This is it:
I hereby announce to all who care to listen that winter has lost its power
over me as of this morning. Oh, the temperature is well below freezing,
and more unsettled weather is predicted, but melting snow is dripping off
the roof and the bare patches on the gravel driveway are relentlessly
growing larger. From here on, winter is doomed; life returns as it always
has.
It's been a little harder to get to this point the last couple of years,
but life really does go on.

(Ambles offstage left, humming a Beatles tune, to enjoy the sunshine)...

Peace,


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

Keep thinking those thoughts and it may come true. I moved from the Albany,
NY area about 8 yrs. ago to Raleigh, NC. I can tell you that spring has
arrived here.

Daffodils, pansies, crocus, and grape hyacinths are all up and blooming. My
tulips are about 2" high. Our ornamental Bradford Pear tree is budded and
ready to pop open into a mass of white blooms anyday now. My neighbors'
flowering Apricot tree is in full bloom with pink blossoms. My Daylilies
are sprouting green all through the beds. Sedum is starting to pop green
sprouts too.

This is my favorite time of year here. The only time I really don't like
being here is in mid-summer when the temps are consistently above 95 and the
humidity makes it hard to breathe. I usually go to the beach or visit my
relatives in Latham or Glens Falls. I sometimes get nostalgic for some of
our old hangouts and friends up there, but overall, I've gotten used to this
area. I love the fact that yesterday and today are sunny and 70 degrees
with a light breeze. From here on out it should be consistently in the
60's/70's until mid to end of April when temps start to climb to 80's. I
own a flower planting service and start planting beds, pots and window boxes
around April 15th and try to finish before the beginning of June. It gets a
little crazy with 7 days of solid ripping out plants and replanting annuals
for homeowners. When I finish all the customers, I usually head to the
beach with the kids and wind down. Unfortunately, the kids start school
here on August 11th, so the summer is very short for them and it makes it
hard to try to vacation with relatives up north because they start after
Labor Day. This year the kids were scheduled to end school on May 29th, but
due to our multiple ice storms, we have to make up 3-4 days and go into
early June.

Enjoy your spring!!

Penny
Zone 7b - North Carolina
"Gary Woods" wrote in message
...
This is it:
I hereby announce to all who care to listen that winter has lost its power
over me as of this morning. Oh, the temperature is well below freezing,
and more unsettled weather is predicted, but melting snow is dripping off
the roof and the bare patches on the gravel driveway are relentlessly
growing larger. From here on, winter is doomed; life returns as it always
has.
It's been a little harder to get to this point the last couple of years,
but life really does go on.

(Ambles offstage left, humming a Beatles tune, to enjoy the sunshine)...

Peace,


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

"Penny Morgan" wrote in message .com...
Raleigh, NC. I can tell you that spring has
arrived here.

Daffodils, pansies, crocus, and grape hyacinths are all up and blooming. My
tulips are about 2" high. Our ornamental Bradford Pear tree is budded and
ready to pop open into a mass of white blooms anyday now. My neighbors'
flowering Apricot tree is in full bloom with pink blossoms. My Daylilies
are sprouting green all through the beds. Sedum is starting to pop green
sprouts too.

Don't let him hear you saying that - he'll lapse back into cabin fever ;~))))

In north Wales we have Camellias, first Rhododenrons, Cyclamen coum, Daffodils, Crocus, new shoots on the roses, garlic
leaves 2inches high........................

Oh and a howling gale :~((

Rod

In article ,
(Penny Morgan) wrote:

Daffodils, pansies, crocus, and grape hyacinths are all up and
blooming. My tulips are about 2" high

My daffs are leafing well but show no signs of blooming. All the
neighbours have theirs blooming. What's up with my daffs then?

(Possible hint: they were ignored and in an overgrown area up until
about 11 months ago)

My tulips are bigger than yours :-0

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

(Steve Harris) wrote:

(Possible hint: they were ignored and in an overgrown area up until
about 11 months ago)

You've likely got what I've seen called "blind" daffs; they couldn't make
enough stored food to waste energy on reproduction. If better cared for
this year, you should get flowers next spring.

I've see reports here of similar things happening where the bulbs were not
happily situated: poor soil, shade, etc. The year after planting they do
fine, because they were grown in good conditions, but future blooms are
doubtful.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

On Sun, 09 Mar 2003 15:13:05 -0500, Gary Woods
wrote:

This is it:
I hereby announce to all who care to listen that winter has lost its power
over me as of this morning...
Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

And now for a report from our Left Coast colonies: finally, some
snow fell yesterday, the first time this winter. It was lovely
drifting down all day and in late afternoon turning the landscape
white. It was almost entirely gone by this morning when I got up,
having turned to rain. All that effort putting crates of tender
things away went to waste -- it wasn't cold enough to bother
anything.

Cyclamen coum are starting to dwindle. Early erythroniums (E.
dens-canis forms, E. tuolumnense) are showing, as are various
small anemones (blanda, appenina, caucasica). Crocuses are at
their peak or a little past.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

"Steve Harris" wrote in message
...
In article ,
(Penny Morgan) wrote:

Daffodils, pansies, crocus, and grape hyacinths are all up and
blooming. My tulips are about 2" high

My daffs are leafing well but show no signs of blooming. All the
neighbours have theirs blooming. What's up with my daffs then?

I think planting them too deep can cause this as well.

Martin

"Gary Woods" wrote in message
...
This is it:
I hereby announce to all who care to listen that winter has lost its
power
over me as of this morning.

Nice one Gary :~))

There is that special 'spring' tang to the air here too.

Jenny

In article ,
(Gary Woods) wrote:

If better cared for
this year, you should get flowers next spring.

What sort of care? Last year, they got plenty of sunshine, rainfall and
a top dressing of organic growmore. Is there some trace element issue?

Thanks!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

Gary Woods wrote:

This is it:
I hereby announce to all who care to listen that winter has lost its power
over me

There is the rub, OVER ME. winter lost its power over me, Sat. It was warm and
we planted trees, and such like and now it is cold again, but I finally really
knew spring was coming, and winter won't get me down either, (this winter,
anyhow)

Susan



Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

Come to Davis.

we are out of coat weather here now

Gary Woods writes:

This is it:
I hereby announce to all who care to listen that winter has lost its power
over me as of this morning. Oh, the temperature is well below freezing,
and more unsettled weather is predicted, but melting snow is dripping off
the roof and the bare patches on the gravel driveway are relentlessly
growing larger. From here on, winter is doomed; life returns as it always
has.
It's been a little harder to get to this point the last couple of years,
but life really does go on.

(Ambles offstage left, humming a Beatles tune, to enjoy the sunshine)...

Peace,


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

thank god. i live in oz, and we have had too many weeks of too hot weather
causing too many fires. let winter come back here so it can start raining
again!!

"Gary Woods" wrote in message
...
This is it:
I hereby announce to all who care to listen that winter has lost its power
over me as of this morning. Oh, the temperature is well below freezing,
and more unsettled weather is predicted, but melting snow is dripping off
the roof and the bare patches on the gravel driveway are relentlessly
growing larger. From here on, winter is doomed; life returns as it always
has.
It's been a little harder to get to this point the last couple of years,
but life really does go on.

(Ambles offstage left, humming a Beatles tune, to enjoy the sunshine)...

Peace,


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G