I feel like a person might get desperate to show something in bloom in midwinter and they'd raid Cub for some tiny flowering plant. I suppose that isn't cheating and it might liven and cheer me to see a flower in February. We shall see.
What I do have are my houseplants that made it in from outside (alas some were tossed) and a couple of Rosemary and Lavender plants which just looked lovely all summer in the garden. They resisted cold fall temps and begged to come in to sit in a sunny window. They still look charming and of course you can brush them with your hand for a wonderful scent.
Lavender Goodwin Creek
Tuscan Blue Rosemary
I will be slowly adding the garden and baking blogs back in so keep a sharp eye out. We'll start with the May Dreams Gardens blog which is the ongoing inspiration for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day.
Your rosemary is lovely! I have terrible luck with herbs here in TN. I'll try again next year, though. I have to grow them on the screened in porch, otherwise they would feed to local animals.
ReplyDeleteIt may be the particular varieties. I have grown rosemary in the past but it didn't do as well as these. The shorter lighter one is Lavender (oops! corrected above) "Goodwin Creek" and the tall one is "Tuscan Blue Rosemary". I grew them in pots in my veggie garden which gets the best sun in the yard. They're overwintering in an east facing window and are happy.
ReplyDeleteI lost everything: basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary. But I'll try again!
ReplyDeleteYou have such nice sunshine. They would love that. Did you lose them after you tried to bring them in? I'm actually having better luck this winter in an east facing window than I did in the past in a south facing window.
ReplyDeleteNo, I lose them during the summer! We don't have all that much sunshine--lots and lots of rain. They would probably love to be in the ground, but there are way too many critters here. We have woods behind us and woods across the street. I'll remember about the east window.
ReplyDeleteMy Bad. I assumed the South was always sunny. As long as they're in pots with good drainage I'd think they would be happy in summer in your sunniest spot. I like the Miracle Gro Potting Soil, if that is any help. Nice and light.
ReplyDeleteWe're very close to the Smoky Mountains. You know why they're smoky, right? It's all the water vapor/mist that hovers around. It's VERY humid here, but also very rainy. It makes it green and beautiful anyway.
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