GBBD January 2009

Tina's Blooms:

This month's bloom day finds a few things blooming-namely my pure white hellebore! I am so excited to see this bloom as it is the first time. Patience does pay off as this plant was planted more than one year ago. I also have pansies, witch hazels, and begonias (inside) blooming. (Linda, I had meant to post this but didn't for some reason-so here you are:)

This is the pink begonia blooming in the house. I also have a red one that I posted a picture of on my January Plant of the Month post. Now if the yellow one would start blooming! But Skeeter has a lovely yellow bloom below.

For more blooms see Carol at May Dreams blog.

Skeeter's Blooms:

I normally don't partake in the Garden Bloggers Bloom Day postings as Tina has so much fun stuff to share. Knowing that January does not give one much to view in the garden, I assumed that Tina would not have much to talk about so I am joining in today.

While in the yard on Jan. 10 working in the veggie garden (tune in for that fun on Jan. 20) I noticed the Forsythia bush had buds on it. It was a cloudy day but really warm for this time of year. By afternoon, look what I spotted as I was leaving the garden! A stem of blossoms popping open! Forsythia is usually the first blossoms we see in the spring but not in the middle of January!

The next day I went out to check on the Silverberries as Tina is puzzled by them not blooming for me this winter. On the way past the Bridal Wreath Bush, I spotted these beautiful blooms opening up for me! I don't fear too much for these two bushes giving me some blooms this early as they are early risers. But I do fear other things may decide to wake up from their nap long before their time is due. Please be nice to us Old Man Winter and don't give us much freezing stuff or stop toying with us by giving us warm temps when it is to be cold outside!

Here we are again worrying, In the Garden...