February 27, 2007
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L’ appel du jardin.
The call of the garden.
English version below the pictures
A la fin de Février nous sentons l’ appel du jardin. La sève commence à monter dans les plantes et il y a du renouveau dans l’ air .
C’ est le moment d’ aller acheter les semences . Quel délice de contempler les superbes sachets de semences exposées sur les étagères de la jardinerie.
Magnifiques photos de fleurs ou de légumes aux couleurs vives pleines de promesses. On se réjouit en pensant au temps des semailles, de la pousse, de la floraison et de la récolte .
Et va pour les carottes, les poireaux, les pois , les laitues, les betteraves rouges , le persil, les courgettes , les cornichons et aussi quelques tournesols et lavatères .
Et il y a aussi les tubercules de pommes de terre , les bulbes d’ oignons et d’ échalotes .
Plein d’enthousiasme et d’énergie vous vous voyez déjà semant et plantant par une douce journée de Mars ou d’ Avril .
Vous anticipez le sentiment de joie profonde de ces moments là. Le choix et l’ achat des semences est un moment spécial qui n’ arrive qu’une fois dans l’ année .
C’ est le premier pas pour féconder la terre pour qu’ elle produise notre nourriture et la beauté autour de nous . Le jardinage nous fait participer à la vie .
Selection of seeds Choix des semences
What potatos to take ? Quelle pommes de terre emporter ?
At the end of February we feel the call of garden . The sap starts to go up in the plants and there is renewal in the air .
It is the time to go to get the seeds . What a delight to gaze the superb seed packets displayed on the shelves of the garden centre .
Wonderful bright coloured pictures of flowers and veggies full of promises . We enjoy ourselves in thinking of the sowing time , of the patient growth , of the blooming and the harvest times .
And go ! Buy seeds of carrot ,leeks, peas, lettuce, red beats , parsley ,squashes , gherkins and also some seeds of sun flowers and lavateres.
Then there are also the tubers of potato , the bulbs of onions and shallots .
Full of enthusiasm and energy , you already see yourself sowing and planting in a sweet day of March or April .
You anticipate the feeling of deep joy of those moments . The choice and the purchase of seeds is a special moment once a year .
It is also the first step to fecundate the ground to make it product our food and the beauty around us . Gardening makes us take part of life .
Comments (101)
Wow Michel!...never thought of it that way...a renewing of life....I need that! love all the beautiful colors in the seeds...have fun planting your garden this year!!!.....May God bless you and Janine always((((HUGS))))
yeah... even the simplest things need some effort! It must be so pleasant!
I am only the 3rd today???? How did that happen, I feel special!
Your selection of veggies will make a lovely soup and salad! My friend Tiah, just planted her lettuce...that is the first thing to come up in this area in spring...she gives me so much, I can hardly eat it all! Usually, it is a mixture of lettuces and herbs, like mint, basil, parsely...yummy! How are you Michel...you look so cute shopping, I am guessing Miss Janine took the pic? Hugs, Lowie
I love the pictures!!! I am ready to go shopping with you!
You know the hard part about going to the garden center to pick out seeds? There are so many seed packets to choose from and I find that I soon run out of garden space! It is hard to remember that even though those seed packets are small and seem little in comparison to not only your shopping basket but that of the size of one's actual garden - that we must restrain ourselves when having such a huge selection and variety! We know that those little tiny seeds soon grow into large plants that need space to grow in. ;O) I am looking forward to seeing more pictures of you, Janine and your gardening adventures!
We have been having beautiful weather here and I am anxious to start turning over the ground...patience...I need to have patience! They are predicting more snow around us and I am hoping that it stays away from us and just moves right along! I am ready to throw open the windows of the house and feel the fresh air and listen to the birds sing outside my window. And my favorite thing to do...is to go on a picnic and walk through the woods and...
Yes...I too am ready for spring!!!
xoxo Cat
The first time I ever visited your site you'd posted pictures of your garden, so that's often how I think of you!
