I’ve been listening to all the hype about Winter Storm “Q” for about two days now and that by the time it reached my area, there would be at least 6 – 8 inches of snow.
Well it was just starting to snow when I went to bed last night, so when I woke up this morning I looked out my window to see how much we had gotten… this is what I saw.
Only one deer hoof deep…..
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| Convallaria majalis |
Lily of the Valley,
A wonderful ground cover for shady places. Sweet smelling flowers in early spring that turn into poisonous red berries. Plant this invasive little beauty where you can keep it under control and out of the way of curious children and pets.
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| Prairie restoration at Starved Rock State Park, Utica, IL – Late Winter |
Hurry Spring! I’ve had about all the brown I can take!
Working hard on that new list of tomato and pepper plants for Spring!
Last chance to add to it! Leave a comment here or at my site LilsGarden.net
I laugh when I see violets listed in garden catalogs.
In my garden, it is a weed! But I love them anyway and usually let them have their way in my flowerbeds. They tend to take over where other perennials wont grow and make a nice ground cover.
A tiny beneficial wasp who’s name I’m not positive of. I did a search on the internet and came up with –Ichneumon Wasp (Ichneumonidae). She’s about as long as my pinky fingernail or 6mm ( I don’t have long fingernails).
They are harmless to us but deadly to the cabbage worms and aphids that eat my perennials!
To me, the insects are just as interesting as the flowers!
Go here to see the opposite end of the scale for black wasps in my garden -> Giant Black Wasp
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| Jeanne La Joie |
My favorite little rose. Jeanne La Joie is a nice hardy, miniature climbing rose.
She blooms all summer, with at least two major flushes, first in early summer and the second late summer/early fall, with sporadic blooms in between, up until freezing weather hits.
With our mild temps through most of fall and into winter, I had blooms up until early December!
She is a good little climber for Zones 5a – 10b.and grows anywhere from 4 – 10 feet tall.
Getting a little cabin fever, so I’m going to share one of last summers pictures.
(Come on Spring!)
Our second snowfall of the year.
I’m not a huge fan of snow, but I’d like to see some more. It’s been a really dry winter.
Come and meet 6 new faces at Lil’s Garden!
They’re all ready for your own stick and a great adventure!
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| Honey Bee |
This is an updated version of the old Honey Bee. Sometimes a fabric for a favorite horse will become discontinued so I’ll let the listing slide until I find a new fabric. This one just grabbed me!
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| Josie |
A Hot Pink Zebra? Why not? She’s so bright and vibrant! I actually had this one planned for last fall but it got put on the back burner for our move.
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| Kiwi |
I love the fabric on this one. It reminds me of feathers. I had quite a few requests for green horses last year so I just had to oblige!
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| Fergus mac Róich |
Another green with a really fun pattern! Very earthy!
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| Eugene |
I chose a light weight denim for this one. I think he turned out pretty well and he’ll be a little more durable than the cotton prints.
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| Brownie |
The Chestnut / Sorrel is another revamp. His old fabric is being discontinued so I found this suitable replacement fabric that I think looks a lot better.
Lil's Garden Tour 