Well it finally got cold. COLD! Down to 18 degrees last week and icy rain predicted for this week. Time to watch over newly emerging buds and bulbs with crossed fingers. Time to wander the garden and admire the last of the winter seed pods. Time to prune back old grasses and plants will soon be ready to spring forth. Time to anticipate Spring!
Euphorbia's wonderful winter colors

Tender new growth on a Silver Artemisia

"Men can't be trusted with pruning shears any more than they can be trusted with the grocery money in a delicatessen ... They are like boys with new pocket knives who will not stop whittling." Phyllis McGinley, American poet

Hellebores just begining to bloom

sarcandra - lovely red berries

Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity.  Lindley Karstens, noproblemgarden.com

seed pods of the toad lily

remember to feed the wild birds and put up some houses for them to enjoy in your garden
I think it pi**es God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.... People think pleasing God is all God care about.  But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.  Alice Walker, The Color Purple, 1982

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