Re: RE: signs of spring/flowers in winter

>>>> BBBBrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........better bundle up, Pam!
Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 10:23 AM
Subject: [CHAT] RE: signs of spring/flowers in winter


> Well, how about hearing what's blooming here? The scabiosas are STILL
> going strong, much to my surprise, the rosemary, violas, pansies, one of
> the mahonias, some alyssum, the camellia is just about done and the
> winter honeysuckle started yesterday.
>
> What a fragrance. Going to head back out to enjoy it before that blasted
> cold front gets here this afternoon. Won't be quite as balmy here this
> coming week, sigh. 65 now - should be down in the 30's by sunset.
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 10:14:02 -0500
>
> >It's good to have something and someone who will give us a "heads up" and
> >brighten our winter with signs of spring just to the South of us.
Thanks!
> >
> >Blessings,
> >Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
> >Of Bonnie Holmes
> >Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 12:40 PM
> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Happy Birthday Time!/ thank You
> >
> >A harbinger of Spring to go with birthday rocks?  This morning I heard a
> >lot of commotion at one of the bird feeders and saw a flock of robins
> >bullying their way in.  Robins sometimes stay longer around here but I
> >haven't seen any throughout December and I think November...we had a very
> >mild, late fall...October was magnificent.  So, even though the north is
> >frozen, there are some signs of better weather to come.  (My tried and
true
> >indicator is the greening of willows...some other plants will be fooled
> >into spring behavior but around here willows seem to know ...the willows
> >are still sleeping.  I'll let you know when the first faint shade of
green
> >appears!!!)
> >
> >Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Gene Bush <genebush@otherside.com>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Date: 01/17/2004 6:25:42 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Happy Birthday Time!/ thank You
> >>
> >> Well, Bonnie and Kitty,
> >>     These rocks are to go with the ones she surprised me with at
Christmas
> >> time. She knows I want to build a rock garden this spring. This time a
> >> couple of very small ones that are very decorative to go in a trough or
> >two
> >> in the area to go with the biggies... two I almost could not pick up
and
> >get
> >> out of the back of her wagon this time.
> >>     Sure is going to be an exciting spring around here. I can feel it
> >coming
> >> on....
> >>     Gene E. Bush
> >> Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> >> www.munchkinnursery.com
> >> genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> >> Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> > > a car load of rocks for my
> >> > > rock garden
> >> > >     I am one luck individual, indeed.
> >> >
> >> > You sure are Gene, I am impressed.  No one ever gave me a load of
rocks
> >> for
> >> > my birthday.  And I would have appreciated it, too!
> >> >
> >> > Kitty
> >>
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> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX/zone 8A
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