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January Thaw Discoveries: Plants

February 7, 2010
Lunar Glow bergenia in January 2010

The January thaw of last week provided me with an opportunity to “check under the hood”–or, in this case, under the snow cover. It’s always thought provoking, prompting me to think about how different plants respond to this cold season. This snapdragon looked perkier the last time I saw it. I don’t think it [...]

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Still Blooming: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day November 2009

November 16, 2009

I was going to blather on about how this November was milder than last, but when I checked, I discovered that’s what I said last November, too! It was more typically cold in November 2007; however, the larches had more needles left at that time than they do this year. Not sure why that is.

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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day November 2008

November 24, 2008

The first half of November, when these photos were taken (November 12th, to be exact), was unusually mild. So even though I missed Garden Bloggers Bloom Day by a mile (well, okay, only 9 days), I’m going to post these photos anyway, so I can remember this mild November when next winter comes around.

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Plants that still look good in late autumn

October 26, 2008

The mums and the last of the double colchicums are still throwing out new blooms, but after a hard freeze they look like wet facial tissue. All but the stubbornest trees have dropped their leaves, and most perennials, if they have any leaves at all, are looking either yellow, brown, or mushy. But there are [...]

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