The weather's been crazy, to put it mildly. With this second, post-Christmas thaw the snow is mostly gone. Monday it almost reached 50°F and it wasn't raining, so I decided to walk around the garden and check on things.
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Mud Season 2020
March 26, 2020 – Posted in: Mud Season, What's up/bloomingThe course of true spring never did run smooth, but it's getting off to an early start this year! How many different kinds of plants do you have blooming during mud season? Bet you I have more!
Growing The Earliest Blooms: The Challenge Continues
February 16, 2019 – Posted in: The Earliest Flowers, What's up/bloomingChallenging myself to learn more about plants by trying new techniques and by researching and growing unfamiliar plants helps me grow as a gardener--and as a person. It's all about being a hardy soul and not letting winter get the best of me. Read what I've been up to the last month and let me know in the comments: What cabin-fever-fighting tricks do you have in your arsenal?
Young Witch Hazel: Wildflower Wednesday September 2016
October 1, 2016 – Posted in: Native/InvasiveWalking up the hill to view the witch hazels in bloom was a favorite fall activity at our old house. For the past four years, I've thought we didn't have any on our property. Our neighbor said he had some on his land, so I always hoped I might someday find one. Turns out there's [...]
A Good Year for Witch Hazels
October 20, 2009 – Posted in: Flowers on the Brain, Native/Invasive, What's up/bloomingIt is a family tradition to walk up the hill and into the woods this time of year to seek out the witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) blossoms. This is a native shrub or small tree that prefers moist, acidic soil--which we have in abundance. This is a plant that has romantic connotations for me. (Narcissus [...]
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