Re: What's blooming in your garden?

**l*@juno.com**

Thanks for the tip, Kathy. I mistakenly thought Bloom Day was only once a
year. I will definitely check it out.

Regards,
Lois

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:36:06 -0500 "Kathy Purdy" <kopurdy@gmail.com>
writes:
> Lois,
> You and anyone else publishing a garden blog should contribute to 
> Garden
> Bloggers Bloom Day, which was started by Carol of May Dreams Gardens 
> over a
> year ago. The "rules" are included at the end of February's entry:
>
http://maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/2008/02/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-fe
bruary-2007.html
> 
> Basically, you write a blog post about what is blooming on the 15th 
> of every
> month, or thereabouts. Then you leave a comment on Carol's Bloom Day 
> post
> giving a link to yours. This is a good way to find new garden 
> blogs--and to
> help other garden blog readers find you. Visit a few of the entries 
> and
> leave a comment if you feel so moved. It is very much appreciated 
> and almost
> always reciprocated.
> 
> Even if you don't have time to regularly visit other garden blogs or 
> leave
> comments, spending the time to post and visit for this one event is 
> worth
> the investment of time.
> 
> Kathy
> 
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Nancy Szerlag 
> <szerlag@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> 
> >  Attica, Michigan, 50 miles north of Detroit. Zip, zero, nada. My
> > garden is buried in 6 inches of show. The good new, it will reach 
> 46
> > here today :-)
> > NANCY SZERLAG
> >
> >
> > On Mar 14, 2008, at 8:59 AM, loisdan@juno.com wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Everybody,
> > >
> > > While writing my Signs of Spring blog this morning, it occured 
> to
> > > me that
> > > we could reprise the winter thread of sharing what is now 
> blooming
> > > in our
> > > gardens. I think it might be fun to share what's going on and
> > > where, as
> > > well as our zone. Here in NW New Jersey, Zone 5B, I've got 
> snowdrops,
> > > daffodils, and Hellebores. (More detail on my blog.)
> > >
> > > On our trip to Glen Ellen, California (Zone 7?) last week, we 
> saw in
> > > bloom jasmine, daffodils, tulips, Hellebores, Eupatorium, 
> Calendula
> > > (among the wine vines), and a lone, slightly blasted rose bud 
> that
> > > looked
> > > like it still might open.
> > >
> > > What's blooming in your garden?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Lois
> > > Visit http://loisdevries.blogspot.com
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