That wall of seed packets does look so exciting.
you look so debonair. i'm going to remind rob to pick up some seeds. thanks for the inspiration sir!
As a "gardener" you'll appreciate this story. There was an old Farmer that always planted a large Potato Garden each spring. Usually his son would do the plowing and the old man would then plant the seeds. This year the son was in prison and his father wrote to him to explain that he was too old to plow the garden himself and really missed his son.
The son wrote back. "Dear Dad, I miss you too, but whatever you do, DON'T PLOW THE GARDEN, that's where I hid the stolen guns." Two days later the FBI showed up at the old man's farm with 50 agents and tractors. They dug up the entire garden area but could find no guns. The next day the Farmer received this letter from his son. "That's the best I could do Dad, I hope you can plant your seeds now".
Good Luck Michel.
You are doing all the ground work for the Salad days! I love the seed shopping photos, they are just wonderful.
Yes, I am excited too!
My garden is also ready for Spring, empty and wanting color and life.
Hello Michel
I hope you chose some new and exciting plants and food to grow.
I like these pictures of you at the garden store.
I hope all is well with you and Janine and your family, and your daughter in law is progressing.
I wish I was an enthusiastic about gardening as you are
The gardener has cleared a large overgrown part here so now I will have to get more plants/bushes/shrubs to make it look half-way decent. The snowdrops Frank planted years ago have now naturalised into a big patch at the bottom of the garden, they are very pretty. Daffodils, crocuses and camellia are in bloom. Hope that Marina is coping with her treatment, i'm still praying for her. 
Marie PS I don't think Paul wants to be classed as either English or Welsh after the recent matches - he'll stick to his Irish roots. 
I always enjoy a little shopping
WOW...what a great store. LOVE all the seeds. You look very happy to start your garden again this year.
Memories of my Mom flood my mind. How she loved to plant her garden and her flower's as well. Mom was an earth child, she loved to clear her garden area, plant her seed's and tomato plant's, she would tend them with such love and the joy that filled her heart when harvest time arrived. I always said God must have a very special garden in Heaven and mom is right in the middle of it. She could grow anything, it was often said of mom that she could plant a dead stick and it would grow
Thank you Michel for the memory recall of special moments. I needed the warmth they added to my heart. 
Shirley Excellent picture's of Michel the shopper it's nice to be able to plant a garden and eat food free of chemical's. 
I would love to taste a good stew cooked by Janine at harvest time.
Kirsten
with a meter of snow on the ground the call of the garden is muffled here. Ah, but spring is coming right at you. Enjoy!
Just wonderful! Love the pictures of you shopping for seeds, Michel.
You know, you remind me so much of my father! He loved growing vegetables as you do. He grew our own tomatoes, and so many other vegies. You are right, there is a lot of joy in seeing something grow in the garden. 
I wish I could try that in Singapore. *sigh*
I love the pictures!
I kind of miss the cold weather now that I'm here in a sunny place. It's been sunny all through January which is unnatural to me. Change in seasons is something we take for granted, but there really is something profound about it, isn't there?
I'm ready for Spring.
I wish you'd come and plant my garden.
Oh mon dieux! I love the garden store!
My goodness....let's see...Emily is my 10 year old daughter....the pic of me and the baby is my grandson, Trey! I have another grandson, Jadin. I have three sons, ages 32, 24 on Thursday, and age 6. My two daughters are 30 and 10. I have five kids and two grandkids. I have been very (re)productive!
en Francaise...Winnie does not translate but Louise, my middle name, becomes Luisa
XXXOOO pictures to follow
First of all, Happy Anniversary. I can't believe I missed it!
Nothing like putting your hands to the soil to produce your own food. Somehow, after hard work and patience the food you put on the table tastes so much better than anything else.
ah, michel! My inner gardener revels in the joy behind your words. A child of the south, I too feel the call of the garden around the end of February as the sun's rays gather strength and warmth again and the days creep longer..... It is, unfortunately, under two feet of snow here. I will joufully plant my own seeds in mid may---which is early, but i can't ever wait beyond that time. Happy gardening!
