tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post759340161475695886..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Winter Gardening: Phase OneCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-25895726562080164672008-12-06T22:43:00.000-05:002008-12-06T22:43:00.000-05:00I have gotten behind in my reading, and am going t...I have gotten behind in my reading, and am going through all the blogs I follow this evening, and reading what I missed. Here I thought I was original in my recent Wordless Wednesday post in showing a photo of our picnic table all wrapped in tarp with two snow shovels leaning against it. You had already shown a tarp. LOL<BR/><BR/>I am looking forward to the end of the month, when the days startCorner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-39182516517895059032008-12-03T14:07:00.000-05:002008-12-03T14:07:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you said that about winter interest be...I'm so glad you said that about winter interest being in the eye of the beholder. Yes, indeed. I tend to trim back for just the reason you said. I hate a messy look. I force myself to leave some things for the birds and I left the heleniums at about 24" so that they stop the snow from blowing on through the garden. But in general, things have been trimmed back.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-90762625597557375252008-12-02T02:15:00.000-05:002008-12-02T02:15:00.000-05:00Hi Carol,Great information. Thanks for mentioning ...Hi Carol,<BR/>Great information. Thanks for mentioning my blog post on the sleeping garden. You shared even more info here and I look forward to reading about phase 2!<BR/>ShirleyShirley Bovshow "EdenMaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/06025777821254917680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1420593523775135872008-12-01T22:31:00.000-05:002008-12-01T22:31:00.000-05:00All, thanks for the nice comments. The grass look...All, thanks for the nice comments. The grass looks green because we had mild, sunny weather in the week leading up to the day I took the picture, when we got that little bit of snow.<BR/><BR/>It seems I have much in common w/ my fellow gardeners, especially when it comes to putting off the Putting Away for as long as possible!<BR/><BR/>A post on Phase Two is forthcoming on Thursday, the 4th!<BR/Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-15224430607994407152008-12-01T22:00:00.000-05:002008-12-01T22:00:00.000-05:00I've been feeling guilty about not cleaning up aro...I've been feeling guilty about not cleaning up around my yard because it's just too darn cold for me out there. Well I guess I'm a wimp since you all are already getting snow! Thankfully I don't have to put away as much stuff as you, just remove the dead stuff that will never get a beautiful covering of snow. I'm interested to hear about phase 2!Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-40166879219956486122008-12-01T14:06:00.000-05:002008-12-01T14:06:00.000-05:00Perhaps people who live in no- or seldom-freeze zo...Perhaps people who live in no- or seldom-freeze zones are the ones who buy all that garden stuff? I don't put anything away for the winter here in Austin.<BR/><BR/>I notice that, despite the snow and cold, your grass is very green. It looks almost spring-like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-90208883452598084232008-12-01T10:02:00.000-05:002008-12-01T10:02:00.000-05:00Ah, yes, Phase One is completed here as well. The ...Ah, yes, Phase One is completed here as well. The last of the pots have been emptied and put in the garden shed, and I'm pretty sure I've located all of the tools I've managed to lose over the course of the season. Looking forward to seeing what Phase Two is!Colleen Vanderlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396040906688814232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-43982685542125834772008-11-30T21:02:00.000-05:002008-11-30T21:02:00.000-05:00I don't know, Carol...with a nice covering of snow...I don't know, Carol...with a nice covering of snow that tarp might have some "winter interest," too.<BR/><BR/>As you saw today, we had a few inches of REAL snow last night, so I guess I'm done with phase one, except I realized while traipsing about taking photos today that not everything is put away. I hope I can get that done before I need to start phase two...whatever that is.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-91941310218000048232008-11-30T16:19:00.000-05:002008-11-30T16:19:00.000-05:00Hi Carol,Today was going to be my 'catching up' da...Hi Carol,<BR/>Today was going to be my 'catching up' day in the garden(s) around my house. But nature had other plans...a nice cold rain. It's too wet to go out and clip and/or bring stuff into the garage...and, it's also too wet to put the Christmas lights on the bushes! So, my rainy day has been spent blog-cruising! I will SOON get outside, however, and finish my clean up. It's at least a Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-18549325722046033522008-11-30T16:03:00.000-05:002008-11-30T16:03:00.000-05:00They're calling for six inches of snow but so far ...They're calling for six inches of snow but so far it's just wet and gray. I have done exactly three things to prepare the yard for winter: brought in the hose, swapped one of the birdfeeders for a suet cage, and mulched the leaves to dump on the gardens. I leave all the plants for the birds and mousies and anyone else who comes by. Plus, it gives my dog places to investigate when she goes Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589473046882217457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-56391375323494622862008-11-30T15:59:00.000-05:002008-11-30T15:59:00.000-05:00I need to be getting busy with that Phase one. I ...I need to be getting busy with that Phase one. I have only about half of my stuff put away.