tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post4119912819627908053..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: They called the winter storm OctaviaGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-77606763318677682232015-02-24T22:37:56.508-06:002015-02-24T22:37:56.508-06:00Yes, the garden in ice is heart breaking, but beau...Yes, the garden in ice is heart breaking, but beautiful. It is hard having this time of year be colder than normal. I am so ready for spring, but winter is not letting go yet.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-3643632237522367842015-02-21T17:52:00.147-06:002015-02-21T17:52:00.147-06:00Oh I much prefer the snow although not as much as ...Oh I much prefer the snow although not as much as we have had....lovely ice sculptures.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-59619460457610550592015-02-21T10:40:28.513-06:002015-02-21T10:40:28.513-06:00Ice storms are incredibly beautiful when the sun s...Ice storms are incredibly beautiful when the sun shines on them......and so treacherous at the same time! Here in MA we are covered in 5+ feet of snow and frigid temps.....yearning for Spring! Happy gardening!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914703548887252991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-9544199648977406602015-02-21T09:06:39.421-06:002015-02-21T09:06:39.421-06:00Ice can be beautiful as your images show, but also...Ice can be beautiful as your images show, but also damaging. I hope your weather returns to normal soon so you can continue moving on to spring.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-943016789008830072015-02-21T06:48:41.380-06:002015-02-21T06:48:41.380-06:00Hello Gail girl ! .. wow .. you have a small taste...Hello Gail girl ! .. wow .. you have a small taste of Canadian weather there .. I love your witch hazel .. but, I am hoping the blooms are tough enough to stay put .. ice has a way of making them drop from the shock.<br />We are locked in a lot of snow and COLD temps here .. no hope of Spring far past the supposed date .. BIG sigh! <br />Joy : )CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-69821537901416668192015-02-20T20:25:26.472-06:002015-02-20T20:25:26.472-06:00Dangerous but pretty at the same time.Dangerous but pretty at the same time.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-54708115640061889802015-02-20T14:46:03.350-06:002015-02-20T14:46:03.350-06:00wish you and your garden well as you anticipate sp...wish you and your garden well as you anticipate spring!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-73221412459144358772015-02-20T09:12:59.328-06:002015-02-20T09:12:59.328-06:00Those are stunningly beautiful pictures. You have...Those are stunningly beautiful pictures. You have sparkling ice, we have a white wonderland of snow. Spring will be sweet this year. I will be watching for yours. Mine will surely come along later. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954826148369517031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-14489676281035522812015-02-20T05:54:21.052-06:002015-02-20T05:54:21.052-06:00I feel so lucky to have a blanket of snow on the g...I feel so lucky to have a blanket of snow on the garden to protect it from all of these negative temps we have been having. Let us take heart in knowing Spring will come.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-83319896650018444512015-02-20T01:31:30.132-06:002015-02-20T01:31:30.132-06:00I'm glad you ventured out to capture the ice-c...I'm glad you ventured out to capture the ice-covered world as you have some lovely photos! I hope it melts soon though and that there isn't too much damage - we had a lot of branches coming down in our region with the weight of wet snow and ice over several days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-82721972712219098142015-02-19T20:49:34.933-06:002015-02-19T20:49:34.933-06:00Beautiful but dangerous.Beautiful but dangerous.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-3167540320943318822015-02-19T20:04:04.867-06:002015-02-19T20:04:04.867-06:00Witch hazel blooms look like party ribbons. Maybe ...Witch hazel blooms look like party ribbons. Maybe they know something we don't. Ice is a beautiful but harsh editor of our gardens. Always a rough raft. Never a final copy, she said.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-39651339069225735162015-02-19T19:41:43.721-06:002015-02-19T19:41:43.721-06:00There is beauty in ice in a garden...There is beauty in ice in a garden...Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-68919066433832679702015-02-19T17:58:48.066-06:002015-02-19T17:58:48.066-06:00It all looks so stunningly beautiful, as you say, ...It all looks so stunningly beautiful, as you say, yet dangerous, too! I've been thinking of all you folks in the Southeast and East Coast with cold and snow and, in your case, ice. Your photos are beautiful, as always, Gail.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-24174661784847721662015-02-19T16:10:20.823-06:002015-02-19T16:10:20.823-06:00I love your attitude towards it all. Stay warm!I love your attitude towards it all. Stay warm!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-90686252780652076202015-02-19T15:50:31.843-06:002015-02-19T15:50:31.843-06:00Looks like y'all got a little more snow than w...Looks like y'all got a little more snow than we did. Crazy times! I love the shot of the switch grass looks like ice jewels dangling on it. Hope you stay warm and safe in the next blast on its way tomorrow.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-50542777230182449412015-02-19T13:54:53.659-06:002015-02-19T13:54:53.659-06:00These are amazing photos. Stay warm and safe.These are amazing photos. Stay warm and safe.Debrahttp://mylandrestorationproject.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-67722679725635144832015-02-19T13:46:12.673-06:002015-02-19T13:46:12.673-06:00Great pictures, tough conditions. I hope you get ...Great pictures, tough conditions. I hope you get a melt soon!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-47015199807811445552015-02-19T10:17:51.010-06:002015-02-19T10:17:51.010-06:00Yikes! It looks pretty though!Yikes! It looks pretty though!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-17015587351012701652015-02-19T09:40:14.882-06:002015-02-19T09:40:14.882-06:00Ice is so very beautiful and so impossible to walk...Ice is so very beautiful and so impossible to walk/drive on. At lease this prison has a short sentence.Layaneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711709343178927400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-12749703720432825072015-02-19T09:12:30.276-06:002015-02-19T09:12:30.276-06:00I noticed several had fallen in the way back backy...I noticed several had fallen in the way back backyard and I am hoping that none fall in the front garden or on the roof!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-67067895034761868722015-02-19T09:10:52.674-06:002015-02-19T09:10:52.674-06:00I hope you don't end up with an overwhelming a...I hope you don't end up with an overwhelming amount of broken branches. We had an ice storm a couple of years ago, and the garden was a mess after it melted. A lot of stuff drops after it unfreezes. Thanks for sharing your photos, the ice is beautiful but so scary and dangerous.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com