I was just looking around our garden thinking it is not hardly time here yet...but soon.
You must be feeling better. That is an impressive display of seeds. I always have to garden some. I raise some tomatoes, herbs, rhubarb, strawberries and rasberries, a few blue berries. Spinach I love spinach. LOL then a little more of this and that and the garden is in. Judi
*smilez*...it was really nice just reading how much joy you get from the selection of seedz!
I find gardening...itz like cultivating the soul!
I'm hoping to plant some sunflowers myself soon!...this entry reminds me of the tree that you refused to give up~that bear itz fruitz after 20yrs! 
That was an inspirational blog Michel! 
I have been looking through my garden books, and planning my garden for next year. I can't wait to see the first flowers pop through.
Oh Boy, Michel is getting ready to play in the dirt. Somehow you make planting seem like play time rather than work. Alice is that way too.
Question. How do you say and spell Snowwhite in French?
I remember a photo you once posted with you standing by the vegetable garden
I think it's so lovely to grow your own vegetables. Most of us here can't do that simply because we live in apartments and make do with potted plants, but it's just not the same, is it? If I could ever buy a house with a garden, I'd set aside a patch for vegetables, but the selection would be quite different from yours due to the climate.
cheers
Caroline
It is a little too early to plant anything here, but not to early to drool over the pictures of plantly perfection! I do wish my plants resembled the end results on those seed packets. I am lucky to get them past the slugs, the bunnies, and various bug attacks. Of course, I never remember any of those challenges this early in the season!
You make gardening joyous!! RYC: I have problems with depression and anxiety-that's why I am on disability and don't work-right now.
, Laurie
It was a joy to walk around your garden and I know what hard work it takes for you to grow such wonderful food. Lets hope in the next couple of weeks the weather gets better. Here I think spring is coming early as the trees are budding now. I need to do alot of work in my garden this year so I will be going to the garden centre as well
Sorry Michel but gardening from seeds has never been my strong point. After many failures at last I know my limitations and stick to growing shrubs. I cannon but admire your skill at growing from seeds Ron
This is an inspiring post. Do you plant the seeds in the house in little peat pots first?.or do you plant them right outside in your garden.? How exciting to see the pictures and to look forward to the wonderful things that will emerge from the soil...Do you also plant herbs?
I just planted some more oats for the cats....Not very exciting...Although the cats think so.
Have fun.
Francoise.
oh i love the pictures! it's great to see you smiling, too! i am jealous! i wish we had a place to grow stuff! i'd grow tomatoes, carrots, herbs, potatoes, berries...oh wow! i'd be excited like you to see all the pictures of the stuff, too!!!
how fun! good luck! please show your garden too so we can see how big it is, too. how long have you been gardening? 
angela
un merveilleux patchwork de graines en devenir et un gentleman
magnifique entrée cher Michel
Amitiés
coucou Michel, jeprofite de quelques minutes de calm pour me glisser sur xanga et venir te voir....
quand on habitait en normandie, on plantait tout un tas de truc ..ca semble loin. Ici j'ai peur que tout ne "brule" par le soleil ... peut etre que si j'avias une serre ca irait mieux...
Bisous
Mimi
Comme c'est beau la vie! J'espère que tes plants vont bien pousser! C'est la première fois que je vois des pommes de terres (ou patates, ici au Québec!) comme ça en boîtes pour planter. Je suis probablement très ignorante mais, est-ce que ça se plante comme un bulbe?
Je te souhaite une excellente semaine et j'ai hâte de mon côté à la semaine de relâche qui commence lundi!!!
Cynthia
I wish I had a garden! I miss having the ability to plant flowers in the spring. I love how the world smells outside when springtime comes again!
<3,
Aubrey
What about broad beans?(Faives) and tomatoes?
I like the sound of sunflowers. I used to go around with my pocket full of sunflowers seed and sow them everywhere.
People never knew where the sunflowers came from.
A garden has got something like a flavour of the lost Garden.Just don't plant a apple tree.
Amitié
Carlo
You look so happy picking out your seeds
I love this time of year.
