Green Mountain Gardener

For Bloom Day, I’d like to take you on a field trip to the greenhouses at the University of Vermont.  During the cold winter months I take great pleasure in seeking out a greenhouse or two to get my fix of greenery and color.  At 8,000 square feet, UVM’s Main Campus Greenhouse Complex is a relatively small facility used by faculty, staff, and students in teaching, research, and extension.  It is the only greenhouse that is open to the public, and I was happy to find it well-stocked with an impressive variety of orchids, as well as a few other treasures.

To celebrate Bloom Day, and to see what is blooming in gardens from around the world visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens.  Happy Bloom Day!!

Sigh.  I haven’t got a bloomin’ thing.  The paperwhites are spent.  It’s going to be just a little while longer for the orchids.  My amaryllis is considering it.  Regardless, I have really been enjoying Bloom Day this month.  It is wonderful to see the first signs of spring on some of my favorite gardening blogs.  The Crocus, Hellebore’s, and Witch Hazel…  they are especially delightful for those who have grown weary looking at the snowy landscape.

I am so thankful to have found such a wonderful network of gardeners, whose blogs provide such great information, ideas, and inspiration.  Please visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens where you can link to your own post about what’s blooming in your garden paradise on the 15th of every month.

Happy Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day!!

I spent a little time walking through my gardens today, admiring the last of the dahlias, which I will be digging up this coming weekend. Then there are the cosmos and zinnias… I hate to see them go so soon, but they will be dug up as well. It seems that every summer passes by more quickly than the last. As I turn the page on this year’s garden, I find myself dreaming about next year. The new additions I’d like to make, and the anticipation of spring blooms. Many of the perennial plants in my garden were newly planted this year, so I am really looking forward to next year, when I can enjoy them once they’ve gotten a bit of their “oomph!”
Please visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens, where you can link to your post about what’s blooming in your own garden getaway on the 15th of every month.

This purple beautyberry is one of my most favorite new additions to the garden.

Thankfully the Rudbeckia ‘Herbstonne’ did not reach a height of 7 ft. this year, or I wouldn’t have been able to get this photo without a ladder, or perhaps stilts.

Bees like to take naps, too. This one lingered here for quite some time.
I was hoping this dahlia would get a chance to bloom before a hard frost. So far, we have managed to avoid any frost at all. We must be tucked into the surrounding woods just right. Several mornings last week as I drove down our hill, the landscape below was covered.Another favorite addition is this variegated Sweet Flag.