It's pretty much incurable at this point

My spring fever, that is......
Last week, there were a couple of beautiful days, sunny, not cold, dry.....that didn't help the fever any.
I was able to get out front and clean up pretty well.

I chopped down the grasses, pulled weeds, raked up leaves, and put the greenhouse back together.
It's amazing to see all the little shoots out there, and the daffodils, tulips and crocus are working it.

In the back, the hellebores are going wild.

Gotta love those hellebores.
Speaking of which, I got a couple of new ones this week.......one called "white pearl", a nice double, and another called "jade star". Who wouldn't love a flower that's black on the outside and green on the inside? It needs some TLC, but hellebores are tough, and you can't kill them even if you try.

Next week.....the fever continues! Costco said they would start getting some spring stuff after their inventory this weekend, and I've already seen some bare root in other stores. YAHOO!!
Rooting for the daffs!

I know spring is out there somewhere....

we've been pretty lucky here. Our winter hasn't been too cold, although it has been wet. The daffodils, hyacinths and crocus are all starting to peek out, so there's some hope out there yet.
The witch hazel is blooming too.....

note to self.....get more witch hazels.

This week, the clearance rack coughed up a nice heuchera, fire chief....BRIGHT red leaves.

And the good news! WINNER WINNER GARDENSHOW DINNER!
I won tickets this year! More money to spend on plants!!

All of this rain has been good for something, though.....I've been working on some glass..

Dragonfly on a bowling ball.....I've got the bowling ball itch now, so there WILL be more. Just need to find the bowling balls.

I also have 3 stepping stones ready to pour, just waiting for it to get a bit warmer......

This week, finishing the dragonfly, cruising the rack, drooling on seed catalogs.......good times~

I really have to get more hellebores

You just have to love something that's blooming on Christmas!

Not helping with  my spring fever, though.

I've been surfing the plant websites already, making my list and checking it twice. The last couple of years have been about filling up the space. This year is the year of cool. I'm looking for fragrant and reblooming varieties of things, and the cool and unusual. We'll see how that goes. I totally miss cruising the local clearance racks, though, and most of the nurseries around here are closed between Christmas and new years. BAH!

Watching the hummingbirds.....

and the other visitors

and counting the days to the flower show.....hope I win tickets this year! Leaves more money for plants.

is is bad to have spring fever on christmas??

'cause I have a major case of it already.....it's going to be a LONG winter.

This week there was a clearance rack score.....a HUGE itoh peony, regularly $68 for half price. Had to have it, and it's already nestled in it's new home. I'll be headed back to that clearance sale because I saw a BUNCH of things I wanted.....maybe that's what gave me the fever.

The seed catalogs are starting to pile up too......not helping at all.

So, the project after Christmas is to build the small raised bed boxes for next spring and a nice one for potatoes. As much as we've tried (and had success before), the potatoes in the garbage can thing just isn't working.

Y'all have a great Christmas.....I'll be here drooling over seed catalogs and wishing for the flower show!

BRRR!!!!

It's been very cold here, and the yard looks like someone took a blowtorch to it. Too cold to get outside and chop on stuff, although it hasn't stopped these guys.

They'll be out there all winter, believe it or not, and we've had a MAJOR war going over the feeders.
It's amazing to see them out there in the snow and everything.

Not much gardening news, too cold, too frozen, although I did get the first of the new year seed catalogs, and I'm definitely eyeing a two for one daylily sale tomorrow. (they won't be shipped until spring).

I also entered a contest with Subaru to win tickets to the flower show. Now THERE"S something to look forward to. (besides making next year's wish list)

one last round

The weather has been unseasonably mild here, although super wet, and the garden is still going...
There's one iris that's particularly confused. I don't know what the name of this one is, but it smells like grapes. LOVE IT!

 

This guy is still going too.....

 

In floor news....we got tired of the bump, so we took a skill saw to it. There was no surprise to find out that the glue underneath was not stuck to the concrete at all......IT's all stuck to the board..

In the gift that keeps on giving.....we've gotten hosed yet again.....JERKS!!!!!

still going.....

so, here we are at the first of November already.......It hasn't frozen here yet, although it usually does, and the garden is still hanging in there!

I know, it's all looking pretty scraggly....but, it's hanging in there.

This week, the clearance rack brought me a fuzzy kiwi, a daylily "roaring 20s", and a couple of wooly thyme. Pickins are slim, but there are still a few interesting things to be had. I might just have to go back for that half price ITOH peony I saw at the nursery. Even at half price, it's still a bit spendy, but it was HUGE.

Looks like the holidays are happening here, so, we'll be doing a bunch of little things on the house. Next week, we'll be cutting a hole in the floor to remove the bubble that's come apart. I think if we cut out the bumped up spot, fill the space with something, and put a rug over it, it'll work for now. The new flooring is going to take 4-6 weeks to arrive, and then it has to acclimate here for at least 2 weeks. I'm not going there until after Christmas......probably sometime in February. I'll be glad when it's done, just not looking forward to it.