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Signs of a bad winter, cosmos, decorating with pumpkins

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I live in Chicago and have Stargazer lilies in large plastic containers. How should I winterize them?
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A birdnote sounding here and there,
A bloom, where leaves are brown and sober,
Warm noons, and nights with frosty air,
And loaded wagons say, October.

–Thomas Stephens Collier, American poet (1842–93)

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Cosmos
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Roasted Autumn Vegetables
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