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Today’s photo, our 2nd runner-up in the Garden in Winter photo contest, is from finegardening.com member Janek15, who says, “These ‘Karl Foerster’ grasses are the perfect plant for Colorado winter…
It’s been a very, very long time since I mentioned anything new with the garden shed. Today I went out and took a look around at my overwintered plants, watered a few things, and saw some good signs that most of my plants made it through the winter – at least so far!
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It won’t be long now until the first bloom of the new gardening season will be on its way. In just a few more days the Winter Jasmine will be coloring our front porch with its bright yellow blooms. I traded for the jasmine at plant swap a couple years ago and have found it to be a very welcome winter bloomer. This is definitely one plant I need to propagate a few more of to plant in the garden. Before the daffodils, crocuses, and even forsythias the winter jasmine brightens up the garden and gives us a preview of spring!
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I’ve just ordered clover seed for Mr. I’s lawnette.
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| I can almost always find a fourth leaf clover if I need one |
Dear readers, you know many things about my garden philosophy, so, you may have been surprised when I agreed to add the lawnette. (Pay No Attention…the full story) That was for my dear Mr I. In all the years I’ve been gardening, he’s only requested one thing~ “a patch of green” and I agreed. I do like the restful effect that it has on my otherwise busy natural garden. But, after two years of decidedly nonlawn care, we have concluded , that it’s time to seed the brown patches with Trifolium repens, Western Daisy and a few other low growing beauties.
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| Western Daisy and other wildflowers in our son’s former play area |
Our patch of green will move from a monoculture to a polyculture. It will be alive with bees and other critters.
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| Newly sodded monoculture Winter 2009 |
A polyculture lawn will be perfect for the Garden of Benign Neglect. We’ll have the green expanse that Mr I wants, while, taking care of my need to be a smart gardener.
Clover just makes sense.
But, more importantly,
It’s wildlife friendly.
xxoogail
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,
One clover, and a bee.
And revery.
The revery alone will do,
If bees are few.
Emily Dickinson
This post was written by Gail Eichelberger for my blog Clay and Limestone Copyright 2011. Please contact me for permission to copy, reproduce, scrape, etc.
When stuck indoors on a cold winter day while layers of snow blanket the ground there isn’t much else to do other than watch the birds!
Well maybe there is something else to do but chores are not as much fun!
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Posted by mgervais
Surreal? The alchemy of frost and snow turns ordinary plants into something altogether mesmerizing. Today’s photo is another photo from Mike Lane in Victoria, B.C. He said, “There’s beauty to be found in the garden, even in winter. This cabbage looked so beautiful after a frost that I…
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Posted by PFZimmerman
How do you prevent rose canes from snapping off during winter winds? A few tips for how and when.
Posted by PFZimmerman
It’s time to stop snipping the old blooms off your roses so they get ready for winter.
Posted by PFZimmerman
It’s time to stop snipping the old blooms off your roses so they get ready for winter.
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