Bloom Day May 15, 2013

Waldensteinia, barren strawberry and daffodils

Last spring was early and hot and on Bloom Day there was a lot of bloom. Things are moving slowly this Bloom Day. This is an  area of my lawn reduction project. Waldsteinia has spread over the past three years and I’m underplanted with daffodils.

Barren strawberry close up

Waldsteinia is a beautiful plant and it is just coming into bloom. It is not  any kind of strawberry plant.

Miniature daffodils

These miniature daffodils are some of the daffs growing amid the barren strawberry

Miniature white daffodil

Some daffodils are growing in the grass. I haven’t gotten the groundcover this far.

Flowery Mead

My lawn is not fine turf. I call it a flowery mead. Right now it is blooming with blue and white violets, and of course, dandelions.

Forget Me Nots

Many of the spring bloomers are small, like these Forget Me Nots.

Grape hyacinths

TI can see these pale grape hyacinths from the house. The familiar blue ones are growing in the grass by the miniature daffs.

Yellow epimedium

I am so  glad I gave epimediums a try. They are NOT too tender for Heath.

Primrose

This primrose  did so well in a shady spot in back of the house I am planting more in this spot this year.

Forsythia

My forsythia is looking much better than usual, but that isn’t saying much.

Red orchid cactus

And my orchid cactus has gone wild!

I thank Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting Garden Bloggers Bloom day and giving us all a chance to see what is blooming across our great land today.

You will also see what is (mostly) Wordless this Wednesday.

Tiny New Seedlings on Wordless Wednesday

Tiny new seedlings

I planted seeds on March 22 and now on March 27 the mesclun and lettuce seedlings have sprouted. Look close.  The heat mat helps a lot.  It almost feels like  spring.

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Not What I Expected of the First Day of Spring

Snow on March 19, 2013

No snowdrops. Just another foot of snow.

Snow March 19, 2013

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Ornament in the Garden – Little Things Count

Glass beads on a trellis

Birdbath in the shade

A bit of humor

Mirror in the garden

Mirror and tiki torch in the garden

Sleeping fox

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A Week Ago Today

Cottage Ornee 2-27-13

Yellow Birch 2-27-13

Sargent crab in Sunken Garden 2-27-13

Over the week the snow has been refreshed by snow showers. Drifts and plow banks by the roadsides remain deep and high. It still feels like deep winter.

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Wednesday Morning – Outside and Inside

Yellow birch in the snow

Outside  snow is blowing across my hill.

Tulips in the greenhouse

Inside the greenhouses at Mt Holyoke and Smith College tulips are beginning to bloom. On March 2 the greenhouses welcome the public to the Annual Bulb Shows.

For more Wordlessness this Wednesday morning click here.

What is Winter For?

Grandson Rory sledding

Winter is for time with 16 year old grandson Rory. And sledding. And bowling. And movies. And philosophical, economic and history conversations. Whew!

Rory downhill

Time to come in

For more (almost) Wordlessness this Wednesday click here.

Sky Views – Real or Edited on Wordless Wednesday

Fire Rainbow in the Arctic

These amazing photos were sent to my sister-in-law. Real or photoshopped?

Sunset at the North Pole

Could this possibly be real?  Aren’t the sun and the moon the same size?  For more mysterious – or not – photos this Wordless Wednesday click here.

AND Wednesday is the last day you can enter my GIVEAWAY. For a chance to win a copy of The Speedy Vegetable Garden click here. You have until Midnight Wednesday, February 13 to comment. The winner will be announced on Valentines’s Day!

Spring is Springing – Indoors

Paper White Daffodils

Twenty degrees outside and breezy, but spring is springing – indoors.  These beautiful paper whites were a bonus from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs last fall.

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Planning a Vegetable Garden to Extend the Season Workshop at Winterfare

Winterfare shoppers February 4, 2012

My Planning a Vegetable Garden to Extend the Season Workshop at Winterfare on  February 2 will give attendees some things to think about when they are planning their vegetables gardens and some  tips. Hope to see you Saturday at 11 am at Greenfield Hight School.

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