I am sowins seeds to beat the band...today I will do Nicotiana,Lobelia,Snap Dragons and Cabbage varieties!!
8Sowing...
And thatnk you for this wonderful post from a fellow seedsower!!
How excited is that. I am so ready for spring and the one week break. That will give more time to study and study. Tristram on the other is excited too, he gets to plant potatoes. His brother actually order the potatoe yesterday. i 4get the name....oh well, I hope u have a good time.
P.S How is ur wife doing. Say my hellos to her even though she doen't know me......hehehehehehe
I think I am a little jealous today! Not only of your being able to look for seeds, but at how neatly arranged all of the seeds are in the store. It is quite remarkable! I like the pictures very much and I know how much you like to get started on your garden. I do enjoy keeping up the progress on that. Have a good week. I am glad you are feeling better. - Rachel
OH I know this feeling well. It doesn't hit me here until the end of March though. I still have to wait before I can do much. But I look forward to it so much. Thanks for the beautiful post. Ang
Now I wish the snow were gone so I could get the garden going. lol
You are talking my sis language now. She loves her yard and her garden. She has a lovely spot to sit just to watch it all grow.
Good gardening to you,
RYC: "Finders keepers, losers weepers" is the complete proverb that means that if you find something, then it's yours to keep. The person who owned the lost object no longer has a right over it and all they can do is cry about how they lost the object. It's not exactly ethical, and one mostly sees children using this argument.
j'attends avec impatience vos photos du jardin fleuris!
I have to agree. I've started looking at the garden section of the store recently...so many great seeds to choose from!
Happy planting!
My husband did this. He loved working in the earth. He would spend the winter looking at seed catalogs. He also attended a men's garden club. Happy Gardening!
I hope your daughter in law is doing well.
Que de choses dans ton potager! Le mien est bien petit, il n'y a de place que pour quelques tomates, des courgettes, quelques poivrons - et quelques choux, l'hiver. Mais maintenant on n'a pas encore rien commencé, à cause de la grippe qui passe de mon mari à moi et viceversa depuis un mois, on n'en sort plus, cet étrange hiver.
Il y a des très beaux "garden centers" chez vous, lorsque je vais en France je ne manque jamais d'en visiter quelques-uns. Bon jardinage!
Ciao.
(J'espère que tout marche bien pour Marina).
Dreaming gardens is almost as much fun as having one. Judi
It is such fun to watch a tiny sprout develop and grow into a lush plant, producing either food or flower----both of which delights us. One delights our stomach, and the other delights our eyes----and sometimes, noses. We will not be thinking of these things for another two and a half months. You are fortunate to have a short winter and early spring.
You have wonderful displays of seeds there. So colorful! And you look quite handsome, too. I could never get Ken to dress in a suit coat and tie anymore. His last suit shrunk at the cleaners---back in the late 80's, and he refused to get a new one.
There was a seed store I used to walk past on the way to work. They had all kinds of seeds, bulbs and sets.
There is no way I can describe the smell of future growth that came out of that store when the door was open. But I can smell it in my memory even so.
Hope the treatments is going well for the lady.
hello cher michel!!! yes, my camera has a problem but since we don't live in america, it's more trouble to send it there and try to get it fixed, so i've just been hanging onto it. sigh. yes, it's nice to get something for free, right? at staba!
my parakeets are annoying sometimes and i get 
that piper tries to imitate his bad brothers. sigh. that 43things is a new fun site, isn't it?? you should try it too!! yes, michel, i do want a baby....the plan was to start this year! we'll see. 
it will depend on how i am after we go to china. no more cold, michel!!! i'm all cured today!!! 
hope you are well and i am so excited for your garden work! 
angela
Just looking at your pictures at the garden center makes we want to drive to our local garden center and start buying seeds, bulbs and plants. Unfortunately it is too early here to do more than plan and dream. Yesterday I checked on the condition of my trees and shrubs. Most are still dormant, but the pear trees and the crape myrtle have fat buds! Some of my daffidils are in bloom. The other flowing plants are still resting. We do have many birds back, which I enjoy seeing.
