tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post3032709061990821880..comments2024-03-26T06:45:32.717+00:00Comments on Circle of the Year: Gardening in JanuaryRowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-8315092041018062332011-01-30T00:33:57.116+00:002011-01-30T00:33:57.116+00:00It is hard not to get a wee bit envious of being a...It is hard not to get a wee bit envious of being able to work in the garden already and those welcome signs of life!<br /><br />CarolynCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365004847174534068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-31969063023057762892011-01-29T18:15:41.870+00:002011-01-29T18:15:41.870+00:00Rowan,
A nice spring break to ease the winter dold...Rowan,<br />A nice spring break to ease the winter doldrums is always welcome.<br />My garden, however, is still sleeping under a foot of snow.<br />relrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030572981830789370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-25858464054994479832011-01-29T12:37:10.447+00:002011-01-29T12:37:10.447+00:00You have me dreaming of my daffodil, tulip and cro...You have me dreaming of my daffodil, tulip and crocus bulbs all snug well below the snow. <br />You are very fortunate at this time of year to be able to clean-up the garden abit and come so close to the Spring earth.<br />Thank you for commenting on my blog.Purple Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05831681595310623140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-79329991901251704672011-01-29T03:07:13.895+00:002011-01-29T03:07:13.895+00:00How lovely for you to see first hand the promise o...How lovely for you to see first hand the promise of Spring. To think there is a Jasmine that flowers in the middle of January in England no less, sounds unusual to me. The only thing growing in my neck of the woods are icicles! Thinking of you from the snowy State of Maine.Dog Trot Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613054262731973539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-54854372740411356752011-01-29T00:40:09.599+00:002011-01-29T00:40:09.599+00:00It has been far too wet in my garden but I have ju...It has been far too wet in my garden but I have just started on a similar task of clearing up rubbish and leaves etc. Surprising what gems of delight are hidden away just waiting to provide us with some late winter colour.FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-82763063971935732532011-01-28T20:04:24.328+00:002011-01-28T20:04:24.328+00:00Loved this post of a promise of Spring. I enjoy d...Loved this post of a promise of Spring. I enjoy days spent like this...<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Dianne<br />www.mysouthernheart.comSouthernHearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570700924252634215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-13822634981185648022011-01-27T02:47:03.286+00:002011-01-27T02:47:03.286+00:00Of course you know we are all ready to rush over t...Of course you know we are all ready to rush over to your neck of the woods (as they say in these southern parts!), join in celebrating the Springlike weather, and help dig in your garden!<br /><br />Lovely Rowan - snowdrops will be welcomed here too.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-14203961071948307042011-01-26T20:35:14.043+00:002011-01-26T20:35:14.043+00:00I enjoyed reading your post and looking at the pho...I enjoyed reading your post and looking at the photographs.In about two or three weeks, I am hoping to go to Hodsock Priory to see their snowdrops...I cannot wait and I will be taking my camera!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621543702943415760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-66832258398668823182011-01-26T18:16:48.128+00:002011-01-26T18:16:48.128+00:00Oh be still my heart! That's what your garden ...Oh be still my heart! That's what your garden looks like now? Well would you like some white fluffy stuff and -30 weather please???<br />I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your gardens as the spring approaches. For now, I'm out to shovel a pathway for my mailgirl she gets all bent out of shape if she has to walk knee deep to my mailbox.:))))<br /><br />Have a great week,<br /><br />Rosemary...XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-3532409371699723152011-01-25T17:04:43.718+00:002011-01-25T17:04:43.718+00:00Gorgeous pics. I am in Alberta and drowning in the...Gorgeous pics. I am in Alberta and drowning in the fluffy white stuff (the city crews were just in - finally - and now our snow piles are bordering on 8 feet high in some spots!) Soon enough though, we'll all be complaining that it's too hot :)Jane https://www.blogger.com/profile/05368686874403775974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-28031639345489876362011-01-25T07:45:47.337+00:002011-01-25T07:45:47.337+00:00Granny Sue, the plant on the fence in the first ph...Granny Sue, the plant on the fence in the first photo is winter jasmine (jasminum nudiflorum). Usually it's a mass of flowers in January but the extreme cold during December upset it and it isn't as good as usual. Still a nice splash of colour though.vRowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-17278404567900183582011-01-24T16:56:16.644+00:002011-01-24T16:56:16.644+00:00What would help my garden (such as it is) more tha...What would help my garden (such as it is) more than anything right now is to hook the hoses up and water them. It has been dry as a bone for almost 2 months now, and if I don't water, I won't have any irises to speak of. I have drip hoses in all my beds. I really need to get out and clear away all the debris and deadfall from the neighbors' trees and leaves, etc., but it's not going to happen until Feb. What a lovely crop of dead sticks you have -- lol! Mine leave a lot to be desired, alas. .WOLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775462248193876148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-39466554987914663352011-01-24T16:15:55.833+00:002011-01-24T16:15:55.833+00:00What a lovely post! Cheered me up no end to think ...What a lovely post! Cheered me up no end to think that someone else has a "dead stick" & general debris garden!! Yes, can't wait to get out there and start on all those clearing jobs that got put back because of the snow & ice! <br /><br />Willow xWillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065088967190856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-13277226073639841562011-01-24T15:00:41.575+00:002011-01-24T15:00:41.575+00:00Lucky you, time in the garden is always the best t...Lucky you, time in the garden is always the best time. Other than moving pine straw to look for bulbs coming up I haven't done anything yet, I'm definitely a fair weather gardener. Your little companion is too sweet.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-67850853296735253022011-01-24T14:16:55.733+00:002011-01-24T14:16:55.733+00:00lovely!
