Free Roses
Winter Walk
<h4>You're browser does not support iFrames - here is an exerpt of the content</h4> <a href="http://nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/after-the-snow/">Click here to read the article in full</a> <p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#800080;"><em>‘Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished’</em> – Lao Tzu <a href="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/after-the-snow-bulb.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3077" title="after the snow - bulb" src="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/after-the-snow-bulb.jpg?w=454&h=248" alt="" width="454" height="248" /></a></span><span style="color:#800080;"> </span></p> <p><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="color:#000000;">Hooray, <a href="http://nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/spring-bulb-planting/" >the first of my bulbs</a> to emerge through the soil. Smaller than my little finger, I’m not entirely sure which of these hyacinth bulbs it is so just as well I like surprises! <a href="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/4089170817_9869dde75d.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3078" title="spring bulbs planted by shed" src="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/4089170817_9869dde75d.jpg?w=455&h=344" alt="" width="455" height="344" /></a> </span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#800080;"><span style="color:#000000;">The rest of my bulbs were planted at the end of November. Time will tell if my paper bag scribble will help me identify what’s what. This year’s planting was a bit like <a title="painting" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/painting/">painting</a> by numbers so fingers crossed for a beautiful rainbow result and not a techni-colour nightmare. <a href="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/spring-bulbs_planning-layout-1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3079" title="spring bulbs_Nov planting" src="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/spring-bulbs_planning-layout-1.jpg?w=455&h=271" alt="" width="455" height="271" /></a><a href="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/spring-bulbs_map.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3080" title="spring bulbs_Nov map" src="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/spring-bulbs_map.jpg?w=455&h=309" alt="" width="455" height="309" /></a></span></span></p> <p>Elsewhere on the plot post-snow survival is evident in various shades of green, yellow and brown.</p> <p><strong>The Good <a href="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/mosaic-after-the-snow_good.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3081" title="MOSAIC - after the snow_Good" src="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/mosaic-after-the-snow_good.jpg?w=455&h=455" alt="" width="455" height="455" /></a></strong>(wallflowers, broad beans, grazing rye, <a title="autumn raspberries" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/autumn-raspberries/">autumn raspberries</a>)</p> <p><strong>The Bad </strong>(rotten greens, overly frosted sprouts and soggy spinach) <a href="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/mosaic-after-the-frost_bad.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3082" title="MOSAIC - after the frost_bad" src="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/mosaic-after-the-frost_bad.jpg?w=455&h=153" alt="" width="455" height="153" /></a></p> <p><strong>The Ugly</strong> (sludgy <a title="cabbages" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/cabbages/">cabbages</a> and snow soaked purple sprouting) <a href="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/mosaic-after-the-snow_ugly.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3083" title="MOSAIC - after the snow_ugly" src="http://nipitinthebud.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/mosaic-after-the-snow_ugly.jpg?w=455&h=229" alt="" width="455" height="229" /></a></p> <p>Filed under: <a href='http://nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/category/allotment-tales/'>allotment tales</a> Tagged: <a href='http://nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/tag/vegetables/'>vegetables</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/3076/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/3076/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/3076/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/3076/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/3076/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/3076/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/3076/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/3076/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/3076/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/3076/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nipitinthebud.wordpress.com&blog=8362095&post=3076&subd=nipitinthebud&ref=&feed=1" /></p> <div style="display: none">VN:F [1.6.3_896]</div><div class="ratingblock"><div class="ratingblock "><div class="ratingheader ">Rate this Article</div><div class="ratingstars "><div id="article_rater_30029" class="ratepost gdsr-soft gdsr-size-24"><div class="starsbar gdsr-size-24"><div class="gdouter gdheight"><div id="gdr_vote_a30029" style="width: 0px;" class="gdinner gdheight"></div><div id="gdr_stars_a30029" class="gdsr_rating_as"><a id="gdsrX30029X5X0XaXarticle_rater_30029Xarticle_loader_30029X10X24" title="5 / 5" class="s5" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX30029X4X0XaXarticle_rater_30029Xarticle_loader_30029X10X24" title="4 / 5" class="s4" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX30029X3X0XaXarticle_rater_30029Xarticle_loader_30029X10X24" title="3 / 5" class="s3" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX30029X2X0XaXarticle_rater_30029Xarticle_loader_30029X10X24" title="2 / 5" class="s2" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX30029X1X0XaXarticle_rater_30029Xarticle_loader_30029X10X24" title="1 / 5" class="s1" rel="nofollow"></a></div></div></div></div><div id="article_loader_30029" style="display: none; 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