Thawed

And after the big freeze, there was the big thaw - or, rather, a brief thaw, so the forecasters predict.  So I tried to take advantage this morning before work....  We garden when we can, especially in the dead of winter (except winter hasn't officially arrived yet).

First, the belated geranium rescue.

Happily, the geranium planter thawed out, and the geranium plants yielded to some gentle tugging - en route to their indoor winter sojourn.

There was a little geranium growing near one of the bigger plants, stunted in its shadow (right).  After pulling the larger plants, another miniature showed itself (left).  The plan is to experiment with the terrarium method - can the glass jars trap enough heat to keep them alive through the winter?  We shall see....

Then there were the little tomatoes that hid in the dark the night of the deep freeze.  And a pepper too.  So those were salvaged.

This ripe little one fell into an empty pot behind the tomato planter.

 

The lonely little pepper.

Amazingly, the parsley is still going strong.  It did last year too.



With the planters thawed, the last of the tulip bulbs went in.  A few into the planter where the dead peach tree still stands.  And then a few into the large hydrangea planter.

The last of the tulip bulbs.

And the last little mandavilla vine segment got unwound, and we'll see whether it is strong enough to propagate or live through winter.  It would be shocking, but sometimes plants adapt and evolve.

In the meantime, while it has been cold and wet, caddy corner from here, the buildings that Bradley bought started to come down in earnest.  By spring, surely they will be leveled.

Each of the three buildings has lost at least two full stories, it seems.

The little backhoe, carting out the debris.



Change is a' coming.