As ever, Carol Suzanne
I love gardening - used to have a vegetable garden. Unfortunately where I live now there is not enough sun to be able to grow vegetables.
RYC: Deep River is known here as a spiritual. I love spirituals too, but what we sing on those Sunday nights is some of the old-fashioned hymns from our childhood. Some of them are still being sung, in our church at least, but not all. We also sing a few contemporary choruses - I don't know how you label those in France. So you are a tenor, eh? Great! If you ever visit Florida look us up - we can use a few more good tenors!
Michel, I will actually start my tomatos and peppers inside in the mud room in a week so that they hav a nice head start before I get them outside. I think I'm going to start some hollyhocks this year too... I just really want some. All of thissnow is making me long for summer. Visions of vegitables are running through my head. I'm making big plans too. I want to rip up the herb garden and put in a new raised bed... but shhh! Don't tell my husband since he'll have to help me. lol
I would send you some snow if I could-lol! The forecast is a storm warning-we will get a total of around 21", along with some freezing rain and wind--come Spring, come Spring!!!
You remind me of Matt when he was well There he would be in the garden section looking at seeds i used to say you can never grow seeds and drag him to plants which he usually did and would pick up some plants then when we got home i would find some seed packets only ones that came up were nasturtiums which look like weeds to me I am no gatrener My back is slowly dying. I have an excuse we are not allowed to waste water we get no rain , I find this new quickness lovely Good luck with your planting Love Marjie.
Michel...I thought of you today as my mother-in-law and I went to the garden center in a town about 23 miles from here and I bought quite a few seed packets! :O) Carrots, celery, leeks, chives, tomatoes (several different kinds), watermelon, broccoli, sugar peas, (shallots are on order) mint, sunflowers and a bag of different types of seeds for hummingbirds and butterflies. Along with the packets, I bought an oregano plant and a purple lilac bush. I almost ended up getting two plum trees and some grape vines but I was a good girl! ;O)
They are just starting to put out gardening supplies in the stores now and I think that in the next few weeks they will open the outdoor garden center soon - they did not have nearly as much to select from as I see you have in your store and I wish I had thought to take a picture - maybe next time! I would love to find some gardening boots. I have some gardening clogs but on some of the soggy days they don't keep my feet dry and I end up with some very muddy socks!
We are having some very strong weather come through tonight. There have been several tornadoes in surrounding states. I do believe the month of March is coming in like a lion!
xoxo Cat
RYC: Thanks for your weather update. Makes me feel warmer to hear warmer climates. lol It's blizzarding here.
I am getting excited about the garden now. Judi
Ok im going to make me a saled lol. love fancy
I now have several small areas to plant in...but someone planted a palm tree in one. I asked the new owner if I could remove it...his wife wants it...so I will have to wait til she finds time to take it.
I want to grow some lettuce for my bunnies and strawberries for everyone! I have a nice southern exposure, so should work nicely. Too late for this year though, for strawberries.
happy planting!!
Bonjour Michel,
Merci beaucoup pour tes explications! Ce n'est pas du tout indiscret! Je suis nee a Montreal et je me suis mariee il y a deux ans. Nous vivons maintenant en banlieue de Montreal (15 minutes).
Merci beaucoup et je te souhaite une tres belle semaine ! En passant, desole.... l'ordi de mon mari n'a pas d'accents!
Je parle français. J'ai étudié dans le Français d'université pendant 2 années. Mais ma lecture et écriture françaises n'est bonne.
Bon Jour!
Yvette
Michel, you are just too cute~!
We still have snow here, so it's not quite time yet to go seed shopping.
regarding your comment: that is my son, Adam, and his current girlfriend. he is such a goof - I wonder where he gets it from? lol and the photo is from Christmas. I as so behind.......
have fun digging in the dirt.
~janny
Well, I went to a concert and stayed up too late. It made my body feel very sick the next day!! That's what that was all about!
