Snow Day!
This is only my 4th winter in Idaho, but it seems early to have snow on the ground at just 3000 feet elevation. It's already melting off. The higher elevations (McCall, for instance) will get more.
So, I've already taken all my summer clothes out of the closet and the winter ones are in the washer now. Living in a 4 season area means needing more clothing than other, less lucky, areas of the county. And I enjoy the seasonal change of wardrobe.
Once the snow melts off, I have a bag of 40 tulip bulbs and one of 14 hyacinths to plant around the little seating area I've created from pallets and free tiles. I plan to enlarge it so that I can fit a grill out there next summer. There's a big bare area under the maple trees that gets lots of sun in the spring, and I think the flowers will be a nice addition to that corner of the yard. Not edible or medicinal, but good for the soul.
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Hi @Mary Linda Bittle - RE "40 tulip bulbs and one of 14 hyacinths to plant around the little seating area I've created from pallets and free tiles. I plan to enlarge it so that I can fit a grill out there next summer.
There's a big bare area under the maple trees that gets lots of sun in the spring, and I think the flowers will be a nice addition to that corner of the yard. Not edible or medicinal, but good for the soul."
GOOD 4 YOU yeah! 🤗
See, GOOD for the soul is Always " in season "
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Do share pictures when all are in bloom next spring/summer. "Good for the soul" is medicinal.
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DEFINITELY good for the soul. On my "gardening to-do list" is to add peonies to one of my beds ... one day (hopefully sooner than later). They are one of my absolute favorites, and I carried them at my wedding. I really look forward to being able to enjoy them in my yard (and on my countertop!) one day!
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Totally agree -- nature and beauty can be excellent medicine!
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was not able to find the Peony-pictures. -- Would more Tulips be okay too ? Growing more Favorite kinds... (of course in their Right order, eventually), in front of the continuing Rainbows
Enjoy !
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I've planted 8 peony plants over 3 years. I love them, too. 3 of them bloomed this summer!
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This was my most beautiful peony! I also have 9 old rose bushes that someone planted long ago. With some pruning and care, they are doing so well. And I've planted about 15 lilac bushes. I think the blooms and the lovely scents make my little place a real home.
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Hi @Mary Linda Bittle Actually from here what you have is yet Another * delightful 🤗 heaven *
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You make up (for what I don't have), your * stunning gorgeous! Peonies , plus huge Rosebushes *
Good job 🤗
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My grandmother grew several peony bushes so that she would have flowers for memorial day. So she planted them at the right time so that the blooms would come out at the right time.
Evidently the peonies never got the message. Every year we went to Grandma's for Memorial weekend, and every Memorial weekend she complained about the peonies.
I found it very funny. Ah, well. Sometimes God plans things differently. No, I think quite often his time table and mine are out of sync.
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@wbt.affiliates You know what they say 'man plans, God laughs'. Hoping it's good karma keeping the Creator amused as I've no doubt I have Him rolling at times. LOL
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LOL. Love your attitude!
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@Mary Linda Bittle, SO beautiful! Where are you located? We've got roses, too, plus a huge lilac bush that I really enjoy when it blooms each year. What do you do to care for your peonies? Anything special you have found to work really well in your area? Thanks! :)
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@rainbow , love those tulips! What a stunning photo, too! :)
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Loving the flower photographs! Reading about snow, looking at flower photos, seeing outside, with fall colours of amber, bronze, and ruby. Knowing the sun gave us a 75F day, rather confuses the senses!
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@Mary Linda Bittle Omgosh 😍 my favorite flower and that is a perfect one!!!
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@Merin Porter you mention "plus a huge lilac bush that I really enjoy when it blooms each year." Yes, like
The top is 1 of mine: have both single + Double
this 1 is nearly Identical to one of our beloved friends
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I'm in Council, Idaho. about 2 hours north of Boise on highway 95. I'm at 3000 feet, kind of where the sagebrush and rabbit brush meets the pine trees. I seem to be in a zone 5 - really similar to where I grew up in Missouri. I find that kind of odd, but many of the same garden plants and flowers grow well here. I don't really do anything special. I did move a couple that did not do well, and they are both growing better. Wouldn't be surprised if they bloom next year. I do water pretty often when the rain gets scarce here. Otherwise, they are kind of on their own.
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I get lucky sometimes 😉
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@Mary Linda Bittle I live in idaho also down near the homedale area. we have our own weather system here it seems it could be snowing or raining up towards caldwell and we'd be in the sun lol God's sense of humor is never ending. i remember my kids would here that boise had a snow day and then would look out the window and be bummed cause they were going to school no snow here! i have been growing raspberries for the past 3 years and red clover, i'm attempting to get my stock of herbs up to make tinctures salves and lotions all while working and taking online herbal classes and i love almost all flowers my favorite spring ones are daffodils , and hyacinths tulips but a squirrel ate them all. if your ever i this area stop by we were thinking of moving to council area but land isnt cheap
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@nksunshine27 - re "my favorite spring ones are daffodils , and hyacinths tulips" , this photo this year was shown in my continuing Rainbows
and too
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were the determined to make encouraging... Beauty "Snow-Crocus"
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