Pickin's are pretty slim now, but I found a couple surprises.
On December 3, I found this lovely little lady.
On the 13th, this is what I found:
Thank you lovely lady, we'll catch you on the flip side next spring.
I also found this brave little guy, only a little worse for wear.
I've had pansies blooming every month since early last spring. Very interesting year, 2009.
No more blooms but here's a really nice surprise for my garden.
Rosa 'Cinco de Mayo' was not only a wonderful bloomer, but just look how colorful it gets (for a rose) when the deep chill hits.
Happy Holidays everyone.
18 comments:
So your ground isn't covered with snow? I like the flakes on your page, BTW! Thanks for a reminder of spring/summer/fall...even down here in the Land of No Winter.
The rose is beautiful both alive and passed!
Hiya CF,
Thanks for the wonderful pictures.
Down here we still have some things that are blooming, but they're getting short in supply. Not all of the trees, but just about all have lost their leaves. We always have pines and cedars down here, so regardless I'll always see some green.
One odd thing for me is that out at the farmhouse we have azaleas and they seem to have blooms on them no matter what time of year. Next time I go out there I'll try and get some pictures.
You take care and stay warm.
FM
How wonderful to have roses in December. You don't have too long to wait until spring when they begin blooming again.
Marnie
Hi Beth. I like the snowflakes too. Wish I could get them on my desktop. Have you done any planting down there yet? This is the time of year to be planting tomatoes, you know. See what you can find in a garden store. :-) I think they ripen around Feb or March there.
Hello Dan. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the kind words.
I enjoyed looking at your blog as well. I'll be looking again often.
Hi FM, Good to see you. Funny thing about azaleas in the south. I guess they can do whatever they want to. :-)
There were always evergreens of all sorts out in WA when we lived there. It really helps the winter countryside to have the greens.
Hi Marnie. This bud was a true "late bloomer". :-) We had a very long gentle autumn this year. I haven't covered any of the crowns of the roses (I'm zone 5) as I should. But as you see all my bushes still have lots of leaves. I had planned on doing only minor pruning this fall and doing my main pruning next spring after the snows are gone. But I don't know what to think about these bushes still so fully leaved. Any thoughts?
Thanks for the reminder, CF. I DO want to grow some veggies - at least tomatoes - this winter. When I get back from Mexico, I'll check out the garden stores - and hopefully there will be some plants left!
My gardens are under snow now. Love the snowy background.
Hi Beth. Where in Mexico are you going? That sounds really cool. Here's hoping for a very festive holiday.
Hello Michelle. I just went to your blog. It is awesome! I looked at your profile too. It sounds like I could have written it!
I even love (but don't have them listed) Black Beauty, King of the Wind and Watership Down.
I am also a Capricorn, year of the Horse. I was born, raised and lived all but 9 years of my life in Ohio which is almost Michigan. My husband and I also root for MI against OSU. (Maybe I shouldn't have written that here. LOL)
I learned the fascination of greenhouses and transplanting seedlings when I was 6 years old, watching a "grownup" doing it in a greenhouse. I always love the smell of greenhouses and am totally relaxed while there.
I used to have huge veggie gardens then none for 25 years but did have large perennial gardens, and now have medium sized both.
Isn't all that curious? I feel like I know you already... even your love of horses which I can tell by the books.
Coneflower, sounds like we are the same people! Lol Isn't it wonderful to find others that share such common interests.
Thank you so much for the kind comment about my blog. I will keep visiting yours as well.
I love that you root for mi instead of osu, that is too funny!
A little town called Melaque, north of Manzanillo, between Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco. No tourists, no souvenirs, no anything but locals and good food and sunshine and beaches. We've been going there for years - I can't wait! If I can just get my to-do list finished today, that would help.....
Watch for pictures at my place!
Beautiful blooms...wonderful! And you have a super lovely blog!
Hello Kiki,
Thanks for stopping by. I always like to see new faces. :-)
I enjoyed looking at your blogs too. Very interesting and nicely done.
Pansies are such little troopers, aren't they? And, oh, to have a rose looking so pretty in December!
Not fair that we have so much snow in WI and you have none on the ground:)
donna
Hi Donna, Thanks for stopping by. You're right, it's not fair that we have no snow. Last year at this time we had lots! I sure hope we get some in the next week although I don't think any is forecast. We need snow cover to protect the plants. I'm wondering what this will do to my winter veggie garden?
I visited your and Phillip's blogs, really nice, both of them. Hope to see you again soon.
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