We haven't had a real freeze here yet. Starting to wonder... Anyway, tender stuff like this flowering maple and Mexican bush sage is partying like it's 1999.

I grow both because they are beloved by hummingbirds.

    More color to brighten your gray. This is a nicotiana with mexican bush sage in the background. We have had an atmospheric river pouring down on us for weeks. I think I might become frightened and disoriented if I see the sun again.

    This cosmos didn't bloom all summer. I think the soil was too rich. I never got around to pulling it out and now I have cosmos in "winter".

    I love the cosmos in winter! I have never had winter ones of them in our climate. That Very cold spell we had a while back wiped out the possibility. We are under the atmospheric river also but its only in the mid 50's here. I did see the first daffy up but not yet in bloom. And I have snowdrops. Love their dainty blooms!The bed they are in, the soil has sunken down 6" since we planted it. Topping up that soil has to wait for rhe man to get his heart surgery. It looks liket hat will be mid March. He on his way home from seeing the Docs now so I will get probablyy more details then I need to know,...

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    This is a winter flowering sage. A lot of years an ill-timed frost prevents if from flowering and I have thoughts of removing it, but there has not been a hard frost so far this year...

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      Douglas Fir trees behind our house.The trees on the left appears to be about the same height but the one on the right is a bit shorter. So, you would assume the one on the left was a little bit older? Actually, the one on the left is a lot older and it's trunk diameter is about 55 inches. The tree on the right was only about 12 inches in diameter in 1990 and now is about 24 inches in diameter. It seems that these Doug Firs like to grow to a terminal height and then just grow bigger in the trunk. The big tree has lost some lower limbs in ice/wind storms and a couple of them were over 8 inches in diameter and very long. I just cut up one of the big limbs up for firewood and the other one is on my list for later. Last thought: I believe both trees are over 100 feet tall. The big one has enough wood to build a nice sized house. It is the third biggest tree on our property.

        blown_dry These are gorgeous! They would have been killed in the big freeze we had - I'm glad that missed your area! Always wanted to grow these but the ridiculous new zone map made us a zone 8 b - except when we get one of these winter freezes; then we're zone 6.

          blown_dry Love love all the salvias! Most we can't grow, except as annuals. How tall does this one get?

            Salvias have become one of our favorites. Who would not want to take (or buy a small plant) a cutting in April and by the middle of July have 3-4'plant.? It is in full bloom by the middle of July and grows to 5 feet or more. The plants are "INFESTED" with lots and lots of hummingbirds who love the nectar. The salvias are home runs.

            Doug Fir branch cut up into firewood. Counted rings on the 8 inch + diameter limb and it appears to have 69 rings.

              I’d made the decision not to *do tulips, daffs and ranunculus this year. After last year’s bloomed, I promptly crushed the foliage with grow bags for summer growing. At the end of the season, I dumped the used potting soil from the bags on top and left that bed for the winter. Looks like these little gals aren’t quitters though.

              This little sweetheart is always a treasure in late January or February; you have to get down on your face to appreciate the blooms. I couldn't get my photo to upload here. This one is from the place where I bought it. Iris reticulata harmony - mine is a darker blue than this, but you get the idea; about 4" tall, doesn't last long, similar to crocuses that way. Survived the deep freeze, though.

              These are not plants nor dahlias, but I hope they will eat any slugs in the garden, so I will say they are dahlia-related. In addition to the four unsexed Khaki Campbell ducks we will add three Swedish Blue ducks on Friday to make sure some are layers.

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