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| Crocus Biflorus spring beauty the first of my Crocus to bloom . These are the first I've planted in the garden. They are the most charming and dainty blooms , no wonder gardeners become obsessed with discovering and collecting. I feel obsessed already , I'll be mass planting these in the gravel this autumn . Even if wind and rain comes along and knocks you flat …. |
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| After the nine or so inches of snow last end . I'm surprised how fast it seems to be disappearing. Except for some of the North facing cold pockets in the garden. |
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| And what has been happening under that covering, the Rhubarb has sprung up. I wonder if I should cover it with a pot , or is it too late ? |
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| My newly planted Stinking hellebore is just about to bloom, no smell yet. |
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| Primulas looking awfully sweet framed in snow. |
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| On the ugly side |
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| Robinia" twisty baby' which was only planted last summer seems to have made it so far. Tough 'twisty ' can take it to -40 F |
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| The Euphorbias seem to have taken a beating , looking very bruised. Purple marked Euphorbia rigid and Hedgehog grass |
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| The slow dribble has become a steady stream , so begins the melt down . I wonder what it will uncover. I fear for the back garden. With doggies running in all directions |
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| The little Australian mint bush surviving with it's plastic pot dome . |
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| Best of all I've got plenty of quilting done ! |
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| Yes, it is a freeze , not as bad as I thought , 20 F this morning , which is much better than 12F as predicted. I managed to throw some packing material over Pittoporum tenuifolium 'purpureum' which barely survived the big freeze of a few years ago.That's it in the background near the shed. |
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| Undercover two Citrus tress which I didn't cover last freeze …. |
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| Last frost I gave Schfflera taiwaniana 'yuan shan' a covering around the base , this time I didn't …. |
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| Fatsia japonica looking a bit stressed |
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| Osmanihus armatus' jim porter' sitting along side the Fatsia, looks completely at home sitting in freezing rock hard soil …good winter plant choice |
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| And these two all bundled up ready for a freezing ball chase. |
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| Why, I thought we would get away with just one freeze in the Pacific Northwest… |
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| Pastic bucket in the ready , this one I'll plop over whats left of the Australian mint bush Prostanthera cuneata …tonight |
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| A sad sight , but some of the pups planted on dry protected slopes are faring much better. |
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| With so much in the garden looking, frankly not great, I'm pleased with a few new comers to the winter garden , Hebe 'Karo Golden Esk' planted last summer, this whipcord Hebe looks beautifully fresh. I think a few more like this could be in my future. |
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| Another lovely winter plant ozothamnus 'sussex silver' white white stems and silvery foliage , may need a bit of a trim , it's looking a tad leggy , but still , a wonderful one. |
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| Lastly chamaecyparis thyroids 'heather bun' , is still quite small, but I love the feathery smokey foliage , and it looks great planted with bonze Carex …. |
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| Apparently we are in for another freeze … oh dear , I guess the plants that got whacked in the last freeze will have to endure another blast. |
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| But for today, I'm just enjoying what little bits of spring I can find |
