What's looking good in February 2018

[zigs]

January thread here

 

[Becky]

Gorgeous bit of colour! Sadly we've had to get rid of the Dogwood in our front garden, it was meant to be a smaller variety but it grew huge each year! It looked lovely but it was crowding out everything else.

 

[zigs]

Old English - Dagwood, like Dagger. Good for making skewers for cooking on.

You can check it's a true Dogwood when it's in leaf, tear one across and it'll have latex strands

 

[Upsy Daisy]

I've got a baby one @zigs...not sure of its name , do they grow really big?

 

[zigs]

8 foot

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Oh! Thanks @zigs

 

[Daren]

I've Done Whickering with them as they are flexable like willow & hazel Mix the three woods up & you get a good colour combination in a basket Or What ever you fancy making. Plus that way you stop them getting to 8 foot

 

[mg guy]

Well, since we're discussing dogwood, I did a little mantel spruce up.
"bricked" the opening, (which is really wallpaper!)
and, "planted" some dogwood in the vases LOL
Hey, it's 14 degrees here today!

P.S., it's not really a real fireplace, just an old mantel we found in the woods a long time ago-really just functions as some architectural interest.

 

[Jesse Glessner]

Well, between cold spells it warmed up enough for me to plant some garlic so it would get the benefits of over-wintering and I planted one bare root of Comfrey to see how it would fare in these cold days coming. I also put 2 ea of the Comfrey bare root stock in containers in a dark room inside my garage.

I noticed that some of the old garlic not harvested was warmed up enough that I had 6" sprouts coming through the mulch in the bed. Weird! I think the 10 degree F weather with some wind took care of those plants ever surviving. I'm ready for Spring - getting cabin fever even with lots of things that need worked on.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Looks really lovely @mg guy

 

[zigs]

 

[Larisa]

Everything is subjective.

 

[zigs]

That looks lovely

 

[Larisa]

That looks lovely

Yes, if there's where you live, it's already warm and the sun shines.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Wow!! Beautiful @Larisa

 

[Becky]

I'm really enjoying seeing everyone's photos! I've started doing short walks each day to try and get my strength back, so yesterday was the first time that I have left the house for a non-medical purpose since JUNE! I was so happy to be out of the house that I totally forgot to take photos, but I will try and remember tomorrow

 

[zigs]

Glad you'm getting back Becky

Felt sorry for this one so brought him back for a bit of tlc

 

[Daren]

Zigs it looks like a case of Basil wilthttp://homeguides.sfgate.com/bringing-wilted-basil-back-life-39246.html

 

[zigs]

Zigs it looks like a case of Basil wilthttp://homeguides.sfgate.com/bringing-wilted-basil-back-life-39246.html

More a case of someone putting it in with their shopping, taking it halfway round the shop then putting it back on the shelf

I've done what it said in the link

 

[Becky]

Saw these on my brief stroll today