tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post5361021065902118107..comments2024-01-18T04:56:06.332-06:00Comments on got serenity?: Sissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-58212100521108450222007-04-16T16:43:00.000-05:002007-04-16T16:43:00.000-05:00My little crocuses are still scared of opening! lo...My little crocuses are still scared of opening! lol Actually, though, it's supposed to get warmer by the end of the week:-) We won't be mowing the lawn for at least a month or so yet. I think it's a good idea to remove the grass under some of the trees and plant flowers instead...I'm going to do that to a couple of our spruce trees, the grass is all dead under them anyway! xoxoCarole Buranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497329055251626140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-70239218318648788692007-04-16T16:00:00.000-05:002007-04-16T16:00:00.000-05:00Yay! You have blooms. :) I don't think that I've ...Yay! You have blooms. :) I don't think that I've ever seen pachysandra bloom before... interesting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-85540464573654028302007-04-16T11:16:00.000-05:002007-04-16T11:16:00.000-05:00Sissy, there were places in the older suburbs like...Sissy, there were places in the older suburbs like Oak Park and Elmhurst where a few bulbs of Scilla siberica multiplied over time to make a breathtaking carpet of blue... you're on your way! <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-2999710610706702922007-04-16T09:23:00.000-05:002007-04-16T09:23:00.000-05:00If I'm a very good gnome between now and this comi...If I'm a very good gnome between now and this coming weekend, we may have temps in the upper 50's! The lawnmower still has a few weeks to sleep. I think I may have spotted a few crocus leaves emerging a few days ago, but today the wind and rain make it impossible to get out for a look see.Giddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810313282013706875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-51222669571501406272007-04-16T06:23:00.000-05:002007-04-16T06:23:00.000-05:00No doubt, Christa is correct -scilla. I'm trying ...No doubt, Christa is correct -scilla. I'm trying to get it to colonize in my lawn so that I'll have a beautiful "blue grass " one next Spring.<BR/><BR/>Long-range for Chicago : 72 degrees next Saturday !Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-54789384508465104082007-04-15T21:13:00.000-05:002007-04-15T21:13:00.000-05:00I was thrilled to have buds! We haven't swapped ou...I was thrilled to have buds! We haven't swapped out the snowblower for the lawnmower yet, maybe another two weeks. The little blue flower is pretty!Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-50654247521578959332007-04-15T19:58:00.000-05:002007-04-15T19:58:00.000-05:00Thank you, Christa!!Thank you, Christa!!Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17932982.post-89207478938545488682007-04-15T18:15:00.000-05:002007-04-15T18:15:00.000-05:00I think the first one you have there is a Siberian...I think the first one you have there is a Siberian Squill (Scilla). Beautiful color, isn't it?Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.com