plaintiger: *Giggle*.. will he see his shadowwwwwww?? LOL

ScarletRose: oh - never mind. i wasn't reading carefully enough. You meant groundhog day, which is...*drum roll please*...

yeppers: february 2.

nobleheart: i saw a moth fluttering madly against the trunk of a tree last night in my headlights, and i knew what S/he was thinking: "damn! it's COLD! i can't fly! this isn't supposed to be happening! helllllllp!!!"

or something much like that, i'm sure.

i think it's the temperature see-saw we've been on all winter, at least around the eastern seaboard here (can you say, "global warming"? sure. i knew you could), and that a few warm days we've had recently have fooled some bugs and buds into coming out way too early.

Ms. ScarletRose: if You mean the first day of spring, and if the Vernal Equinox is the first day of spring, which i believe it is, that's March 20 this year.

nobleheart: Here you are talking about the buds coming out and I'm about to collect my hazelnuts. Only 2nd year but we're expecting a couple of dozen hazelnuts.

nobleheart: isnt' it in Feb... like on the 2nd??

hey the buds on the hazelnut tree in the cemetery are developing..and I saw a bug,outdoors...is spring waking up slowly??is it too early to wish..hey when is ground hog day?

Stevie: I can't wait till Spring,which we still can't plant anything till the end of May.

a lovely garden while I was looking after it... but its not been looked after for me the last 9 months, and it looks a bomb site :o(
I cant wait to have one of my own again sometime

Ms. Foxy:

Garden Quotes.

plaintiger: Yes it does some.

Foxy Lady: yes Ma'am - i *bet* it picks up come Spring!

plaintiger: Were pretty quiet here right now,wait till Spring.

yay...i'm honored to be added to the mod team. :) and i'm sure i'll learn plenty about gardening here too (i know pretty much nothing about the subject as it is). thank You for the honor of Your invitation, Ms. Foxy - and hi everybody...

seasons greeting to all my BK freinds.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylordopryland/press/images/Christmas_GardenConservatory_large.jpg

Foxy Lady: The winds blew down some of our trees too.
:)
We had flurries only during the night, better than nothing
:)

Winter is back we woke up to snow.lol

tinksbell: We had winds strong enough that it lifted a tree up by the roots.You can see the picture of it if you go to

Uticaod.com

Foxy Lady: yup
:)

use robots controlled online to plant a flower in a real garden and to water your plant
much more than that to this "growing" community.its free but your must create a login & password:
remote cams can be roboticallly controlled to view the garden & more:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/garden/

an online gardener game:
http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f1749.html

people think we are all in snow up here in "canada eh" but we got our 1st trace of snow here in richmond hill 2 days ago but rain washed away last night.its been unseasonably warm here too.
our weather here:
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/Pages/CAON0585.htm

tinksbell: Isn't it crazy weather?

Foxy Lady: We didn't have a blizzard but we had some snow, & we are also in the 60s, which is also bizzaar for us in Pa. I for one would like winter to get here

Talk about Global warming,last week we had a blizzard.Today it's 66 out right now,now thats crazy for us New Yorkers.

Forcing branches for indoor bloom is one of the great pleasures of late winter, and it's a snap to do. Branches that force best include the Forsythia & Redbud, as well as Pussy Willow, Quince, Cherry, Apple(ornamental crabapples work well), and Witchhazel.
The easiest way to force blooms is to wait until you notice the buds starting to swell. Then just cut the branches, bring them indoors, put them in water, and wait a few days for them to work their magic.
If you want to introduce the season even sooner, you can cut the branches after the shrub has been dormant at least six weeks. Completely submerge the cuttings in a tub of cold water for several hours. Re-cut the ends, vertically slicing the lower inch or 2 of each branch in half so it can better take up water. Put the branches in a large vase of water in a cool spot near a window, and in two or three weeks, you'll have beautiful blooms.
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to learn more this subject can be searched online
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its not to everyones taste,I myself hate cutting growing things.

yes happy thanks giving to all my american buds...save me a piece of punkin' pie

I know i'm early but in case i get busy.
Have a blessed day and don't pig out it's not good for the waist line.

maybe we should say thae arctic weather comes from nunavut province:
http://www.travelnotes.org/NorthAmerica/images/canada_provinces.gif

Rose: Russia, Canada, USA (the Alaska bit), Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark (the Greenland bit) all own bits of the Arctic.

Kipling: Try polar bears. Penguins live in the southern hemphispere

Rose: Penguins?

Eriisa: darn righty it can. I first thought that we didnt have any owner ship in the arctic but I was wrong. Any idea who owns the rest of the arctic?

So then, cannot a front originate in the artic while INSIDE Canada???

Eriisa: yup are you right ma dear!

Canada has a very large and diverse range of geographic features. Canada is divided into 10 provinces and 2 territories. Canada stretches from the Pacific Ocean on the west, to the Atlantic Ocean on the east. Northern Canada reaches into the Arctic Circle, while southern Canada stretches below the northern points of the United States.

Seriously, the weathermen in Texas call it an artic front from Canada. Now refresh my memory. Is not parts of Canada north of the ARTIC circle????

yes but stop saying" cold from canada"..as i said,we get it too

nobleheart: Cause the artic blasts have to get past you to get to us!!!!

nobleheart: We got SNOW about 8 inches.Guess it's here to stay and the temp is 27
out brrrrrrrr.

ScarletRose: mmm.a tree for christmas...mmm...doubt they would let me ho ho ho across the border with a big real tree..but I willl start tomthink of something clever as an alternative.

Foxy Lady: re:
nobleheart: Nice to see since were expecting snow lol........A blast coming down from Canada is going to hit us good so the weather channel says.
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commentary:
why is it canadian weathermen(correctly say the cold snowy weather is coming from the arctic.
and
why is it USA weathermen(incorrectly say the cold snowy weather is coming from the canada.
off all people,shouldn't the US weather men have some idea of were it comes from & dont they know that we get it too?
PS foxy,I am not wanting the snow..yuck to snow.
we have had nothing but cold rain so far.

nobleheart: Bud.. good to see ya.. I was wonderin if you were ever going to get back..

Love the tree.. are ya bringing me one for Christmas??

nobleheart: Nice to see since were expecting snow lol........A blast coming down from Canada is going to hit us good so the weather channel says.

the wollemi pine is australian from memory and was discovered (rediscovered by a group)
the find was kept secret for years until the propogated and started to grow them for distribution within australia.....I havent read the links but would assume they arent available yet to overseas....only within australia?

i have just looked for stockists in our area and there isnt any but WhisperzQ would be able to buy it readily if he had the $55 hahahah

nobleheart: what a beautiful tree, thank you for sharing :)

saw this on the dicovery channel..thought it was interesting,so I looked it up,the rarest tree,a living fossil:
http://www.wollemipine.com/
http://www.rbgsyd.gov.au/information_about_plants/wollemi_pine
http://images.google.com/images?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=wollemi%20pine&spell=1&sa=N&tab=wi

when 1st discovered,they were fenced & locked in,fearing tree poachers.
thought to be priceless.
now,it is thought the best way to protect them,was to breed them & sell them to promote there spread.
arboretums & botanical gardens can even order them now:
http://www.wollemipine.com/order.php

nobleheart: Nice links.

amandalove: Not too far away is the holidays.

ScarletRose: jose quervo and grinadine and oj but it only works if you drink it first..........lol merryyyy christmas!!!!!!! just teasin ya scarlet but really skipinniz had the best reply.

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