life in and around the garden
Winter has been an experience this season.
Morning chores to feed a horse, donkey, chickens and ducks, met me with a calm 30 degree temperature.
It feels warm, it feels like the cold has broken, it feels like Spring will come!
The snowdrifts are deep and covering everything. To get to the greenhouse I have to circle around to the back gate.
But the trudging is worth it!
A sanctuary just waiting to be filled with seedlings and plants.
It truly is my happy place.
Hollyhocks have been a flower I have known since childhood.
I love this tall old fashioned flower standing in my garden.
Dwarf grey sugar peas.
Grow them for their beauty and sweet peas.
The local radio station informed me the prediction is for a late Spring….it doesn’t come as a shock.
I have just woken to -15 degrees in the garden.
This year, more than ever, I will be grateful for our season change.
Little tender Hollyhock seedlings.
Blizzard conditions persist through the day today…of coarse I have bundled up and buried my self in garden magazine, books, blogs and Pinterest images.
You won’t find Winter pictures here on Down To Earth Digs…I’m protesting!
The little tender herb seedlings soaking up the sun.
Even Jimmy is tired of Winter.
He misses his naps in the sunshine and his pasture of green grass.
A week of red would not be complete without some tasty tomatoes.
Heirloom Costoluto Genovese, as pretty as flowers!
Seeds available for this Heirloom in my little garden store
Rabbit Run Cottage has made a few changes as it grows older.
Haven’t we all?!!!
I still remember Lucy, 6 years old, going in and out of the little door, cut just for her size.
I painted that door 3 times, until I got the red I loved.
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