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-4304437488735943412008-11-30T14:35:00.000-05:002008-11-30T14:35:00.000-05:00Carol - great post. We missed the snow - my in-la...Carol - great post. We missed the snow - my in-laws got 2 inches today and we flew back home yesterday. I never realized how much work winterizing is for you and how much you have to put away. That'll keep you busy even though you are not "gardening!"Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-88667486086422343442008-11-30T14:12:00.000-05:002008-11-30T14:12:00.000-05:00Hi!I love your blog! I was blog hopping today and...Hi!<BR/>I love your blog! I was blog hopping today and found you. I live in Zone 5 also, Northeastern Indiana. We are also getting a rain snow mix today. My gardening chores are all done, now for spring, I'm ready!! LOL I was looking at some of your blogs. They are really great. I've just started my Gardening Woes blog. Not much on it. Just thought I would drop a line and say hi! Take Sherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066594863146323403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-55451742900286425562008-11-30T13:40:00.000-05:002008-11-30T13:40:00.000-05:00I am very careful not to buy pottery and garden or...I am very careful not to buy pottery and garden ornaments that can't take the freeze/thaw cycle. Its just too hard to haul them all to a protected place. Same with plants. Only bring three pots into the garage and those have succulents in them which are marginally hardy here. <BR/><BR/>Looking forward to Phase II. What will it be?MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698595362707489593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-89686133251633475362008-11-30T13:20:00.000-05:002008-11-30T13:20:00.000-05:00I bet phase two will be your indoor gardening?I bet phase two will be your indoor gardening?EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-16520279680329109682008-11-30T12:45:00.000-05:002008-11-30T12:45:00.000-05:00This morning when I looked out back, green leaves ...This morning when I looked out back, green leaves from the Weeping Willows were falling like snow all over the back lawn. Guess who was out there raking in the snow? I also noticed that I hadn't got all the Cottonwood leaves out of the beds. I ended up with cold, sodden mittens, red fingers & a feeling of closure. It can snow now. I'm ready.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-5729069362286788262008-11-30T12:35:00.000-05:002008-11-30T12:35:00.000-05:00Yes, it time to settle into winter.Taking down the...Yes, it time to settle into winter.Taking down the Fall decorations yesterday while the weather was pleasant and putting up some Christmas decorations before the snow comes in today and tomorrow. Also had to give the lawn a final mowing to chop up the oak leaves that never crumble up in the winter and last forever, but if not mowed they all end up blown upon my front porch somehow. So we are Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-38112087554623765642008-11-30T12:29:00.000-05:002008-11-30T12:29:00.000-05:00After I read the post title, I was expecting to ge...After I read the post title, I was expecting to get very jealous while reading about a plush heated greenhouse or a basement full of high powered lights and grow racks. But instead, your winter gardening projects sound a lot like mine. <BR/><BR/>It's all about cleaning up and catching up when the weather gets cold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-16520948143495374672008-11-30T11:44:00.000-05:002008-11-30T11:44:00.000-05:00Snowing here, too, the 'wintry mix' that you menti...Snowing here, too, the 'wintry mix' that you mention. And everything is put away; event eh tractor, just back from service and tucked into a clean barn. Love the sense of closure and control that happens for like 5 minutes now, when nothing "has" to be done.xxxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650813872391941205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-77389322792842850552008-11-30T10:39:00.000-05:002008-11-30T10:39:00.000-05:00I read this post with interest because the putting...I read this post with interest because the putting away phase is such a foreign concept to those of us who garden in mild climates. Well, maybe not ... we have such a phase, too. It's called preparing for a hurricane!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.com