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Snowdrops, Winter Aconites, Crocus: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day March 2010

March 15, 2010

Another March, another mud season in full swing. The snowdrops that had barely opened five days ago are now in full flower:
The snowdrops that were buried under snow on March 7th are now in full bud, as you can see on the left. This is the path in the Secret Garden that I brag [...]

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Choose locations to plant fall bulbs now

March 10, 2010

In January, the snowdrops in the Secret Garden looked like this:
This Sunday just passed–March 7th–those same snowdrops looked like this:
Such are the vagaries of an upstate New York winter. Since then, the temperatures have been mild and the sunshine brilliant, and the snow is receding. This, my fellow cold climate gardeners, is the best time [...]

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First Snowdrops: Status update

March 10, 2010

First snowdrops bloomed today *and* it got up to 61F. Yes, mud season is here!

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January Thaw Discoveries: Plants

February 7, 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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Winter Thaw Discoveries

December 29, 2009

Even in a cold, snowy climate, there are often thaws, periods where it warms up (that means, above freezing), the sun shines, and you may even lose snow cover. In my case, while Oklahoma was getting buried under a record snowfall, it was raining here, and then, on this past Sunday, the sun came out. [...]

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Planting Tulips, Part 2

November 11, 2009

Yesterday I told you how I finally realized species tulips planted in the peony bed would help to bridge the bloom gap of late spring. I got the tulips chosen and purchased, and now I’m going to show you how I planted them.
The Smartest Way to Plant 150 Tulip Bulbs
But first let’s talk about the [...]

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Hitch Lyman’s Snowdrops in NY Times

April 16, 2009

The only nursery selling snowdrops exclusively, in the NYTimes today: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/garden/16garden.html

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Mud Season Color: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day March 2009

March 15, 2009

As soon as the snow melts, before anything even blooms, there is color.If you are aware that some plants can grow underneath the snow, this is not a complete surprise, though I always marvel when it is an attractive garden plant that pulls this trick, and not just the tap-rooted and creeping weeds.

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Small Gifts: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day April 2008

April 15, 2008

The Crocus Bank is looking glorious (click any photo to enlarge it):
But I was pleasantly surprised to see this wee thing:

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Scenes from snowdrop heaven

April 12, 2008

True to his word, Craig of Ellis Hollow did indeed visit the Temple Nursery on Open Garden Day, and took pictures. If you haven’t stopped over to read his account and get a glimpse of the variety possible within the genus Galanthus, now would be [...]

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Visit Snowdrop Heaven: The Temple Nursery

March 27, 2008

My main snowdrop “patch” exactly a year ago. They are not so far along this year. Click the photo for a close-up

With all my blathering on about snowdrops, I almost forgot to mention that Hitch Lyman’s garden will be the Garden Conservancy’s first New York state event for their 2008 Open Garden Days on April [...]

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Early spring blossoms: Crocus and snowdrops

March 24, 2008

The temperatures are still dropping into the teens every night (last night’s low: 17.5F or -8C) and even when the high hits 40F (4C) the brisk wind makes it feel chillier. But at least a hurried stroll around the premises is now rewarded with signs that Spring is slowly making inroads in Winter’s territory. These [...]

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Snowdrops: When Does a Bud Become a Bloom?

March 16, 2008

You tell me: do I have blooms for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day?

These snowdrops are the furtherest along of all that I have. They have “dropped”; that is, their buds are no longer pointing up, but have been released from their sheaths and are hanging from their pedicels.
Now these…

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