<3,
Aubrey
Hi Michel...was thinking of you today, it feels like spring outside! Have a lovely weekend, and dream of your veggie garden...lettuce is coming up here now, my friend, Tiah, just picked me a bag full! Yummy weekend food! Luv, Lowie
There is such a beauty to raise one's own food from the earth. We are centered there
Love to you and Janine 
Nancy
Is your flu gone Michel? I still have some of this respitary stuff. Judi
It will be a while before we can plant anything here. There is a butte to the north of town--while there is snow on it, it's too early to plant. Sometimes it has snow until late in May.
I seem to have lost my shovel, so I'm going to have to buy a new one before I go to the seed display! Those in your store look so colorful--for a moment I thought the photo was a Matisse!
A lovely time to dream of the warm days to come, Michel! Will you be able to plant your salad pretty soon?
Joy
I don't like the roads in New Jersey. It's hard to navigate.
I was wondering if you had an email address that I could have so I could email you sometimes. Because I am not sure how long I will be using xanga anymore.
your friend,
Billy
Hi there... In response to your question/comment on my mother's site (remember that I am mommers's daughter):
Dr. Seuss was a children's book writer and illustrator. He would write funny books with words that rhymed and were fun to say- very much like poetry. Very silly stories that children LOVE. You can learn more about him here... And here is a website about his stories and characters. He is best known for his first two books, "Green Eggs and Ham" and "The Cat in the Hat." Also, every year, young children celebrate "Read Across America Week" (to promote reading for fun) in school during the week of his birthday.
Hope that helps explain things!
Ah... Merci beaucoup Michel!
Bonne semaine!
Ryc yes have had a very good checkup by my doctor even went to a specialist now. My friend has this stuff too it just takes a while to get over it is a virus going around. Judi
Yes, the U.S is a real melting pot. My French ancestry goes way back and on my maternal grandmother's side. My French Ancestry originally came to the U.S before it was the U.S I believe my original ancestor was a Hugeonot with the last name of Vallette.(although the spelling of the name has changed.) That was about the 1600's or so. The Vallette name carried through to my "grand mere" Louise Vallette. But for generations, the Vallettes married girls mainly from England. I have a more recent ancestor, a great great grandmother named Mary Jane Pontious from Alsace Loraine. So, on mom's side , my ancestry is mainly English and French...a little German thrown in but not much. My dad's mother (and father)came to the U.S. from Czechoslovakia when she was a young girl in the late1800's or so. At that time, it was part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. My hometown of Cleveland , OH is a virtual melting pot of former Europeans. We welcome immigrants.."Give me your tired, your poor...etc." Until recently, the immigrants were very hard-working people willing to sacrifice to become citizens and very very proud to be Americans. We are having a lot of problems lately with illegal immigration and neither political party wants to do much about it. And...the illegals would like to take advantage of all our benefits but do not want to assimilate into the "American" way of life. Most people are pretty concerned about it. You would think that with the terror problem in the world and so much hatred of the American Way of Life that we would be careful to keep our borders secure. The problem is that our borders are very large geographically....It's a changing world out there and sometimes it can be alarming and scary.
I think as Christians , we have little to fear since we know Jesus Christ will be victorious ...but we still want to have the freedom to enjoy life and to enjoy practicing our faith.
I hope that I can visit France some day before I get too awfully old and creakity!
I would love to have a garden again. I'll have to settle for buying potted plants for my balcony. It's about this time of year that the seed catalogs start arriving in the mailbox. It's fun to sit down with the catalog and plan out what I would do with it. I also like to go to the local nursery here and look around. Maybe next weekend I'll do that.
Marguerite
I live in a big city and I haven't seen a garden center this size.
ryc--the song you found was much prettier than the silly one we danced to! You inspired me to look up the old one, and post it, so we can all see what foolishness we indulged in, in the old days! I'm just sorry I couldn't share how ridiculous we all looked and sounded!
It was so much fun, though!
ryOTHERc--no, we won't be doing any planting for a while, but it's always fun to plan the garden. I do most of my gardening in pots now, since all the digging and kneeling is getting to be beyond me. But the weeds must still be dealt with! Too bad they aren't as colorful as the other plants.