swampy has been clearing the front garden ...lovely!<br />swampy has been clearing the front garden and found lots of green pushing up through the earth under thier blanket of oak leaves~it really cheered us up.<br />the back has been too wet to walk on so thats a mess right now...however we did find out why flynt came in so muddy one night...two holes dug in cody's bed and our silver birch sapling pulle dout :O<br />the birch is back in and doing well.laoi gaul~williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461210264595425112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-8552312250679503022011-01-24T13:50:33.194+00:002011-01-24T13:50:33.194+00:00You give us hope that yes indeed Spring will come....You give us hope that yes indeed Spring will come. What is the vine flowering on the fence in the first photo, Rowan?Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-79018005669679539592011-01-24T13:48:04.858+00:002011-01-24T13:48:04.858+00:00Hasn't it been a good week for the garden? Li...Hasn't it been a good week for the garden? Like you I have been clearing up last year's debris. How lucky you are to have snowdrops I'd love to be able to grow them but they just don't like our soil.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-20025466140389905732011-01-24T08:10:42.174+00:002011-01-24T08:10:42.174+00:00What a great way to spend an hour or too Rowan. I...What a great way to spend an hour or too Rowan. I keep feeling that we are being lured into a false sense of security though. xxxxDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-70259493308605827472011-01-24T06:21:46.846+00:002011-01-24T06:21:46.846+00:00I too have a garden of sticks, adorned with golden...I too have a garden of sticks, adorned with golden straw we used as a mulch to protect the tender plants in the place of the snow that hasn't come this year. Sunny days are conducive to poking around and finding the odd green leaf, or a nub of Hellebore just starting to poke through the thawing earth - nice promises of spring.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-73909936693516030732011-01-24T03:22:19.337+00:002011-01-24T03:22:19.337+00:00Wow -- it must be like spring if you have a bird A...Wow -- it must be like spring if you have a bird AND sprouts! Nary a sign of either here -- we still have lots of winter here. You made me laugh with your stick and leaf garden -- I'll bet your garden is gorgeous in the spring!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-77228981731475640222011-01-24T01:14:07.035+00:002011-01-24T01:14:07.035+00:00Goodness, I can;t even IMAGINE spring right now! W...Goodness, I can;t even IMAGINE spring right now! With feet and feet of snow and going down to -20 (-28 C) degrees tonight.... with a wind chill of -34c! But lovely to see things pushing up through your ground. I think it will be many months yet until that happens here....Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-33987054162046639552011-01-24T01:05:05.132+00:002011-01-24T01:05:05.132+00:00Oh, spring is definitely on its way. Please be su...Oh, spring is definitely on its way. Please be sure to post the snowdrops when they are in full bloom. I love them and they don't grow here. The perky robin is such a joy. Again , our robins are so different -- more like a thrush with a red breast. Thanks for the breath of fresh air.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-76746451036687227472011-01-24T00:45:59.356+00:002011-01-24T00:45:59.356+00:00You have me yearning to clear debris from my yard ...You have me yearning to clear debris from my yard and garden, Rowan...but it's all covered with snow at the moment. Our first signs of spring don't appear until March.Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-50685445370281709382011-01-24T00:00:39.134+00:002011-01-24T00:00:39.134+00:00It is mild here too - but I've not gone out to...It is mild here too - but I've not gone out to clear anything out of the yard yet - soon I think.<br /><br />Love the little friend bird. Great photo.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-62571000175402864322011-01-23T23:58:05.401+00:002011-01-23T23:58:05.401+00:00How wonderful for you! I'm sure you enjoyed sp...How wonderful for you! I'm sure you enjoyed spending time in your garden and getting a jump-start on spring. We are having some beautiful weather, too and I expect to begin seeing some budding trees in a couple of weeks. I had a good laugh over your dead stick garden....that's the kind I'm good at!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084823218319628822noreply@blogger.com