Winter's Here

Still have our Christmas lights up;
sometimes I turn them on in the morning
so the kids can see them as they head out to school

The snow and cold are finally here.  So are the first of the gardening catalogs.  


Guess it was kind of silly to be so worried about a too-warm and snow-less winter back in December.  Now there's enough for the kids to make snowmen and I even saw a couple of snowmobilers out on the trails a few days ago.

Snow cover is a good thing so I'm pretty happy we've finally got some.  Also, fluffy white snow is just SO pretty, even when you are out shoveling before the sun is up.

I bought some Gnatrol for my fungus gnat infection but I'm nervous to use it.  The list of instructions and warnings seems awfully long for an organic product.  After all, it's just Bt.  I keep my houseplants pretty dry so the gnats have dwindled on their own.

I've started putting together a list of plants I want to get this year.  The viburnum from my front foundation planting that I chopped down to the ground last year did not return, so I've got a hole to fill there.  I love the planning part of gardening best of all.