Gardening, anyone?

I took a walk yesterday in the neighborhood and it was so spring like. The smell, the sounds, the feel of the air all made me feel like it was March or April vs. mid February. I was looking at the nearby fruit trees and they look like they are ready to do their thing. It is going to be warm and mild right through next weekend!

Twohobbies- I heard it is so bitterly cold in the midwest and northeast right now. Stay warm and know that spring is coming.

Messy pre-cleanup garden tour with very nice birdsong

Two Hobbies- yes, those are currently blooming. The photos were taken two days ago. I was drawn outside by a cacophony of birds in a big tree and then took a little tour of my garden. It smelled so sweet outside!

I took a short video of the not so pretty side of things. Will add a you tube link in an edit. It's a big mess out there, especially the large perennial border. It is quite moderate in coastal OR, so things will nowbe getting underway.

Two bco sisters who I haven't met yet in person said they might come for a visit and cautiously (everybody keeping in mind their LE) engage in a spring cleanup! Weeding included! The mere suggestion of it lifted my mood!

Brb with the link (above because I'm a technical moron and couldn't get it to stick down here- clic on the blue text above)

PS that IS a fabulous African violet

Teka, My Mom used to start African violets from a leaf. I've tried, but only get rotten leaves. That violet is gorgeous.

Thank You!!!!

Jackbirdie, your video made my day!! Thank you so much. And your perrenial border - wish I were there to help and you could help me. I know what you are feeling, I think. I have a "live or die" perrenial garden, but they got nothing from me last year as I was finishing chemo. This year it really needs me, and I have tried to attack a small section each day, but it is taking every thing from me. I can garden OR plan meals, walk dog, etc. Today I overdid, so along with too much sun ( but we need vitamin D, right?) my Truncal Lymphodema flared up worse than it has ever been. Scary, and there went the rest of my day. I was crying and frustrated, threatening to move into an Austin concrete condo then saw your video. You reminded me of what I get fro this space - you will get there, bit by bit. Peaceful night to all, Lind

Book Lady I can totally relate. My house had tons of flower beds planted by the previous owner- the only problem being they were not low maintenance and stuff was totally planted in the wrong spots. hydrangeas in hot sun, hostas in full sun along a sidewalk? etc. Two of the last four summers I've been recovering from surgery and on chemo and it's been so hard to work on these. I have my front and side beds done and pretty low maintenance but the back yard has two big corner beds and beds around the deck and they are a disaster! I'm hoping next summer I can get to them but I'm lucky to have time to maintain the front and side so not sure. The only tip I do have is get lots of mulch so there is less weeding.

Hello Ladies!

New to this thread. My dream of having 2 months off in the spring is finally coming true, so many gardens to plant! However, the dream comes at the price of a BMX...

I actually chose the March date, rather than Jan or Feb in hopes I may have some days of warming sun. Less depressing to be home on warmer brighter days. Now I don't think I will be out shearing topiaries (don't have any anyway), or splitting irises, or filling the empty raised bed, but I hope I might be able to tend some seedlings indoors for a few weeks, then perhaps transfer them to raised beds.

If all goes well I will have some late spring veggies, if not hopefully I gained a distraction and DH/ DD will just continuing buying them at the store!

I have read back of some of the posts and enjoyed the banter. The african violet above is beautiful. Haven't had them in many years. Neglect while working and raising my DD led to their dismay. Maybe sometime soon.

The gardening catalog will hopefully be the only "fever" I get while living this 2 month "dream."

---just looking for a silver lining

Asante, welcome to a green thumb thread. My black thumb is slowly turning green! ;o))

Assante- Welcome and wishing you well through you sx and recovery. We will be here to remind you what you are getting better for!

Booklady- thank you for sharing your feelings. I'm glad your spirits lifted a bit. I have truncal LE too and just haven't recovered as fast or as well as I'd hoped. I'm going to take Jazzy's suggestion for a neighbor kid. Cancer tx has wreaked havoc with my finances and I really can't hire anybody. Though as I mentioned, there is a possibility a couple if bco sisters coming to help for a jump start.

Well I can't do anything today bc it's raining. I turned my back on an open screen door to the backyard for just a minute and the next thing I knew this innocent looking character, pictured below, had made short work of one of my precious little birdies. Feathers all over the house! She's an excellent mouse/ratter or I might give her to the ragman!

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Tutti Frutti- aka Her Royal Bloodthirstiness!!!

JackieBird - she is beautiful!. Certainly majestic.

sorry for the little birdie. my little spaniel loves the litle fledgling in the spring time. good thing for them she has lost all her upper teeth.

February is now more bearable with Husband bringing home small daffodils.

Wren,

I would enjoy photos of the Spring blooms!

I was at a fundraiser this afternoon and out on a deck for the sunset. I noticed some of the trees are starting to bloom, and it's TOO SOON! It has been in the 70s here all this week, like 20 degrees warmer than it normally is this time of the year. What is going on with this weather!

It is another nice day today, in the mid 60s and after getting through the grind of some tax work I am doing for my biz and self, I got out back to do some clearing and pruning in my back yard border gardens. Filled up the dumpster again with yard debris and watered in the back yard. We have not had any moisture in a month now, so I am back to watering again. I see my weeping cherry with some buds peaking out, and that tends to bloom in early March so not too worried, but also see my red oak starting to come out too (that does not happen until April).

It is going to cool down mid week with a chance of showers, but will be warming back up again.

Still gotta buy my SEEDS! criminy.

Looking for lobelia erinus seeds in bulk, other than Territorial Seeds.