Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - March 2016

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - March 2016

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Miniature daffodils are in full bloom.

Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for March 2016.

Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I have decided Spring is early this year.

To verify this, I went back through all my old bloom day posts  - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. The only year that comes close if you look at flowers blooming around March

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - February 2016

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - February 2016

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Snowdrop in the snow on Saturday

Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for February 2016.

Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, I had high hopes a week ago for a magnificent bloom day showing.

Why such high hopes?

A week ago, it was warmer and lovelier than should be allowed in February, at least around here.

The grass was greener, the sky was bluer and I actually

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - January 2016

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - January 2016

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Helleborus × ballardiae ‘HGC Cinnamon Snow'

Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for January 2016.

Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, the question of whether we would get through the whole winter with no snow or ice has been answered, rather emphatically.

Mother Nature recently slapped us with cold and punched us with some snow and now it appears winter is here and

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - December 2015

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - December 2015

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Helleborus niger 'Josef Lemper'

Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for December 2015.

Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, we are in the midst of the tail end of a warm spell of record high temperatures.

On both Saturday and Sunday we had temps in the high 60s, which is about 30 degrees warmer than usual.

This mild weather has resulted in the beautiful display

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - November 2015

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - November 2015

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Camellia X 'Snow Flurry'

Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for November 2015.

Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, the blooms outside are scarce but like anything scarce, they are greatly valued.

First, there are camellias, sort of.

The best blooms on the only camellia to bloom so far, Camellia X 'Snow Flurry', a cross between C. oleifera 'Plain Jane' X C. '

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - October 2015

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - October 2015

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Black-eyed Susans, a bit of floral flotsam

Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for October 2015.

Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, the growing season is slowly coming to a close.

While I should be pulling out annuals and vegetables, deadheading rampant self-sowers and otherwise preparing for winter, I find myself pausing, virtually leaning on my hoe, waiting for

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - September 2015

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - September 2015

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Colchicums

Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for September 2015.

Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6a garden in central Indiana, a visitor might think I had some mixed up flowers if they came by and saw the Colchicums and Autumn Crocus in bloom this week.

But this is the season for these fall blooming beauties.  I rather enjoy them, now that I have them in my garden.  They and their spring