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By joenesgarden, 6 days ago

Home to signs of spring

A few days in Lake Placid, New York shows ice still covers many streams,

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By joenesgarden, 1 month and 6 days ago

A blog milestone – February is looking better

What a difference a little fresh snow and bright sunshine make!  Suddenly February doesn't seem so gloomy.  While the mid-Atlantic states were dumped on again, here it snowed from sunrise to after sunset but only piled up about 6-7 inches … just enough to clear dank, grey cobwebs out of this gardener's soul and make her look back.  It was a year ago, at about this time, when I ventured into blogdom.  It seems like only yesterday, yet like a lifetime ago.

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By joenesgarden, 1 month and 8 days ago

February Survival

reds of decayFebruary is my least favored month of the year.  I have a zillion reasons to be thankful and upbeat … and I never forget any one of them … but this does not prevent my February mood from turning blah … or even, at times, downright surly.  In spite of annual efforts to stave off  these February blahs, they settle in as surely as the sun sets and tides wane.  The month's dangle-a-shiny-object moments like Groundhog Day, the Super Bowl (even if ambivalent about American football, there's usually one or two amusing commercials), Mardi Gras, or Valentine's Day do not alter the fact that I simply don't like this month.   The nicest thing I can say about February is it's short.

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By joenesgarden, 1 month and 15 days ago

It’s cold and snowy, but so, so beautiful

Don't let the draw of that cozy, warm fire keep you from venturing out into winter's cold.  This season can be so amazingly beautiful .  All you have to do is bundle up your skin and open your eyes to take it all the striking scenes so frequently left unnoticed.  Here are some I've captured in my own yard this winter.

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By joenesgarden, 1 month and 23 days ago

How life’s guide steers your gardening path

winter Irving-3 1-10 Winter months present northern gardeners with ample opportunities to slow down and reflect, and in doing so I began to wonder how a quote I live by has guided my gardening path.

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  • Spring promises – GB Bloom Day:
    • joenesgarden: Jean, these iris are only about 4 inches tall and they don't last long, but they bloom when nearly nothing else does. You definitely need these in your gardens.
    • Jean: Joene, I can't fgure out why I have never planted this gorgeous species of iris in my garden, but clearly it's an oversight I need to rectify! -Jean
    • joenesgarden: I'm going to watch the progress of my budding plants closely over the next few days of warmth, Debbie. I expect things to really pop.
    • Debbie: Hi Joene, Happy Belated Bloom Day! Your irises are so colorful even when deluged by rain. I imagine the next few days of sun and warm temps will make your garden come to life even more than.
    • joenesgarden: Cyndy ... the iris are little but pack a powerful punch.
    • joenesgarden: Noel, my blooms aren't sweet smelling, but sweet looking. Thanks for the complement on my photos.
    • Cyndy: Oh my, those iris are knockouts!
    • noel: aloha joene, you have alot of beautiful blooms coming from your garden today and it looks like alot of sweet smelling blooms also...thanks for sharing....i love the intense blue of your iris...your photography is beautiful
    • joenesgarden: I'll bet your iris reticulata will be even more beautiful, Christine. Enjoy mine now and share your's with us later.

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