March 2010 GBBD

Well, here it is, March 15!  We are having our pre-kitchen work walk through today, and the work is due to be done Friday.  I had a chance to look at the March entries in my blog last year, and found that we really are behind this year.  I don't remember a March 15 when I didn't have any lettuce coming up, let alone not have any planted yet.

I am thankful to have some hellebores planted, since they and one crocus are the only outdoor blooms/buds I have outside so far.  Someone had asked me a question this summer about hellebores that they wanted me to find in the book that I won from Jan, at Thanks for Today.  It was lost at the time, but now is found, and I am enjoying it.  If you were the one, please ask me again.

I need to get to work, so am not going to have time to label the photos.  I will tell you, that the last photo has the African violets I bought the other day for $2.50 each at the grocery store.  They are going to have to stay on the dining room table next to the box of seasonings and such until I can get to the window to find room for them.

We have one more night here, then are going to stay with our son, daughter-in-law, and grandson until Friday.  I hope to see as many other GBBD posts as possible this week.  Carol, at May Dreams Gardens hosts it.

This is one of the Orientalis hellebores I planted.  I can't remember now which 2 I bought that weren't blooming, so I didn't know what color they would be.  I sure like this color, and have another that looks to be the same color.

This is another Orientalis.

This may be the Party Dress hellebore.

I think this is another Orientalis.

 Here is the lone crocus that is blooming.

The previous plants were on the south side of the house.  This is the Silver Lace hellebore on the east side.  I was hoping the blooms would be open for GBBD.

In the house, Naomi, the holiday cactus is still blooming one or two at a time.

In spite of not being happy, the oxalis is blooming.  I hope it hangs in there until it can go out in the shade and perk up in the fresh air.

The mother of thousands/millions is still blooming.

The relative of aloe is almost finished blooming.

The rosemary has a few blooms left.

The begonia, 'River Nile' is sending more blooms out.  I'll show more for the foliage follow up, assuming I get one posted.

A couple African violets I've managed to keep alive over a year are blooming.

And, here are the beauties I got at the grocery store!

If I get a chance, I'll label these later.  (I got on a computer at lunch and got it done, and now I need to remember to link in.) I hope it's nice out where you are!