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Category: a new year | Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:14 pm

happy new year! one week into the new year, it's almost 50 degrees outside, and no measurable snow to speak of. it makes you confused and impatient, we should have a couple of feet of snow and temps in the teens and twenties. oh well, mother nature does what she will!
had a sort of good garden year last year, moved some plants,the monarda doubled in size after i moved it to the back fence, so i guess it likes it there. this spring will be moving the penstemon(?)and maybe i'll finally find the right spot for the yarrow which wants to take over the side spot by my sweetpeas.
my front garden bed still needs alot of remedial work to it...will be asking for more horse manure from my friend. but i did plant some foxglove and columbine which should do nicely there. am also thinking primrose would be nice and will be looking for some when the markets reopen in the spring.
i moved alot of bulbs this fall, mostly tulips, muscari & merry bells (alliums), and am anxious to see them pop up in their new spot. (though i had noticed that with this wacky weather, some are confused and popping up already).
had some weird thing happen to 2 of my clematis this summer, after they bloomed they just dried out & died. i don't know what happened and will have to see in the spring if it was a fluke. very odd. i want to blame it on the woodchuck that decided my garden was a salad bowl this year, but can't say for sure. that woodchuck was horrible! ate all of aunties cucumber & bean plants, she said she'd never in all the time she's planted that she'd never had trouble with anything like that. from what i was hearing, they were all over the neighborhood wrecking everyones gardens. oh, well, just makes you more vigilant.
one thing i did do is figure out how to get my pictures posted....all i need to do is have my film developed onto a cd and take it from there....resolution for this year....get a digital camera!
am looking forward to the new growing season....always grand plans...if i get one or two done i consider it a success.
i almost forgot (well actually, i did) after 3 years of looking like nothing my toad lilies finally had blooms this year..not until the end of september, but they were there, i was so excited. i do have pictures and when i get the film developed, will post.


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Jewell wrote on Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:22 pm:


Sounds like last year was busy and this year will be also. We too are having a very moderate winter. Ya just never know what to expect when it comes to weather. LOL




 

Netty wrote on Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:20 pm:


It has been mild in Ontario so far this year as well. I don't miss shoveling, but I sure wish my gardens had some protection.





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