tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post8915921083021818015..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Signs of Spring, Nova Scotia StyleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-49438689697311727662009-02-21T08:03:00.000-04:002009-02-21T08:03:00.000-04:00Before these assembled witnesses I do solemnly swe...Before these assembled witnesses I do solemnly swear that I, James A-S, will never again complain about winter in Britain.<BR/>I will never moan when we have six inches of snow that lasts about a week before melting into warm grey slush.<BR/>I will appreciate the fact that we will never, ever have snow higher than my socks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-26620662921560114822009-02-20T22:21:00.000-04:002009-02-20T22:21:00.000-04:00QAL is pretty awesome, isn't it? One of my fave wi...QAL is pretty awesome, isn't it? One of my fave wild flowers too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-3817803175359080412009-02-20T20:34:00.000-04:002009-02-20T20:34:00.000-04:00Hey Jodi,It's like another country where you a...Hey Jodi,It's like another country where you are! (Wait. It IS another country!:)<BR/>You have a thousand thousand FEET of snow! And it looks like it could be there for a thousand thousand YEARS! (No. just kidding-maybe just a thousand years). <BR/><BR/>Hopefully you'll be kept so busy taking garden photos, surfing garden websites, reading garden magazines and books, and writing garden Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-62406246985401258762009-02-20T14:44:00.000-04:002009-02-20T14:44:00.000-04:00Jodi, I love your sense of humor! Here's hopping a...Jodi, I love your sense of humor! <BR/>Here's hopping all those snow banks will melt sooner than later. You have made me feel thankful for my balmy zone 6b!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-54030178098309323282009-02-20T12:12:00.000-04:002009-02-20T12:12:00.000-04:00I have to admit your winter's are tougher than min...I have to admit your winter's are tougher than mine. I can't say a sign of spring is the snow melted enough to look out the windows.WiseAcrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383341492994868833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-55644023260493703632009-02-20T11:00:00.000-04:002009-02-20T11:00:00.000-04:00We've got another winter storm due in here later t...We've got another winter storm due in here later tonight, too. Maybe the same system, I don't know. In any case, it's 19 degrees at the moment, and though the sun is shining, it ain't Florida, that's for sure!<BR/><BR/>Not a thing showing any signs of blooming here, either.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-11861936597404055522009-02-20T03:10:00.000-04:002009-02-20T03:10:00.000-04:00Jodi, I don't know how you far northners do it. I ...Jodi, I don't know how you far northners do it. I would go crazy with those winters that last forever! Our winters here are long enough. <BR/><BR/>I really like your arbor in front of your door. What a treat to walk through it when it's covered with flowers. Queen Anne's Lace is considered a weed here and that's a shame because it is such a delicate flower. My Mom dried them and used them in beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-61492823783729859462009-02-19T23:24:00.000-04:002009-02-19T23:24:00.000-04:00Looking at your yard makes me feel less sorry for ...Looking at your yard makes me feel less sorry for myself. We keep getting snow, but it melts between rounds. We still have some piles here and there, but the 5 inches we got Friday is mostly gone.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there!<BR/><BR/>Great pics!Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-17879041060308273612009-02-19T23:03:00.001-04:002009-02-19T23:03:00.001-04:00When one gardens in zone 4 we must be able to use ...When one gardens in zone 4 we must be able to use our imaginations. Like you I leave plants for winter interest, kind of breaks up the expanse of white. Love the bird prints.Iowa Gardening Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457574109288160557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-73917733193441732022009-02-19T23:03:00.000-04:002009-02-19T23:03:00.000-04:00When one gardens in zone 4 we must be able to use ...When one gardens in zone 4 we must be able to use our imaginations. Like you I leave plants for winter interest, kind of breaks up the expanse of white. Love the bird prints.Iowa Gardening Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457574109288160557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-10200196144381677002009-02-19T22:33:00.000-04:002009-02-19T22:33:00.000-04:00I expect you have to keep a sense of humor when wi...I expect you have to keep a sense of humor when winter sticks around so long and so determinedly. Yours shines through in this post--good for you! Hang in there. Spring is in Austin and is surely packing her bags for parts farther north.