>I’m hibernating quite a lot of different plants and roots in our guest bedroom in the annex, since that is the one room I can keep at a permanent low, yet frost-free, temperature. Some are non-hardy like the dahlias and some are just plants that I got after the frost had set in so I couldn’t get them into the ground.
(And of course there’s a load of rose cuttings merrily awaiting to be planted out in the rose bed when spring arrives and I actually create that bed…)
The trouble is, I think the temperature is too high, and I can’t set the thermostat any lower. Some plants seem to think it’s spring time already and are shooting up green leaves that really ought to wait for another 2 months. There doesn’t seem to be a lot I can do to stop them, so I guess it’s just the way it is.
It does, though, make me really impatient for spring!
(And I’ve forgotten what was in one of the large pots out there, so I’m quite curious to see what on earth that will become. I think it might be a day lily, but I could be wrong.)
>I know the feeling, when my tulips sprouted, it just made me want spring to get here faster
>I have the same problem with the Begonia tubers sometimes with very long shoots sprouting in January. Not quite so bad since I started keeping them in the loft. If you happen to check my site sometime, can you let me know if it was very slow in opening.
>I love the snowy photos! Yesterday, I noticed my daffodils blooming….I think they are a little early. I guess they don't know the calendar just the weather. Fun idea with the icicles and champagna….cheers!