Snowdrop bud I've heard some rumblings from a few people concerned about me getting bored as we begin to walk through that big valley of winter called February. No worries. I'm all set. Ready to go. …
Traveling along through life at the speed of the garden
Camellia in the snow, shivering. Dear Reader, I'm traveling along through life at the speed of the garden. And when it is winter, the garden moves along kind of slow. Everything is more or …
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Winter Interest on the Warm Side of the Windows
Last year's lily of the valley blooms Winter interest? You mean winter interest outside in the garden where it is now cold? I like to admire the "winter interest" in the garden while standing on …
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Dear Mother Nature, I would like some winter
Geranium foliage, late fall Dear Mother Nature, I would like some winter, please and thank you. I love my winter. I don't want my winter to be like fall or spring. Winter gives me the …
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Bending down and peering
Thus begins the season of bending over and peering down at the ground looking for signs of life, for flowers in the snow, for little signs of hope. In the back garden, I bend over with abandon, …
March 1st – Spring Flowers and Dr. Hortfreud
Ah yes, the blooms of early spring. It's time for them to appear, now that it's March 1st. In this first picture, the snowdrops are making their appearance, but it is under the cover of snow. They …
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