Tag: perennials
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Our Beautiful Spring Continues 9 May 2025
Here in the SouthEast, we usually expect May temperatures to be in the 80’s. Wonderfully, that is not so this year. We have had mild weather and adequate rainfall for weeks now. It is very welcome. The bluebirds are making nests. The songbirds are in full throat. The butterflies are fluttering by. The bees are…
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Spring Officially Arrives 21 March 2025
The meteorological Spring is here. The calendar Spring is here! Why do we still have the threat of frost this morning? Oh well, that last frost date is still the important one for gardeners. The birds are singing. The bluebirds are nesting. Butterflies have appeared and the bees are buzzing. Lets check out the garden.…
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Blooms and Greens 14 Mar 2025
Do you like Spring blooms? They are appearing finally. Do you like to see green leaves? They are appearing finally. Sunny days and warming temperatures are the norm these days. Unfortunately, we have the chance of severe weather this time of year. The forecast is for severe thunderstorms with possible hail tomorrow. It seems the…
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Still Waiting for Spring 7 March 2025
It’s been dry and then we had a heavy rain. It’s been calm and then we had 3 blustery days. It’s been pleasantly warm and then near freezing temperatures returned. I keep waiting for the sunny days of spring. Not yet. The daffodils are up but they have not all opened. The bluebells are up…
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Setback 21 Feb 2025
It has been a cold, dreary week with no progress in the garden. There has been some rain and a flurry of some beautiful snowflakes. By my gauge, there has been about inch of rain this week. The forecast is for relief from the freezing overnight temperatures by late weekend or early next week The…
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October Hunter Moon 18 Oct 2024
In these parts, first frost is from Nov 1 until Nov 15 according to the sources. We did have some temps in the 40’s this past week which is to be expected. I have been planning on moving tender plants where they will be sheltered when frost comes. I have also been cutting back spent…
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Fall Week One 27 Sept 2024
The news today is focused on Hurricane Helene and the devastation in north Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. It is a very sad day there for so many. Reports this morning indicated that 3.5 million were without power. Some would be without power for several days. Flooding was reported in north Georgia and the Carolinas.…
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Hurricane Francine 13 Sept 2024
We had 6 weeks of very dry weather but all that has changed with Francine. Yesterday, the storm gave us a glimpse of her strength. She struck Louisiana and brushed past New Orleans and Baton Rouge. She then set her path along the Louisiana Mississippi border and proceeded north. That path is about 200 miles…
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Labor Day is now history 6 Sept 2024
The dry and very warm weather is continuing. We have had a rain forecast for today but it was “just an empty” passing by. The poplar leaves are beginning to change. I have been preparing the vegetable garden for fall planting. Plans are for radish, lettuces and some spinach. As the daylight hours decline, the…
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Carolina Blue 16 Aug 2024
We just returned from a short driving trip to Highlands, North Carolina. It is situated in the Appalachian Mountains and because of the elevation (4000 ft), the temperatures were much cooler than here in Central Alabama. I am posting some photos that I took there at the Highlands Botanic Center. This area would be considered…