Since we neither ski nor skate, we couldn't care less that Vancouver will be hosting the winter Olympics in several weeks, and unlike the events' organizers, we are pleased that the weather has been unseasonably warm. It is apparently just about cold enough at the high altitudes to keep the artificial snow from melting, though they may need to add chemicals to it. But normal mortals at sea level are marveling at how early the various signs of spring have been this year, for this is apparently the warmest January on record. Here are a few shots of what is growing in Janice's garden on January 27th. I hear I missed the primrose, parsley, mint, pansies, etc.
Yellow witch hazel
crocuses in the garden
hellebores
crocuses
crocuses in the back lawn
100 garlic, all looking great
green onions in the new garden beds
(left) everlasting chard and 2 rows of mâche (corn salad); Stuckey heritage lettuce and other lettuces growing (or not) under plastic
sprouting broccoli
miscellaneous greens
Russian kale
Yellow crocuses in garden
rhododenderon
chives
yellow jasmine
more over-wintering greens, possibly turnip greens
two leaks (wish we had 98 more)
sprouting broccoli (closeup)
