Friday, March 2, 2012

Color for the Weekend...

The Orchid Room at Phipps Conservatory
Photo taken December 2011.
More on Phipps' beautiful Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA... Spring show 2009; Spring show 2011.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Crocus tommasinianus... in February! oh my

Crocus tommasinianus pushing up through the moss planted by my daughter.
The Back Woodland is home to our naturalized Crocus tommasinianus, which creates the most spectacular scene of the year in this garden area. We were gifted this planting from some long ago gardener/owner of our property.  After a good snow storm over the weekend, it is refreshing to see these little beauties uncover themselves to catch the sunshine. There were no pollinators about today, but perhaps tomorrow as the warmer weather continues?

They are blooming three weeks earlier this year, thanks to the mild weather.
Crocus tommasinianus naturalized in our lawn and garden.
Here is Crocus tommasinianus with Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
 Pretty violet haze of Crocus tommasinianus
Locate the Back Woodland on our map of Gilmore Gardens.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Have you been messy yet today?

All the best things in life are messy!
The longer I live, the more I see it:

Eating warm chocolate chip cookies...

stomping in mud puddles...

babies... oh, so cute, but definitely messy...

fresh new paint...

And the messiest of all just might be gardening!

What else can get me covered in mud from my knees down in ten minutes, keep me out clipping plants in the rain for an hour, or contrive to lure my hands into gooey mud while strolling around the house?


I love it. And today I am dreaming about it being warm enough to garden in the rain again...

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The Driveway Garden ~ March through December 2011

March
April
May
June
July
September
October
November
December
See the Driveway Garden on our map of Gilmore Gardens, and also find links for the other succession planting areas around the garden.

I am linking this short post to Christina's GBFD because of the key foliage elements that keep it looking good all year long.
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