I, too, miss gardenchat, since I don't spend
time on Facebook.
It has been good to hear of your garden
plans. I have been struggling to figure
out what I can do this spring since I had a
fall and a broken hip over the Christmas
weekend. I am getting around pretty well
now, but don't think I will be able to
handle my hillside garden or do much bending
for weed-pulling. Old age - 88
years - has a lot to do with it, too.
Our winter was most peculiar - warm, even up
into the 60s some days for the
months of January and February. My white
Hellebore has been spectacular
with more than 35 blooms. and about three
weeks ago I took a bunch of blooms
from my conventional purple Hellebore to our
garden club meeting. Daffodils
are well up and some of the early ones are
showing buds. Trees are definitely
budding out. And then two days ago we had a
so-called blizzard with a foot of
snow and temperatures down into the 20s. (I
used to be told that to be a blizzard
the temperatures must be below 20 degrees
and the wind above 50 mph - with
more than a foot of snow.) Anyway, today is
bright and sunny, and already in the
upper 20s. I think rain is predicted for
the weekend. Oh well.
I really must get my head together and order
at least things to plant in the pots
near the house.
It was so good to hear from some of you
Auralie
In a message dated 3/16/2017 12:18:36 A.M. Eastern
Daylight Time, 3*@rewrite.hort.net writes:
After hearing from you all in your quest to
help me figure out a plant, I realize how much I miss
our gardenchat. How are people fairing now that winter
in either over or nearly over?
Here in the Sacramento Valley we are in full
spring mode. Bulbs, trees, etc blooming. Veggie
garden is planted. Allergies are horrible this year
after all the rain that we got.
Made an impulse buy of a White Fairy Magnolia
shrub. The flowers smelled heavenly and I was sold
at one sniff. Got it home with the help of a
friend, but now need to get someone out to dig a
hole (through a big tree root) to get it in the
ground. Since I hurt my wrist last Fall I have had
to rely on others to do major digging and certainly
sawing. (although I did briefly try to saw through
it before I came to my senses this evening. And
then sat with an icepack on my wrist for the next 30
min).
Theresa
