Cabin fever is a colloquial expression that means different things to different people. Wikipedia defines it as a claustrophobic reaction that takes place when a person or group is isolated and/or shut in a small space, with nothing to do for an extended period. Cabin fever describes the extreme irritability and restlessness a person may [...]
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First blooms of the year: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day March 2011
March 16, 2011 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingAbove is the view from my bathroom window, only reversed, as I took this picture outside and the window is out of sight at the back of the image. Even though it is the north side of the house, water from below thaws the soil and gives these plants an early start. It took me [...]
New November Blooms: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day November 2010
November 15, 2010 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingI have new flowers blooming in November. I'd never thought I'd be able to say that. First up is the hellebore I purchased from Seneca Hill Perennials shortly before it closed for good. It didn't have much of a name, just Helleborus niger, Thanksgiving Bloom. I thought it was worth a try, even though I [...]
January Thaw Discoveries: Plants
February 7, 2010 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingThe 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 will [...]
Still Blooming: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day November 2009
November 16, 2009 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingI 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. [...]
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day November 2008
November 24, 2008 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingThe 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. That [...]
Plants that still look good in late autumn
October 26, 2008 – Posted in: FAQ, What's up/bloomingThe 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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