Off -Season Dreaming, or, To Cuddle With Catalogs - Part I
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- Barbara Nicholson Bell
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Georgene A. Bramlage
- Ireland
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Georgene A. Bramlage
- Gay_Klok
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Georgene A. Bramlage
- Gay_Klok
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» Barbara Nicholson Bell - Can Spring be far behind?
Alas, I live in the same general zone as you, Georgene, and I despair of ever seeing snowdrops, daffodils and crocus any time soon...We will have Mud Season first! LOL!I also love the catalogs, and I'm looking forward to seeing your favorites-perhaps some of mine will be on your list!
-- posted by Barbara Nicholson Bell
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Georgene A. Bramlage
- Re: Can Spring be far behind?
Barbara, Once again, thanks for your kind words. I kind of thought you'd get a kick out of the "winter" pictures! At least the days are getting longer here and some of the birds are singing their spring songs, even if the snow pack is still very deep!
-- posted by Georgene A. Bramlage
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Georgene A. Bramlage
- Re: Photos
Hi Irene, Glad you enjoyed the photos...we haven't had a winter such as this with all the snow and ice for several years. We've really become spoiled. However, I noticed today that around buildings with an east or west or southern exposure against the sides of buildings, especially those with brick or stone foundations, the early bulb leaves were about 1.5 to 2-inches high.
This weekend, the grocery stores around here have for sale bright bunches of cut daffodils (like good old 'King Alfred')imported from Ireland! So, not only do we know you are warmer than in New England, but we also know it's time for St. Patrick's Day!
Please stop by and look at my photos again. Hopefully, by this time next year I'll be posting some of Irish gardens and landscapes with my articles!
-- posted by Georgene A. Bramlage
» Gay_Klok - Re: Re: Can Spring be far behind?
In response to message posted by Cercis:Great article again, Georgene. I have to admit that catalogues are almsot as forbidden in our house, almost pornagraphic :=] - I can't resist, so greedy!
That is snow - and so late in the season. Beautiful photos in my eyes.
-- posted by Gay_Klok
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Georgene A. Bramlage
- Catalogs - Pornographic?
Gay, An amazing overflow of catalogs is one of the reasons why I have this limit of 12...of course there are always a few very speciality plant collection catalogs in with the collection. And of course, there are many out there which I don't receive because I don't order from the concerns as frequently as they'd like.
I try to conquer the cullter by keeping a box nearby to use to toss those not on my list and the duplicates. These I take into community service classes that I teach or to garden club exchanges. If there are still any around...they go to the recycling center. Our little town happens to have a very fine one.
Of course, there will always be clutter as I go through my evaluation processes :+]
Thanks for stopping by and your good words...it's always a pleasure. Although, I have a few catalogs and contacts from England, I wish I knew more about what's availabe in other countries. Any input...?
Have a great day...sun is shining here...temperatures up a bit...birds singing their spring songs...went for a walk of about 1 mile (1.5k) yesterday.
-- posted by Georgene A. Bramlage
» Gay_Klok - Re: Catalogs - Pornographic?
In response to message posted by Cercis:I guess, in Tasmania, we are rather similar to many areas of the states although in Tassie very few of our nurseries put out individual catalogues. I do receive specialists cats. - eg, Iris, bulbs etc - from the 'mainland' large nurseries. We do have a 'plant finder' that is very useful - listing many plants and where you can find the appropriate nursery in Australia. We are forbidden to import from certain areas and certain plants by our quarantine department.
For a few years I was sent Greers catalogue [with its wonderful list of Rhododendrons etc and Acers] but they stopped sending it to me. Just as well, I could stop wishing I lived in the US of A - :=]
And Hillier's of England is a book in itself. The first time I visited "Chelsea' flower show as a member of the Royal Horticulture Society, I was in the crowd around Hillier's exhibition. I hear a very posh voice behind me saying "Go on gel [!] take one, it's free" so I stuck out my hand and received a 'Hilier's' - it is still in the glove box of our car, minus cover and very tattered, to be on hand for our now rare visits to a nursery
-- posted by Gay_Klok
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