Are the seeds in your shop terribly expensive? I'm always shocked when I see the prices on the envelopes in our stores. And they don't have as many seeds inside as they used to either. But I guess the quantities are better suited to today's smaller gardens, unfortunately!
Joy
I love gardening -- in February! Then all the work is in my mind. When spring and summer come and the work becomes real work -- no thank you!
Have a wonderful day, Michel.
the pictures of you in front of all the packets of seeds are wonderful... and there's nothing quite like the feeling of planting the seeds and watching them grow and nurturing them... it's an amazing feeling and wonderful therapy!
My favorite place to meditate used to be my wonderful garden. Now, living in Brussels, I have new hobbies.
Michel,
For our family it is the celebration of "St. Patrick's Day", but mostly for celebrating all things Irish/Celtic. I enjoy having a special meal prepared, listening to music, and watching videos/dvd's of some of our favorite Irish movies. It is just a way to break out of the "winter blues" and celebrate with a little family history. It looks like this year I will have to celebrate at night with our church home group. I have to work until 4:00. Ahh...well...that should be fun!
I don't mind so much the people checking in on my blog, but I want to be able to talk to them. They leave no address to even begin a friendship. Maybe someday.
Enjoy your week, my friend.
Rachel
You are an optimist! I am looking forward to your garden photos. I can no longer garden because of back injuries and surgery, so I will enjoy yours!
With all of this cold weather a vision of Spring feels good...and nice flowers and veggies in the garden too...by the way...Happy Anniversary to you and your beautiful Janine. 46 years with the love of your life is a wonderful thing...many more are wished to you both...huggs...Sassy
Trying to catch up with so many friends that I have been missing. I don't have time to read the many many comments on your site...I will have to come again soon, as it always intrigues me to read so many responses from so many people from such diverse lives that call you xanga friend. My #1 daughter's family is indeed the smiling faces that greeted you on my page, and it makes me smile just to revisit the day from photographs. I'm ready to garden as well, but with the temp at 28 degrees F today, I shivered as I tried to cut some daffodils that have bloomed so early, thinking spring had arrived.
i found a place that sells seeds too! but i didn't buy any since we don't have a place for me to grow stuff! hehe
february...wow
we don't get spring til at least april - we should not plant until may 24!
the seed packets truly are full of promise - may your garden be a good one this year
xo
Getting ready for Spring, I see
Hello hope you and your family are all doing well. God Bless
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Michel,
Thanks for stopping by!
How big a garden do you plant?
RYC The eyes are the soul of the body.
Have a great week.
Christy
Our seed racks look like this here too, very colorful and beautiful and full of "hope" for the new growing season, "rebirth." Maybe this year I will do a better job of it! Amy, mon epouse, very much wants a nice flower garden, and it is "on my shoulders" to make it happen.
I'm sorry -- it's no secret -- I live in Maryland, the state that is to the east and north of Washington, D.C. I am about 20 miles due east of the U.S. Capitol Building, and yet "in the countryside." I wonder if such a thing exists in the environs of Paris! Perhaps Paris is a much larger city than Washington. Many of the people around here, les voisins, travaillent en "D.C."
Yes, I know those feelings. You gotta love the work of gardening to be a true gardener and I see you do, Michel. RYC, ...No, we did not do the walk ALL in a half day. We had worked three days previous... on other nice days this winter, and have at least another day to go.
ooooh! I love to go to garden centers. To look through seed catalogs is also one of my favorite winter things to do. Ah spring, I can't wait.
Blessings to you and your family
Melody
Yay! The start of your garden! I remember all the picture of you and Janine working in last year's garden. I look forward to seeing the progress of your garden this year.
So colorful!!! I can feel your excitement
Ce magasin a l'air très bien, je vous souhaite plein de plaisir dans vos actions de jardinage
On s'y prend vite ! Moi j'achète en ligne sur la jardinerie en ligne Willemse.
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