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-6073032167731893802009-02-19T20:24:00.000-04:002009-02-19T20:24:00.000-04:00It's always a nice sign when springtime is approah...It's always a nice sign when spring<BR/>time is approahing.....ahhCathy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06700015918246143129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-78332698785530635092009-02-19T20:07:00.000-04:002009-02-19T20:07:00.000-04:00A magnificent winter wonderland, but how anxious y...A magnificent winter wonderland, but how anxious you must be for winter to release her grip on the landscape. We've had a snowy winter, but nothing like the quantities you've received. I did enjoy the scenery, however./DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-21800623565770338212009-02-19T18:51:00.000-04:002009-02-19T18:51:00.000-04:00Hi Jodi, my friend, thanks for the walk about, and...Hi Jodi, my friend, thanks for the walk about, and the link love. I remember well how beautiful your garden is under that snow, and even have your wonderful Gardener's Greenbook to remind me with those fabulous photos of your garden and others. I was straining my eyes to see Diane, but will wait until the time is right. I know you will show her to us. I love your snow pictures, the shadows Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-31177842921754300682009-02-19T18:38:00.000-04:002009-02-19T18:38:00.000-04:00Your garden looks pretty even covered in snow. I ...Your garden looks pretty even covered in snow. I also love the color of your house, it looks so pretty surrounded by snow.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64478138256145228672009-02-19T18:28:00.000-04:002009-02-19T18:28:00.000-04:00We just need one inch of snow and this country gri...We just need one inch of snow and this country grinds to a halt Jodi :) Goodness knows how we would cope if that lot was dumped on us. I hope that all your treasures are warm and undamaged underneath that white blanket.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-12727061279554129742009-02-19T15:32:00.000-04:002009-02-19T15:32:00.000-04:00LOL!! Jodie what beautiful blooms you have under a...LOL!! Jodie what beautiful blooms you have under all of that white.I could see it though as you were explaining it all.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-41106439814156474662009-02-19T14:43:00.000-04:002009-02-19T14:43:00.000-04:00Jodi:It's been snowing all morning here in Ontario...Jodi:<BR/>It's been snowing all morning here in Ontario, -8 without the bitter winds that are cutting across the landscape.<BR/>I love the colour of your house, such a gorgeous blue. Kudos for the 'winter tour' - I'm more than excited to see what spring will bring forth from those deep snow banks. Patience is a virtue that is hard for we Northerners to grasp. At least you have the marvellous Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734807639763465706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64005071821868367332009-02-19T13:21:00.000-04:002009-02-19T13:21:00.000-04:00Oh my, not too Spring-y indeed... Your pictures ar...Oh my, not too Spring-y indeed... Your pictures are lovely nevertheless!Cat with a Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181586167628965537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-37085588154416523852009-02-19T11:59:00.000-04:002009-02-19T11:59:00.000-04:00I find it so interesting to see what's going on in...I find it so interesting to see what's going on in yards in the different areas. Yours looks picturesque with the sun shining on all that snow, Jodi, but I know how you long for the warmth of spring, and a glimpse of green. <BR/>I was out taking pics on Tuesday morning of sparkling snow and ice crystals on seedheads and winter weary plants. The kitties were enjoying the stroll in the sunshine tooKerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-92105761368835098682009-02-19T11:32:00.000-04:002009-02-19T11:32:00.000-04:00Look at that snow, my heavens! I adore the color ...Look at that snow, my heavens! I adore the color of your house. So pretty with the snow and plants. Beautiful all 'round!The Giraffe Head Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163787271055203400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-78528025707357070672009-02-19T10:52:00.000-04:002009-02-19T10:52:00.000-04:00Can you believe it?! Stupid weather. I must say ...Can you believe it?! Stupid weather. I must say that the snow went down a couple of inches, though, in the last two sunny days -- then again, when you're talking FEET, 2" doesn't seem like much, does it. :) Hang in there, and batten down. I'm hoping it somehow misses us as Erin, Sebastian, and grandson Nolan were coming home from NB this weekend; now Sunday doesn't even look great for travel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64325694492714448322009-02-19T10:41:00.000-04:002009-02-19T10:41:00.000-04:00And to think that half of England grinds to a halt...And to think that half of England grinds to a halt when we have a couple of inches of snow! May Spring soon be upon you.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-30913856249529917912009-02-19T10:29:00.000-04:002009-02-19T10:29:00.000-04:00Plants? There are plants in your garden? What a no...Plants? There are plants in your garden? What a novel idea! ;-)<BR/><BR/>You got snow I have rain, non-stop rain today. There's always something to keep you from going out and about in the garden.Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-26426160338199995302009-02-19T10:26:00.000-04:002009-02-19T10:26:00.000-04:00Ha, this is classic, Jodi! Puts our little snowfal...Ha, this is classic, Jodi! Puts our little snowfall of yesterday into perspective. I, too, love knapweed and Queen Anne's lace and encourage them here at Hawk's Haven!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com