This is the raised bed at the corner of my house by the entry stairs (porch?). It's still mostly covered in snow. The part under the eaves got less snow. I can't even get over to this bed right now, I seem to have misplaced my boots.
We planted this one right up next to the house. Some of my statues have survived the brutal winter! The others are still buried under the snow.
I can't claim 100% fact on the name of this plant, but it appears to be an echinacea? It's a bit hard to tell when they look like this.
Oops, sorry. I don't have time to post my silk flowers, I just got called in to work at the middle school. Oh joy!
I hope you enjoyed the chilly tour.
Thank you for stopping by. Please leave me a message and a backlink. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Cindy
17 comments:
Oh, poor Cinj. Well, at least you can get a little humor out of your "white garden." Just think of what you still have to look forward to by next Bloom Day. In the meantime, I hope you get some good news about your house.
You definitely win the snow contest! I'm glad it's melting even tho it can't happen too fast! or at least that would be the case for me. Hang in there, you'll get out soon....
Oh, Cinj, I feel for you, I do. I'm just getting my bloom post up--have a few more than you do, but it's damn cold here and not at all conducive to my going out in the garden. We'll show them all next month!
Cinj ... white gardens go with everything girl ! and when that snow melts .. hey .. I bet you find some nice surprises !
Hang in there girl !
Joy
You and me both! My poinsettia is still blooming in the house, otherwise that's it! Happy "no-bloom" Bloom Day!
Nancy- Well, you gotta try to have a sense of humor. If I weren't so busy trying to laugh I'd be crying! Thanks for the well wishes, I think we're both hoping for some good news soon!
Kathleen- YAY! Does that mean I get a cute little snowflake to diplay on my blog? LOL!
Jodi- As far as I've seen it's that way everywhere. It's nice right now... almost 50 degrees.
Joy- That's for sure. I hope some of the moisture gets into the ground.
Lisa- Mom had one too. She set it on the desk at work right next to her Easter daffodil. I told her she should take a picture. I don't think it's too often that both of those plants bloom at the same time!
Oh dear! You need to get some Galanthus elwesii - they bloom very early, even in the snow. I think that dormant plant is a Shasta Daisy, but whatever it is, soon you'll be cutting it down and seeing its new sprouts!
Oh Cinj, that is sad. Your plant against the house looks like it has good seeds for you, just sprinkle them around the base. Early bloomers like crocus and snowdrops could help too, like Daughter said.
Cinj--this is funny girl! I don't even thing another month is going to help--sorry. But you can grow things I can't come summer then you can shine while my plants are frying in the heat and drought.
How did the little middle school darlings do today? That's actually my favorite age to teach. They speak their mind and it's usually funny.
Hi Cinj, you might not have any blooms but at least you have a sense of humor!
I'll have my fingers crossed for you for next month.
MMD- ? Sorry, I've never heard of that plant. I guess we need early bloomers around these parts. You're right, that could be a shasta. I bought quite a few plants last year. I'm hoping to start working in my gardens in the next couple of weeks. Maybe that's a bit overly optomistic?
Frances- Yes. I like both. How do you keep the bulbs from disappearing though? Every bulb I've ever planted has vanished. Darn hairy theives! I'll have to check everything for seeds before I add them to my compost pile. (I'm feeling adventurous this year!)
Anna- I aim to please! You're probably right. Hmm well at least I'll be able to buy some annual 6 packs soon, I'll whip up some glorious hanging baskets. I'll make a post just for you, how does that sound?
Melanie- Well, I try. (Hard sometimes since I don't often actually FEEL like laughing) I hope EVERYTHING starts picking up in the next month. Thanks!
Everything is blooming here, in Southern California, and my allergies are going crazy to prove it!
Be patient...your gardening time will come!
Sending warm breezes and blooming flowers (pollen, too--sorry!) your way! ;-)
So far, you win the "no blooms for bloom day" prize. I don't know how you live through it!
Thanks for joining in anyway. Hopefully by May, you have some blooms!
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
Linn- Thanks, I can use all of the warm breezes I can get. Would it look silly if I went out there with a blowdryer to melt the snow??? Okay, I'm grasping at straws. It's been a long day!
Carol- I don't know how I do it at times either.
Thanks for stopping by AND for hosting this lovely event. At least if I don't have blooms I can see them in other people's gardens. Now you know why I'm always either whining about snow or rambling about things that have not much to do with gardening.
You'd think people who are farther north than me would be colder than it is here, but apparently that's not the case! Wait til next month, you won't even recognize this place.
LOL! This is the same stuff that's growing in my yard! Would you like to swap plants...LOL! You're too funny! :)
Kathi- Sure, I'd love too. Of course it would be a bit of a guess as to what we'd actually be trading. Ha ha!
aww, i hope your garden luck changes soon...
Arlene,
Puyallup florist
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