Thank you. It's my first time with the palmeri...did you at least get blooms?

Chelle, I bet the primula will come up outside.I've had some seed themselves in my garden. I looked in your blog at all the things you've starting and I got tired thinking about planting all that. What brand of vitamins do you take I need some!!! I've started the pestemon Palmeri before and bought plants of it but can't keep it over. It is so beautiful.

Sorry my message didn't look like it went throug so I did it again

I've often thought I'd posted something too...only later noticing that I still had it open in another window. I bet I've written almost as many posts that I didn't send as ones that I have sent! By the time I noticed them, they were no longer relevant.

I missed the boat on buying seed this year....I love Penstemons ,and Agastashi looks like Im not starting anything cool this year...

Petunias ,I see failure to germinate....should have used Park Seed...I bought off ebay...looking like crummy seed
I have some germination,going to look and see where that seed came from....

Chelle ...I`ll dig some of that 1 plant you wanted of mine...cant remember what it is ...lol

Looks like we might get some snow and ice an fog....Ive been waiting all winter for winter....

Sue,Im some what jealous of your beautiful snow,we used to get that adding up all winter....havent had that in years it seems,all my plants on the west side are suffering from winter burn,no cover...Im glad I didnt try leaves....I dont think there is any mulch left on that side either the wind has blown it all away

I might want to look into a plant swap this year...those are soo fun...Id better get looking

Chelle, the Palmeri never did bloom for me here.

Tamara, we didn't get much for snow until after Christmas and it was very cold here before that. Many peoples' septic systems were freezing up with the cold and no snow. I'm not sure how some of my perennials did also because of that. I'm always thankful for the snow, not so much the cold.

Tam, was that plant a type of Fritillaria? Seems to me that I recall it looking something like this Crown Imperial Fritillary (Fritillaria imperialis 'Maxima Lutea') (?) It sure was lovely last year...whatever it is. You know that if things go well I'll have extra plants to swap again this year, too.




Drat it, Sue. That's rough when you don't even get blooms from a purchased plant. This one is a long-shot for me, too; I don't have a lot of areas that can offer perfect drainage, but it's still fun to try.

Snow is sticking to the trees from last night. It had been rain the night before & sun morning--changing to snow in the afternoon. 33° now & snow falls off the trees as the sun hits them.

Not much snow here, and none of what we do have is fresh, but there was no wind today so I took a walk in the woods. There wasn't much in the way of spring green showing, but I did see some deer...


...and in the trees down by the lake, a red-winged blackbird was enthusiastically making his presence known. The song sparrows are singing merrily, and the shrews are doing their peculiar, circular happy-dancing in our yard.

I did notice buds on some of the roses near the lake, and a few bulbs peeking up on the sunny side of the house. The kale and spinach I started last fall appears to have wintered over. It sure will be nice if it truly did!

We're supposed to get a substantial amount of freezing wet stuff for the next couple of days, so I think I might direct-sow some more cool weather, hardy annuals seed today while there are still spots of bare ground showing.

Lovely picture.

Well we didnt get what could have been really awful Ice...Got a touch of ice,for an hour,then quite a bit of steady rain..and 1-2 iches of snow early this am .
Very Pretty outside this morning a mild 32..No sun,but thats ok....I just bought the Harris Almanac ,need to see if they were close as to this winter... My Birthday is tomorrow 28th ,it can be either a beautiful almost spring like day...or...the complete opposit.....I never expect sunshine an warm temps....But I would welcome them forsure... as it is still Winter

Sue ,oh ugggh on freezing septics...Lucky we have never had that happen...considering how wet it is,an how cold it has been and no snow cover

a list of cool hardy annuals...I need that Chelle...

was looking at temps for germinating seed ...Oy vay...makes ones head spinnnn.. Sooo much to remember...


Chelle
I found a place up on Lincolway in Legonier,it opens April 1st they sell plugs....Im sooo Happy...as some of my petunias are SLOWWW and others are doing outstanding...diff varities

Whoa, Tam. Plugs?! That could be awesome, depending on what they have to offer!

Do you have special plans for the Big Day?

It is warm today but poured all night and still raining some now so I can't really even take a walk around the garden. I am so ready for spring to come and things to start growing.

I added lots of new bulbs to the southside rose garden so it should look truely nice this spring. 500 large flowered crocus, some hyacinths and a fair amount of tulips. It already had some tulips and daffodils that come up each year so now it just should be more pretty than usual.

sounds as if we are not in for any spring like weather for a while ... So Im just going to work on my seedlings in the house for now.

We got a substantial amount of rain ,wondering if it helped the deficit , if any got to soak in...Creeks are full

the anticipation of Spring Bulbs Blooming will be well worth the wait Rita...as always...and you have lots to anticipate

Yes Chelle PLUGS....Im so excited...haha Countryscapes & Gardens 1680 Licolnway West Ligonier Indiana 46767...They dont have much of a website Fasionfarmsinc.com They have a resturant,fall activities...I cant wait to go there.


Going out to dinner with Daughter and sil and the 2 youngest grankids...and what ever I want to do today before 6pm...lol...Thinking Lucky-Harley Davidson Or down to Brandts in wabash...i feel the need for harley Attire

I must say this years snow pack is great for the garden.Its been covered for weeks and melting really slow.
I still cant get out to look at things. There are small tulip shoots and narcissus are peeking too.

Happy birthday, Tam! It sounds like you have a great day planned.

I got some really good end-of-season sale stuff there last year, but I had no idea that they dealt in spring plugs! We've also enjoyed their Pumpkin Fantasyland for the past couple of years.






Nothing new to report in the gardens here at the moment. Although just as soon as we get a day or two in a row of clear weather, I want to start putting together some latticework trellises that I didn't get done last year. The newer clematis will likely need them this year.

Thinking of spring. I just ordered 4 o'clock tubers from Easy To Grow Bulbs. I have ordered those tubers there before and they always do well for me. I like four o'clocks. I have some each year that self sow but I want to plant the tubers in some spots where I want those 4 o'clocks to be growing for certain.

What colors did you get, Rita?

I've never grown them, but I do have a few seeds on hand.

I think the only way you can get the tubers is in mixed colors. I always end up with some solid flowers and some of those broken colored ones. I really love the broken colors.

Another day of high 60's-70 degree. I misplaced my camera a couple of weeks ago and have not been able to take any photos. I am a little envious of the rain (but not the cold and snow) some of you have been getting - we have had the driest Jan/Feb in decades here - about 2 inches worth.

Galanthus and hellebores are blooming, along with a few irises. Quince bloomed in time for Chinese New year, and the witchhazel is past it's prime.