Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - 1/2013

While the eastern half of the continent is abnormally warm, guess what the southwestern part is like? Continued, unseasonal cold.

But no problem - even in my old Denver area stomping grounds for a conference and speaking, I'm visiting a sister's house in the nearby mountains. And she has indoor plants with blooms. Yes - I'm actually showing indoor plants.

And after seeing my post, please visit others on May Dreams Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - here.

A Meyer Lemon - can't do this outside in Abq, and definitely not in Z 4b Evergreen CO!

Seeing this and absorbing the scent of these blooms reminds me of living in San Diego out of college, over 2 decades ago, where citrus does grow on trees. Where fall turns into spring in January (no real winter), and a casual walk or drive might bring one into the scents of many different citrus trees. Sweet, but not sickeningly so.

Rosemary! Now, here's a plant we grow many cultivars of in Abq outside with no
protection , big to thin to trailing. Only the coldest winters, such as 2010-2011, have
damaged the tenderer ones, mostly trailing selections. For more than a decade,  it has
become as common at gas station mini-marts as junipers; even the HOG use them.

Circle K or Walgreens = acceptance! 

But this year they are not blooming in the ground back in Abq. I had hope, then it got even colder after New Year's Day - and it was already cold before that. Not so indoors here...I look at that and think about the roast I'll be making when I return, after picking some fresh sprigs from my side patio to season it with!