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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September blooms and garden chores
September 25, 2003 – Posted in: Colchicums, Garden chores, Pests, Plagues, and VarmintsIt has remembered it can rain. We have had rain and snow on the fires enough to get them contained, clear the air, and make some plants bloom out of season. Oriental poppies & rosemary both must be thinking, wow, that was awful, it must be spring now that it is better. The inch, inch [...]
Helleborus niger and Helleborus orientalis
December 30, 2002 – Posted in: Plant infoOne is H. niger and the other is H. orientalis. It's the niger that is blooming now. The O blooms closer to Easter. The 'Lady' series is H x hybridus Lady. To paraphrase an article in BBC Gardener's World, "Exciting colour options are now available to gardeners with the introduction of a new series of [...]
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