. The trees we barely noticed all summer grab us by the nose in fall and say "hey look at me!" As winter approaches the green chlorophyll in leaves steps aside to let the yellows and reds take center stage. Unlike the vivid colors of flowers that attract pollinators, changes in leaf color appear to have no biological importance. It's just a happy by-product of seasonal shift.
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Summer is over, but the drought that wilted corn fields and scorched lawns hasn’t stopped working its botanical abuse on trees this fall.
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UNDATED (WSAU) Strong winds have shortened Wisconsin’s fall color season. There’s still time to enjoy the majestic red, yellow, and green trees – but today might be one of your ...
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Never mind the gruesome Freddy Krueger masks, creepy front lawn "graveyards" and scary-sounding soundtracks.
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I've written about ornamental grasses previously - they really are one of the toughest, most useful yet under-appreciated groups of garden plants. Most provide at least three seasons of interest, but fall is when they really shake their pom-poms.
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Even the dullest gray days of winter can be brightened up with colorful spring blooming bulbs grown indoors.
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How do you maintain the balance of healthy eating and still end the holiday on a positive note? First of all, remember that Halloween is a special occasion. It’s a great time to relax your standards about candy eating but also a great opportunity to increase your consumption of healthy foods to offset the urges to overindulge on holiday sweets.
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“Overall, the pumpkin crop this year is very, very good,” said Diane Handley, of the Illinois Specialty Growers Association. Some growers in Southern Illinois lost some of their crop, but the majority survived, she said.
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View Fall colors 2012 photos in CBS News' Fall colors 2012 photo gallery...
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I don’t remember exactly when it happened here in Central Illinois, but at some point it seemed the apple variety Honeycrisp became THE apple to which all others were compared.
Jennifer Schultz Nelson University of Illinois Extension
Photo: Courtesy of New York Apple Association
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