Seriously counting down to spring now!
Totally cemented after my Dad told me yesterday that we'd made it thru the darkest quarter of the year (Nov 4th to Feb 4th.) There's life stirring deep down in the earth now ~ I just feel it. And I.am.SO.ready!!!!
Tho January wasn't as hard as it typically is for me (thank you Pinterest!) Amaryllis 'Blushing Bride' saw me thru the last days of the month:
The stalk broke when "someone" perched it precariously where it shouldn't have ever been and it fell. *Ahem*
Thankfully it suffered the fall gracefully & looked every bit as lovely in a vase on the sill...
If I used my imagination (maybe too big of a stretch), I could pretend it was blooming outside instead of in!! ha
Now that it's February tho ~ there will be blooms outside with or without imagination.
That is, as soon as the results of the latest big snowstorm melt.
p.s. A huge "thank you" to Jo-Anne at John Scheepers, Inc. for the above 'Blushing Bride' bloom. She very generously sent me a second bulb when I questioned whether my original bulb was indeed her. I am now indebted because, it appears, they are one and the same. Many apologies and much thanks again for the opportunity to confirm it.
Every time I see one of your Amaryllis, I vow to grow one next year, or maybe I need to start one now, or maybe learn more about them before I start.
Posted by: Laurie/gardeningundertheinfluence.blogspot.com/ | February 06, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Beautiful, Kathleen! Yes, indeed the days are getting longer now, and I agree the new life outside is palpable. Nothing blooming yet, but it can't be too long. :)
Posted by: PlantPostings | February 06, 2012 at 07:15 PM
Such a beautiful blushing bride! I am starting to think that spring may indeed be here ahead of schedule. Here's hoping anyway!
Posted by: Jennifer | February 07, 2012 at 06:52 AM
Gorgeous details and light. Your Amaryllis is stunning!
Posted by: Kala | February 07, 2012 at 03:45 PM
Hi Kathleen! I am also waiting for spring to come ASAP. Athough, I was glad to see some snow in January. Your Amaryllis is lovely! As always, your pictures are great! My amaryllises are late this year. One got a bud only recently, and others have only leaves. As for the Pinterest, I signed up, but didn't even start it, because with it, I'll spend even more time on-line. But, I saw hundreds of my photographs all over Pinterest and I don't know is it good or bad.
Posted by: Tatyana@MySecretGarden | February 07, 2012 at 06:40 PM
Thanks for this lovely, eye catchy flowers.
Posted by: Sample Letters | February 07, 2012 at 11:12 PM
I wonder how you felt about the violet tubeflower; I was so disappointed with mine. It reached 4-5 feet, in a lovely urn, but did not bloom until late fall and then poorly.
Posted by: Jaane Wood | February 12, 2012 at 10:15 AM