In this video, I wanted to share my starting point for the growing season. While January can be dark and cold, I got excited for Spring when I saw how many bulbs were starting the grow, and the new signs of life in my garden.
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Crimson red hellebores are the stars in my garden at the moment, and even though I love my evergreens, the colour is so needed now, I enjoyed the walk through your gardenπxx
Catherine, her in Ontario, Canada, I woke up to minus 23 degrees C…. with a windchill that took it down to minus 40. Your garden gives me hope. π
I wonder if a metal corner bracket thingy might secure your raised bed? I've had to use similar in mine
You're cute as a button and so is your garden. I haven't been following you for long, but I so enjoy your positive energy, I'll be staying here forever. I can't wait to see your garden in full bloom. π·π»πΊ
January is a bleak month but I have noticed things are coming alive already.great to see things coming alive
I wonder are the birds digging worms in your pots and bedπ€π€
I'm so jealous of how warm it is there! its been about 35 degrees Fahrenheit/1.6 degrees celsius here for the high.We still have tons of snow. :/
In my Arizona garden we have hummingbirds and a pair of nesting mourning doves that has raised several different babies over the years. Birds are definitely magic in the garden. And I am planting out seedlings starting Feb 15 so⦠I say Spring is here!
Thank you Catherine for giving us this tour of your garden. I'm looking forward to seeing it come aliveπΉ
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Perfect timing Catherine. I was so happy to see the Spring bulbs I've planted with my children over the years start to emerge recently. Seeing the first snowdrop filled my heart with joy xx
Lovely video Catherine. Also may I ask where did you get your cute jumper from? Looks so cozy and I love it ππ
Ha ha …10 degrees! We are at -30C for the past two days here in Toronto π¨π¦. Your video gives me something to look forward to!! π€Thanks for letting us join you for your puttering around the garden..love it!!
I love your idea for the front of the houseβ€. Feel better and Iβm really looking forward to the video of the front. β€
Pretty sure we've all missed you love. Hope you're well. The sunshine andnfredhxsir is so good for you. Spring is so close
I am so jealous. I am in Ontario, Canada and we are at minus 14 with snow. You live in a lovely part of the world..why my ancestors left Ireland for Canada is beyond me!!
How lovely for you to be able to do a little gardening in January. We're still covered in a foot of snow. Although we didn't have any snow accumulation till now. It's Feb 4th.
'Slight lengthening of the day'!?
Stuff that!
"There's a grand stretch in the evening, so there is"
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Enjoyed the video thank you for sharing π π π awesome
Hi dear Catherine.πππ Thank you for the wonderful video. π€ I look forward to the flowers and the garden with you.βοΈπΌπ· I wish you all the best, may you be successful. πππΌπ With love MaΕ₯a from Slovakia πΈπ°π
I was doing really well with my garden last year, until the scorching heat came, which made me really ill. Diabetes and heat do not mix! I'm determined to get back out there this week. I still haven't found a job ( I have a provisional offer, but it doesn't start til the last week in March), so I may as well utilise then time productively, how the weather is getting a little brighter.
Thank you, Catherine, for being such an inspiration. Lots of love xx
I just canβt tell you how your videos warm my heart β€
I wonder if the birds were after the sunflower seeds that might have fallen into the raised bed Catherine.
Roll on Spring, Iβm so ready for it now too!! x
Gosh you must have mild winters. Here is the midwest of USA January is a frozen tundra, sub zero temperatures and tons of snow and ice.
This gets me so excited to get working on my garden. I have a lot of hardscaping to do before I even get planting. Iβm itching to get going! Couple more weeks and temps should be bearable.
I canβt wait for spring either Ms Catherine. You garden is such a joy to see in the spring. Ann from Va. USA πΊπΈ
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Hi Catherine i love that your back out working in your garden.. you always have it beautiful. This gives me the push i needed to start working back at my own garden. I forgot to plant spring bulbs but im hoping the apple trees i bought at the end of the summer is a lovely added addition to the garden this year. Xβ€
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Just wanted to pop on here and wish you a very Happy Birthday!! We actually share a birthday…..mine has a few more years than yours! π π₯³ π πͺ π
Happy Birthday Catherine! I'm still enjoying your sweet self after all these years of following you from almost the beginning! I'm praying Birthday Blessings over you, that all of your most dearly held hope, wishes and dreams be abundantly fulfilled this year! Love you Sweet Girl!
This video was a nice lift of the spirits, thank you
I am currently staring outside to freshly fallen 15+ cm of snow and sitting at a balmy -9c after a few days of of -30c and lower weather. It will be another 2 months, at least, before any life starts returning to my frozen Canadian garden
Love yr garden vlogs xx
Been meaning to sit down and binge your videos. Dealing with this terrible cough has been kicking my behind and I just canβt cuddle up comfortably coughing up a lung. Hoping you are doing better and stay healthy hear on. Love you back in the garden πͺ΄
Love the garden walk through, you can get patio magic to get rid of the green on the path or use biological washing powder, just scatter, water & scrub with a yard brush…takes a bit of elbow grease but it's a good bit of cardio π
I'm living by procuration. Here it's double digits below zero. Can't wait to see live greenery here too. You came from a patch of grass to a full garden in the last years π.
Lovely to see you back in the garden Catherine.πΈ
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Girl, that soil blocker is definitely not a gimmick! You will never have to buy those plastic trays again! And it's so much better for your seedlings starting them that way! Aaaanndd if that's not enough, you can fit soooo many more seedlings in your space (when you use that smaller one) Look up Lisa Mason Ziggler with the Gardener's workshop. Sorry but you are going to be hooked on soil blocking now π
I still have 2 mos of winter. π£
Nice video π
Thank you for giving us this video Iβm not in snow but love your garden videos
Try extra strength vinegar to clean your walkway
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Hi Catherine! I put (wide) metal L brackets on the corners of my raised bed.
Iβm late watching this. Hello from snowy Minnesota. Nothing green here yet.
A good start!
My favorite canβt wait to see the beautiful flowers and fun projects again in the garden !