Just now saw this thread. Jean, your quilts are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Found this blooming -- the former owner planted it & it was going dormant by the time we moved in last year so I had to wait until it bloomed to discover what it is. A double blooming mini daffodil "Earlicheer" --- VERY fragrant!

I would have never thought Daffodil at first. What a great beautiful leftover from the past owner.

Good Morning!

WARM weather for the foreseeable future!!!!! Does that mean I will start seeing some green mixed in with the brown? I sure hope so!!!!! And the plants are coming out of the shed & GH today.....maybe they can stay out this time!!!!!!

Going to a Nursery today. Hoping something will follow me home.

Did notice flowers on the Azaleas on the far side of the yard yesterday. I need to trim them back this year & fertilize better.

The seedlings outgrew the set up I had on the DR table & were relocated out to the GH.


I've been saving all sorts of boxes for months to make the biodegradable planters you see here.

Those are Vanda roots habging down from the roof.

Jean! Your babies look great! Mine also are looking like they'd really enjoy being outside!

The tomatoes were at least 6" high. I pushed them down in the pots to (hopefully) give then a stronger stem/roots. Sure hope it stays warm - or they will have to sit on the Sun porch.

I never did get a good overhead light for them - just used 2 Ott lights.

The Red Bud is blooming! Some things are greening up and am trying to pull the place together....We were just lucky and were able to almost dodge the freeze bullet a lot this year here. Only very minor damage on anything fortunately....Lots of weeding and amending ahead...Yuck;...But it will be worth it in a few weeks!





Just transplanted thes African Irises and sprinkled a nice Wildflower blend all in the front with allysum along the edges and Giant Zinnias in the back. We will see how it comes out in a month!

That's going to be so pretty, David. Can't wait to see it all bloom.

Do the Zinnias go all the way through summer for you? I've had them peter out on me in the heat.

David - I'll be down in a couple weeks to check it out!!!!!
2" of rain yesterday & sprinkling now. Too soggy to play outside so guess I'll have to get back to the quilting!!!!!

I'm doing a little bed work for a couple of others and ultimately live in yards this time of year. Its hard getting mine and others completely organized for Spring yet It will be so good to see you!!! Don't expect perfection here though. .......yet! ( as if ever! )

Thank you Elaine. Those Grimaldi's are sooooo beautiful in your gardens!

This jungle will be beautiful this year with all the early rains. So many surprises to await!

Other random pictures from this week around here.

Just wait till spring hits us and the magic evolves. Keep looking!

My mango tree is in nearly full bloom, about 2 months late, but I'm not complaining. Hope the cold weather later this week doesn't zap all the blooms!

Not a worry, and definitely not in Sarasota! My Avocados are beautiful even up here.

Right, not worried about frost. But cool, dampness is sometimes a recipe for Anthracnose fungal disease and the blooms are especially vulnerable.

We have no threats at all of frost in DeLand?

Everything is coming together here slowly and will share pictures soon. You will love the new developments!

Its so interesting around here.

It really is!

Like the parrot in that Monty Python skit, 'we're not dead, we're just resting' David.

Not much happening around here except oak tree pollen and stinky mango blooms!