We'll all be green and alive again soon, and its a fact! The Amaranthus are up and lots of rogue Zinnias and Gaillardia. A sure sign of spring!

I noticed my cannas have some new shoots starting & buds on the contorted mulberry. The Horsemint obviously loved the cold & has turned into a big clump.

I will take some pics today.

I have a new bloom cycle starting on brug Charles Grimaldi. Still in the pale peachy stage here, but will suffuse the yellow color gradually, and end up bright gold. The two big 'trees' in the pool cage seem to be alternating bloom cycles, one is always in bloom. So great that they didn't go dormant at all this winter!

Mine too. If it stays like this it will be a great Brug Year!

Where will they go?

How many birds have tried to eat those???

Ha!

I just painted the old metallic fruit ornaments that hung over the door at Christmas in natural colors and am going to hang them in the trees. I'm sure a bird or two will try!

Good Morning Jean!

They look fantastic, David. You're gonna have some frustrated birdies and critters! The squirrels will no doubt investigate them too.

Mmm, can't wait for some strawberries. I'll bet they are behind schedule from all this cool, damp weather we've had.

The Publix up here is carrying strawberries right now from Plant City. There big and sweet, but appear to be have been picked a tad bit early because there's a bit more white at the top than I care for. Could ripen a bit more. But tasty! Looking forward to the peak of the season!

Yeah, I think I'll wait until we've had a few more days of sun to ripen them. Can't blame the farmers for wanting to get them to market asap.

I won't buy strawberries at the grocery store until I can smell them as soon as I walk into the produce section. Nothin more disappointing than to get them home and find about half of them taste like rubber. You know "It looks like a strawberry and feels like a strawberry, but when you bite into it with your eyes closed . . . it tastes about the same as a store-bought tomato "

I know, picky picky.

I prefer to go to our local "RAM" every Saturday to buy direct from the farm. Hopefully soon!
It's kinda like buying peaches…If it doesn't "smell" like a peach, it won't taste like a peach!

Mmmm…getting hungry...

The oranges from Christmas balls are gonna' be interesting on the Chast Tree too and Thank you and you are right about good fruit smelling like itself Tara!

Anyways Florida Gardeners,...

I keep waiting for enough nice weather that something will start coming back to life. Maybe next week. I'm so tired of all the brown out there.

Aw shucks Jean,

This is the last splap of cold here surely, and your gardens are going to be incredible again soon. My beds are getting cleaned out and just started the in ground wildflowers and have been moving around some repeat Gaillardias and such. Things are starting to green up a little here.

Here are some pics. The flowers aren't here yet but will be soon.

Well,

If no ones interested in mine, share yours!

I stopped at Hab for Hum resale store this afternoon. They have some 8' sections of black aluminum fencing for $50 ea. Now to find someone with a truck!!!!! I'm thinking trellis...................

Now you have me researching black aluminum fencing. It sounds like a great deal but have no idea what it is and want some at that price without knowing!

Looks like wrought iron but much lighter weight, Fencing companies have it. Thinking HD & Lowes would also. It would definetely hold up better than wood.

Not ignoring your nice pictures, David. They are lovely.

I've been out on the bay running a sailing regatta since Friday, and still at it tomorrow, so no pics from me until Monday.