Comments on: Mud Season Color: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day March 2009

By: Rosie

Rosie — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:38:11 +0000

Hi Kathy its Rosie here from Scotland popping over to say hello and have a wee lookie to see whats blooming over at your place. You must have had it really cold but is’nt good to know that the Pistache heuchera on trial is going to be a winner if it can cope with this last winter. I’ve a terrible habit of when I see a snowdrop I want to see what it looks like up underneath the petals – you’ll see what I mean if you go to my GBBD post! Good to finally see some flowers in your garden.

By: Bulbs planted where snow melts first — Cold Climate Gardening

Bulbs planted where snow melts first — Cold Climate Gardening — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:14:03 +0000

[...] not sure if they are coming back this year. When they like your garden, they really take off. The small species crocus bloom soon after the snowdrops for me. Two to three weeks after the very first blooms, the larger [...]

By: Mud Season Chores: Pruning — Cold Climate Gardening

Mud Season Chores: Pruning — Cold Climate Gardening — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:32:47 +0000

[...] season, despite its fickle weather, not only has color, but its own set of gardening chores. For those of us living in cold climates, these chores [...]

By: Mud Season Chores: Cleaning up

Mud Season Chores: Cleaning up — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:28:52 +0000

[...] the exception of the exceptional foliage plants featured in this month’s Bloom Day post, most every plant in the garden is represented by a pile of slimy brown mush when the snow cover [...]

By: rosemarie

rosemarie — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:28:05 +0000

I love the fact that underneath 4′ of snow, the heucheras are in bloom!

By: kerri

kerri — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:16:36 +0000

I too was noticing recently how well the heuchera fares through the snow and cold. I haven’t seen a crocus yet, but I’m hoping they’ll show up soon. I have seeds of aconite from a friend to plant so we’ll see what happens with those next spring.
I’ll put a few of my snowdrops the patio and see if they bloom earlier. Interesting tip. Thanks.
Happy spring, Kathy!

By: Daphne

Daphne — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:17:44 +0000

I love the brave little crocus. Out before any other of his kind. I really need to plant some of these, but my squirrels have such a taste for them.

By: Les

Les — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:05:53 +0000

I am glad your plants have pushed their selves up out of the mud and snow and spring is coming to your part of the world.

By: LINDA FROM EACH LITTLE WORLD

LINDA FROM EACH LITTLE WORLD — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:25:02 +0000

Last year I took photos on 3/29 to record how much snow was still covering the garden. This year I have snowdrops on 3/15! I moved mine from the north side (duh!) to the south side near a window a couple of years ago. Can’t believe the difference it made!

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:55:14 +0000

Hi Kathy, there must be some magic happening over there in the secret garden–great ROI on one bulb. Our snowdrops are a little like that, since we didn’t even know they were here, and they’re coming up all around the house, in the grass, and out by the shed. Such a lovely thing since the crocus are taking their time. But hey! Colchicums are sprouting, oo, and they look meaty!