Amen!If you beleave it will come.Jim

My wife made the statement yesterday "you have spring fever". I told her "heck I had spring fever December 15th, the first frost". I don't mind cold weather either if it's not here.

Every spring seems to have a theme. Last year it was salvias, the year before gingers and cannas. This year it is palms. Watch out.

I can tell I am excited about Spring when I can't keep my nose out of the gardening catalogs. I am going to have to get some early blooming bulbs into the ground!!!

I have already started ordering from the catalogs, here are some of my favorites, Nichols Garden Nursery 1800-4223985,
Farmers seed and nursery www.FarmerSeed.com,R.H Shumway's
cataloge1800-437-2733 or www.RHSUMWAY.com, inter-state
nurseseries www.InterStateNurseries.com and Select Seeds at www.selectseeds.com you can get a copy by requesting one on
line, and I have found these to be the best. I always get what I order on time and in good condition. Also there are some good sales buy one and get another for a penny.

All of the rain and grey skies has me all bummed out too :( I hate all of the dead looking garden beds. Any little bit of color helps. I've narcissis I've been cutting and bring in and thats sure been nice. Of course the camellias are awesome. The iron cross is blooming too and the hardy begonias sure are fresh looking with the cool weather but my poor gingers !!!!
I've been starting all sorts of seeds already. I have several plants already up and going like Che, Tecoma stans, blue La. iris gigan. and pavonia.
Come on March!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mike

Ooh, sunshine!! Isn't it glorious? But down to the thirties tonite. Ugh! So many things have started growing. But step by step--or rather roller-coaster bump by bump--it's getting here. Isn't it great how our sap rises right along with the trees?!

Pretty neat the sap rising. I hate it when cold nights like last night slap mine back down, though. Spent 22 yrs in IA and MO -- that was enough cold thank you very much!

C'MON SPRING!!!!! :D

Dave

Boy, I know what you mean about enough cold! Lived in Nebraska for a few years before we moved here, and spent a few more years almost a mild high in the southern Cascades just north of the California border. Both places got to -35 during the time we lived there. I don't ever want to experience that again, or shoveling snow while it's still coming down like was required in Nebraska. I feel pretty silly when I fuss about the cold here!
Nancy

Well,when I was knee high to a bullfrog my grandma use to say its not over till the pecan trees sprout and I still believe that today...and fall is coming when the fig trees drop their leaves.Thats the signs that I look for.I have the fever too though.I've already drained and cleaned my pond and little plants sit under grow lights in my living room until its really over.

hoppes_girl you're absolutely right about the pecan and fig trees. They're the best two indicators of season change that I know of.

Hey ya'll,
Well I just had to take a chance and I put out some
peppers and tomatoes on Monday. They look fine. I also
noticed the onion bulbs I planted weekend before last
have started to sprout. That's fast. I stopped at Home
Depot this morning and picked up a few things. I just
can't stay inside on such a beautiful day. Hope ya'll
are all well and enjoying the sunny afternoon. Chat
with ya'll later.

Brenda
on the Westbank

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