The 2024 Garden Year
January 19, 2024 January Our year started with snow, ice and frigid temperatures in mid-January. Our temperatures stayed below freezing for almost a week. I think it was the most consistent cold that we've experienced since moving here. Fortunately, it was a dry snow so there wasn't too much damage. Once again, we almost lost the azara and I'm afraid there would have been some breakage if I had not kept knocking the ice off. February 14, 2024 February In past years, it seems that inclement weather seems to hit around Michael's birthday in mid-February. After the January snow and ice, this month was actually quite tame. Nothing exciting to report - mostly birdwatching . Early flowers like hellebores, cyclamen and crocus begin to bloom in mid month. March 3, 2024 March I got into a walking routine which I'm happy to report I am continuing this year. You get to the point where you feel guilty if you miss a day. I do miss days occasionally but I'm learning that ...
Totally awesome Phillip! Some of those beauties bring back memories of my dad and his gardening. I really miss them a lot but I also know how much effort goes into keeping a beautiful garden going. Just amazing and I can't wait to see it first hand. Judy
ReplyDeletePhillip~~ Love your picture and prose. Your daffodil looks like the variety 'Geranium' the last to bloom in my garden. (Still several months from now thanks to this ridiculous weather.) I love the fragrance.
ReplyDeleteI hope the rain holds off.
Lovely images Phillip.
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of Kerria too.
Rob
Gorgeous photos with some of my favorite plants. I hope the weather will allow you to play outside during your spring break.
ReplyDeleteHi Phillip, how wonderful it all looks. We have so many of the same plants, my unknown viburnum looks like your Mohawk. You are about two weeks ahead of us, or maybe one week, but it is raining now here and will be for the next several days they say. Looks like we both will be putting on our rain gear to work outside! Not fun, but better than looking sadly out the windows wishing we could be out. :-)
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What gorgeous blooms Phillip. The Columbine seeds itself in my garden. I help it go where I want it to grow by sprinkling the seeds around. Easy peasy.
ReplyDeleteLove Corylus avellana, tried to grow it several years ago but had so much trouble with suckering from the root stock. The camellia is stunning! You have so many lovely blooms.
ReplyDeleteMarnie
Hmmmmmmmm, who do I know that wants Lunaria annua seeds? Hmmmm...:-) Wonderful photos as always, Phillip. You have such a good eye.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so good. I like plants like HLWS that is of interest in all seasons.
ReplyDeleteBut but but... rain makes plants grow! ;-) Love all the photos. Didn't realize you had the same native columbine we do; cool. And aren't Virginia bluebells just the cutest things? I also love the Harry Lauder, which also grows here. And the weeping Higan cherry is just lovely!
ReplyDeleteYour garden must be glorious! I'm looking forward to seeing the full view shots!
ReplyDeleteCameron
Beautiful plants. Enjoy your spring break :)
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are beautiful. I've never seen wild columbine before, really pretty!! Enjoy your week, I hope your rain and our rain goes away!
ReplyDelete"Taylor's Perfection" is exactly that! What a gorgeous garden you have! If your weather forecast is like ours in ATL, it's gonna be gardening in boots weather!
ReplyDeleteMy fingers are crossed for you dear friend. You have some amazing photos here today. LOVE THE Pinks!
ReplyDeleteHappy Spring !
Such a great variety, wonderful! I didn't realize the red buckeye was the weedy type. I always thought they were hard to grow and therefore that's why they charged so much for them at the nursery. I've been searching for the wild columbine for my garden as well, but no luck so far. Good luck with the rain. We've had over 3" since Tuesday with more on the way!
ReplyDeleteI do know what you mean. Last year we were begging for rain and now we have enough but it's coming on our weekends. I am not about to complain though. Our gardens are just now recuperating from that nasty drought.
ReplyDeleteAll your bloomers are just beautiful. I always enjoy a tour of your garden.
Hi Phillip, Beautiful show of flowers! I have the Kerria...single form and love it. I am so glad to see that lunaria is in your garden...I think it's a delightful spring flower and I really don't mind the seed pods! I am lucky if my Red Buckeye blooms and you have to dig up seedlings!
ReplyDeleteIt's a strangely lovely tree, don't you think?
Unfortunately the rains continue...have a good weekend. gail
Oh, it all looks so lovely! My Mertensia are about an inch tall now. I've never grown Kerria, but it looks like it just shines.
ReplyDeletePhillip, we have some of the same flowers. I love my Kerrias. When the landscaper help came, he wanted to get rid of them. I said "no way!" Your area looks sublime.~~Dee
ReplyDeleteWe're still a ways from early spring flowers (daffodils 'still blooming'??? Only indoors!) Pulmonaria are one of my personal favourites. I will say the weather is milder this weekend and I can hear the snow melting...
ReplyDeleteLovely photos Phillip. I love being able to see other people's flowers before they bloom here. You have several of my "wants".
ReplyDeleteOur Dafodils are just getting ready to bloom. And I also have Japanese Kerria, Both double and single, but the double quite often dies back due to our hard winters. It comes back, but not much blooming then because it blooms on old wood. But I keep trying!
ReplyDeleteI do love your double Kerria...When I did my post on Kerria I didn't realize you had included it in yours, too...or I would have given you credit, too --BUT, I most likely wouldn't have recognized it as being the same plant that I have! Not knowing what mine was, I needed to see the exact plant to be able to identify it without someone actually coming to my house and telling me what it is!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize there was even a 'double' bloom until people wrote about it in their comments to me!
It's fun to learn new things through this garden blogging! And I always have so much that I need to learn:-)