Snow!

This is Brighton, not Quincy, but, gracious sakes!  What a lot of snow!

Amaryllis bliss

It's been a good year for Amaryllis.  We were able to buy really good bulbs this time (I'd been too cheap before and gotten no blooms last year) and this has made all the difference!   A lovely red one for Christmas and pink now.  Considering we planted them all at the same time, and that I didn't remember to label the colors, what a lovely coincidence for color schemes!  I always binge on red during Christmas and need a break from it in January.  The pink one had 8 blooms until this morning, when one started looking like it needed to be snapped off.



Notes about Amaryllis:
1.  Have a planting party in October so that they're ready for Christmas.
2.  Get all your containers ready because you'll buy more bulbs than you planned on!
3.  Use dirt, not stones, for amaryllis, because the roots got too wet this year, and the stones didn't really support the full weight of the stems and flowers.

As you can see from our window, I'm in heaven.  We've got three hyacinths forced, and two more almost ready, two primroses, one huge amaryllis, and one ready in a week or two.  Bliss!

Winter sowing!

Winter sowing has begun!

Today I planted, in milk jug containers:

Hollyhocks
Thyme
Rudbeckia
Larkspur
Campanula
Joe Pye weed
Echinacea
Strawflowers
2 mystery mixes of seeds from walks around gardens ( I think there's some nigella).
Morning glories
Wild sweet peas

We'll see what happens, but I'm ridiculously pleased already. And I have another 12 milk jugs left!