I would too. Your garden is lovely.

FlowerLady

A sight for sore eyes, mine is very cold and dreary right now, come on spring :).

Annette

That is what we all need right now! Spring cannot arrive too soon for me. Your photo is charming and gives us hope! ðÂÂÂ

bellarosa, I can just feel the sun in your garden.

Here is what I woke up to this morning. Suppose to have cold temps here all week.
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Oh my that is gorgeous!!!! It won't be long .. I think it's 71 days til spring ! Haha !!

Thanks everyone for the kind words. I guess I have to be patient. In the meantime, I'll be wintersowing a few perennials next weekend. Tentative list: rudbeckia, snapdragons, columbine, petunias (Laura Bush - my fav!) and prairie smoke.

Schoolhouse, nice pic. We also had a somewhat heavy snowfall in our neck of the woods, but it's the extreme cold that's the worst of it. Oh, well, that's why it's called Winter! LOL.

...I like both those pictures, including the snowy one.... both cottagey in different ways.....

Hi Bellarosa,
Beautiful picture,..makes me long for Summer to come soon.

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Hi Schoolhouse,

That's a very Christmas Card looking picture,..very nice!,..you had snow a week ahead of me,..ours arrived on the 13th Jan,..but only lasted eight hours,..my first snow here since 2010.

Philip

Hi, all! I'm new to the forum! I live in the northern suburbs of Chicago, so Zone 5, and I really love the cottage look. I'll try an attach a picture of one of my beds!

Quick question - does anyone have a good method for transplanting Guara? It seems like I always kill half of it by moving it around. Also, how many years does it last before petering out?

Thanks for having me!
Michelle

Hi Michelle...you may be new to the forum, but if that is your gorgeous garden then you are NOT new to flower gardening!! Please post a new thread so your picture will be seen by lots more folks. I bet you will be get lots of responses; people here like gaura. Sometimes when folks tag a question onto an ongoing thread of a different subject, it doesn't get seen as much. Try it you'll see! And keep coming back...we'll be learning from YOU too.

Bellarosa and Michelle - Lovely visions for a snowy day- much appreciated.

Thanks! Ginnier - I will take your advice and start a separate thread!