This is the worst time of year for me. I absolutely hate the cold. I find I have less and less tolerance for it each year. I sleep with my socks on and try to stay indoors as much as possible. And I feel gloomy, too.
It's not only the bleak weather that makes me so miserable -- I also hate the gray skies, the dead lawns and the lack of bright sunlight. I'm like a plant that goes dormant in winter. Sure I perk up a bit around January, when the garden catalogs start arriving, living vicariously through the bright colored blooms on their pages, but this year I'm going to be proactive.
I'm hosting a garden party, and you're invited. You tell me what keeps you going through the winter (by posting comments here on the blog) and I'll post entertaining, amusing and informative entries.
Following the lead of my friends at the Pet Rock blog, we'll have You Tube Thursdays, with garden-related videos. Some will be informative, but most will be entertaining and amusing to brighten up those gloomy days.
Be sure to join us for Plant Profile Mondays, Recommended Book Wednesdays and Gardens Around the World Fridays, too.
I'm cold and depressed, so please stop by often to warm up, ask questions, share your musings and help Spring return as quickly as possible.
Here's a blast from the past to get us started. Let's consider it the appetizer course:
Comments (4)
My favorite thing about the season is buying Amaryllis for close friends and relatives. This plant blooms in winter and has such beautiful color. It definitely cheers me up!
I too hate the cold, dreary, gray and brown days of winter. It is so depressing that it is dark before 6 pm, when in the summer, after 6 is the best time of day to get out and play in the dirt. Here is a few things I do to keep me going through the winter:
1-Read lots and lots of garden blogs, especially those closer to the equator!
2-I update my power point garden journal. I take all of those pictures from this year and put each one on the appropriate page with information on how well it did this year (this usually takes all winter to get caught up on!)
3-Winter sow, winter sow, winter sow!
4-Make garden art for next year.
5-Cry and sleep a lot and wish for spring to hurry up!!
A POWER POINT GARDEN JOURNAL???? I'm so impressed, Angie!
My favorite thing to do during the winter is to PLAN for the Spring!. I peruse garden magazines and seed catalogs until they're completely dogeared!
I agree with Corris that Amyrillis' and Paperwhites planted all over helo the dreary become more cheerful.
A garden party sounds like lots of fun. Oh, I'm doing that this winter, too. Planning a Passalong Party for the Spring.
See you, Chris