Show Us Your Landscape and Gardens-A Photo Thread -Dec 2022-March 2023
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deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
2 months agoI’ve had visitors at my bird feeder all winter.
I got my first wintersowing sprouts this week, Clarkia, which is an annual that ALWAYS sprouts first in mid-March.
This week’s snow fall was miraculous. Almost as miraculous was us not losing power!
My crocus are pushing through the oak leaf tarp now. So glad they can penetrate that thick layer of leaves that refuse to leave…or compost themselves, it seems!deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
2 months ago
I happened to be in Portland to see this absolutely stunning sunset. What a treat it was!
And, proof that my stray I adopted does not have the best hunting instinct, perhaps, although he sure is a loyal sweetie.
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prairiemoon2 z6b MA
2 months agodeanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b thanked prairiemoon2 z6b MA
Sue W (CT zone 6a)
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoFor some reason Houzz won't let me write text from my phone. I took these pictures on Monday night in observance of the first day of spring.
Sunset over my shed. We moved this shed last year from a spot on the other side of the property. I didn't have time to finish the hardscape around it. Hopefully this year.
A late season snow storn last week dropped 6-8" of heavy, wet slop. It's melting fast but still sloppy in some spots.
Crocus...yay!
Iris reticulata probably Katharine Hodgkin
Snowdrops are always reliable early bloomers.
Unknown Hellebore backlit by the setting sun.
Let the garden games begin!
Suedeanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b thanked Sue W (CT zone 6a)deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
2 months agoprairiemoon2 z6b MA
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoOkay, now I have some time to see everyone’s photos and post a couple.
Deanna - Nice group of photos - I didn’t winter sow this year, I’d love to see what you do with the Clarkia later. That is a pretty winter scene. We were fortunate not to lose power too, but we barely had 5 inches of snow. Friends and family in NH lost their power overnight and then got it back by noon the next day, thankfully. They had almost 15 inches of wet heavy snow.
Your crocus patch looks vigorous! Mine are a little anemic this year.
That sunset is amazing - not just a few clouds coloring, but the whole sky! Cute cat…does it live outdoors?
Sue, I guess you can tell where you have the most shade by where you still have snow left. Another patch of crocus that looks very vigorous! Love that! Your backlit Hellebore is so pretty! My foliage was pretty yellow when it first sprouted. Yours looks like it has large leaves.
MGallica - LOVE the snowdrops! That is a lot of volunteers from a small planting. I just started planting snowdrops about 5 years ago and I was impressed by how much they reseed, so I decided last fall to add more in other areas. They came up fine but now I’ll have to wait to see them make a good showing. Here is the spread I had that was also from a very small amount of the original bulb…
This Hellebore is always the first one up...
Not a good day to try to get the crocus it's windy. This location is the only place in the garden I still have crocus. The critters ate a lot of different varieties of them. Not sure the name of the purple but it reseeds prolifically. I have a bed on the other side of the driveway from here that has only reseeded crocus from this bed.
I don't know if you can see it but the rabbits were chewing on my Clethra this winter. They also chewed all the stems on a small Calycanthus so low I had to cut it back to the ground.
deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b thanked prairiemoon2 z6b MA
deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
2 months agoI love the purple color of thyme and hens and chicks this time of year.
The Gold Heart dicentra is peeking out. I love this plant every spring! Germanium are coming to life and I’m glad this particular one made it. It was a weak Visions Light Pink geranium. Hope it strengthens this summer.
deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
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mad_gallica (z5 Eastern NY)