tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post9070744675737409175..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: "April is the Cruelest Month..."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-82869007411844434142011-04-13T00:55:33.385-03:002011-04-13T00:55:33.385-03:00Jodi, your images are really nice today and the ph...Jodi, your images are really nice today and the pheasant is my favorite, yet I look forward to the bees and butterflies again. We had snow too in early April and I am hoping it is gone, yet frozen mix is predicted. I feel bad for those pansies I planted, but they may be fine anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-3416149838099586142011-04-11T21:53:34.090-03:002011-04-11T21:53:34.090-03:00Jodi,
I'm thrilled to bestow upon you a Versa...Jodi,<br /><br />I'm thrilled to bestow upon you a Versatile Blogger Award and have recommended to my readers that they check out your blog.<br /><br />You can learn more about this award and the onerous requirements prior to its acceptance here... <br /><br />http://crittersnus.blogspot.com/2011/04/id-like-to-thank-academy.html<br /><br />Best wishes, SybilSybilhttp://crittersnus.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-82466273612416445882011-04-11T09:54:47.319-03:002011-04-11T09:54:47.319-03:00I can't complain too much about the April we h...I can't complain too much about the April we have had, though yesterday we had temps in the 80's--much too warm for this time of year. But it did wake up the tulips, and I found two of them blooming this morning. <br /><br />I don't have goutweed (I think), but once again I have a bumper crop of creeping Charlie. Maybe I should just give up pulling it out and call it my groundcover:Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-78007360067380771542011-04-11T00:57:29.640-03:002011-04-11T00:57:29.640-03:00Jodi, I think it atrocious and unfair that weedy ...Jodi, I think it atrocious and unfair that weedy plants and invasives never get knocked out by the weather or deer. Lovely photos. gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-37685188277792908482011-04-09T20:42:09.716-03:002011-04-09T20:42:09.716-03:00We couldn't stop its arrival if we tried!
love...We couldn't stop its arrival if we tried!<br />love your photosSuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-78374691127748546642011-04-09T10:08:48.192-03:002011-04-09T10:08:48.192-03:00I love a long, cool spring and hope that it contin...I love a long, cool spring and hope that it continues. It is much easier to work in the garden without the bugs and heat. I know it is frustrated anticipation for gardeners but the flowers do love it and last longer when it is cool.Layaneehttp://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-47642038650786999372011-04-09T08:12:07.960-03:002011-04-09T08:12:07.960-03:00How true is that ! .. this winter has been draggin...How true is that ! .. this winter has been dragging itself out for ever it seems .. a few days ago we had snowflakes, but at least they had the grace NOT to settle and stay .. phew ! and I can see my crocus and iris in the bulb circle being very brave and blooming for me .. we have to smile when we can Jodi, right ? we need a ton of smiles by NOW !! hehehe<br />Joy : )CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-77651228314940665362011-04-08T23:06:02.665-03:002011-04-08T23:06:02.665-03:00Jodi, Even in my south central Pennsylvania garden...Jodi, Even in my south central Pennsylvania garden, spring weather has been fickle. My plants spend days in a state of suspended animation and then surge when we have a warm, sunny day. I'll be home in Maine in a couple of weeks, and I had expected that mud season would be over and that I'd be able to do serious spring cleanup in the garden. Now I'm not so sure. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-33678082405712016672011-04-08T16:42:39.240-03:002011-04-08T16:42:39.240-03:00Hi Jodi. It is a fickle month for certain. I think...Hi Jodi. It is a fickle month for certain. I think the irises look so pretty blooming in the snow. I know great for pictures but everyone is sick of the white stuff. What a beautiful picture of the pheasant.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-30949349380026487162011-04-08T11:10:51.606-03:002011-04-08T11:10:51.606-03:00I feel just like your horse and donkey. I am ach...I feel just like your horse and donkey. I am aching for a warm spring day when I can run around (at least in my mind) like a silly bugger.<br /><br />Love your informative blog.<br /><br />SybilSybilhttp://crittersnus.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-78240435667937722152011-04-08T08:54:07.423-03:002011-04-08T08:54:07.423-03:00Lovely photos. We're having a different kind ...Lovely photos. We're having a different kind ofo spring in Ontario as well. You seem further ahead of us than I would have expected. What garden zone are you? (We're 4a and my first crocus will likely bloom today.) <br /><br />Happy Gardening. And your cats are adorable.Diane at My Cottage Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855098457081134408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-57762773951313223742011-04-08T01:55:20.232-03:002011-04-08T01:55:20.232-03:00When the weather isn't cooperating it's ha...When the weather isn't cooperating it's hard to remember that the best really is to come. I think I just get so impatient waiting for it all. We had snow and hailstorms here yesterday, very unusual for this time of year here. But I know that eventually spring weather will arrive with the flowers.<br />(I did just see the Bishops weed popping up yesterday :( )Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-84278694287797506492011-04-07T23:18:15.308-03:002011-04-07T23:18:15.308-03:00The weather fluctuations are so tough on us humans...The weather fluctuations are so tough on us humans, but the plants, for the most part, seem to weather them well. I've been meaning to stop over at your blog as I've seen your comments on friends' blogs. Glad I found you--I love your blog!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-26016271754866947692011-04-07T21:52:21.650-03:002011-04-07T21:52:21.650-03:00If April is the cruelest of the months in your par...If April is the cruelest of the months in your part of the world, it might be the same as well in these parts, but due to opposite reasons. It is the peak of our dry season with high temps and high humidity. However, this year it is a bit kinder due to La NiƱa, which gives us at least cloudy skies to soften the heat. We also have great colors this time. But your purple iris is definitely Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-14497973548767829262011-04-07T19:56:40.898-03:002011-04-07T19:56:40.898-03:00Jodi, I was just outside this evening in that wind...Jodi, I was just outside this evening in that wind and oh my goodness! Although the sun was out I was still freezing. So much for working outside. I'll try again this weekend. By the way, that pheasant is spectacular. I don't know that I've ever seen one wild before.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11565649559230651525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-41439339525187940002011-04-07T18:09:05.443-03:002011-04-07T18:09:05.443-03:00Jodi:
And yet those beautiful darling Iris... ta...Jodi:<br /><br /> And yet those beautiful darling Iris... takes the edge off Mother Nature's sense of humor. Truth is we were all spoiled last year. It is actually warmer here today that it has been all year thus far. I hope you are getting some good weather as well.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734807639763465706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-41500182624151558382011-04-07T17:26:34.585-03:002011-04-07T17:26:34.585-03:00I totally agree, dear Jodi, the best is yet to com...I totally agree, dear Jodi, the best is yet to come. Spring is indeed an intoxicating time of year and, yes, unfair about ruthless goutweed.joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-26701000777111853672011-04-07T15:43:13.855-03:002011-04-07T15:43:13.855-03:00As rough as the weather has been, I keep telling m...As rough as the weather has been, I keep telling myself I will enjoy the true spring weather that much more! You hit on it all perfectly and it was a warming read on this cold afternoon. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058818144591263827noreply@blogger.com