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Monday, January 30, 2012

Dear Garden Bloggers,

Gail Eichelberger is a gardener and therapist in Middle Tennessee. She loves wildflowers and native plants and thoroughly enjoys writing about the ones she grows at Clay and Limestone."

21 comments:

  1. Gail,

    Man if you can clean it all up in one day, your doing great! Sweet tommie, guess what I found 5 different crocuses blooming in the yard on Saturday!

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    1. Well, not in one day Randy, but, I will chop down the panicums...We must make hay while the sun shines. I still think February could shock us with a bit of winter! gail

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  2. You have crocus blooming already. Wow. I have a few crocus greens up but not blooming. We have had 2 days of sunshine. Yipeeee. The sunshine has encouraged me to get out and do a little clean up. I hope you get your clean up all done...in one day?? Naw, you surely are just getting started.??

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    1. Lisa, I will just start...not sure where the cleaning up in one day rumor started! The grasses will come down, the ex-asters need to be trimmed, then there are the leaves that mulched the garden all winter, then there are the paths~they need to more pine straw. The list is long in a garden. gail

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  3. Beautiful crocus!
    Have a great day!
    Lea

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  4. Busy ripping kikuyu runners out of our fig trees. One morning at a time. Two. Three. No end in sight ...

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    1. Diana, I've planted two fig trees and hope i someday have figs! Have fun gardening. gail

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  5. Well, good for her. No tommies in sight here.

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    1. I am sure she will be in a better mood after today! xo

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  6. I hope you have a wonderful day, Gail.
    xxxooo
    F

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  7. Here's to a productive day for the gardener!

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  8. Great few days last week and this coming week for work outside. Cut your Panicums?? I am still enjoying the winter foliage...hmmm, guess it is getting close to spring. Enjoy the garden!

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  9. Well, some go after Oscar, and some after Tommy. I'm with you, Gail!

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  10. So pretty my friend. Can't wait for mine to start doing their thing.~~Dee

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  11. I was thinking about cutting some of the grasses back myself. The inland sea oats are already growing. No tommies yet though. Have fun gardening!

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  12. Oh . . . I so look forward to your Tommy show! ;>)

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  13. Snapped a photo of my first crocus bloom yesterday. Daffodils are blooming, too, and the hellebore isn't far behind. But I fear we'll have an icy surprise in February or March. I have SO MUCH cleaning up to do - can't imagine when I'll get it done.

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  14. Spring is on its way! I have been patient with winter so far, but now, I just want it to be spring. I'll have to enjoy you folks' in warmer zones progress for awhile first.

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  15. I hope you had a wonderful day outside yesterday, Gail! It feels like spring here today, too, though I doubt my crocuses are ready to emerge just yet.

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  16. So early! When would be the normal time to see crocus in you area?

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