On walk through the blocks surrounding the Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood this week, I asked Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle if she would like to stray just a few houses from our usual route to see if the folks who give us a wonderful display of color every summer are making any progress yet.
The dog was easily led.
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Nope. Not much happening in this expanded side yard. Yet.
There was some green already poking up, yes. But I did not see any of the rose plants that provide the highlight of these grounds come, oh, May through October. And that makes me wonder what exactly this green-thumbed gardener does during winter.
We’ll come back later to check it out.
Do you have any guesses about this gardener’s strategies? What would you put in this plot of land, and why? When do you expect color bursts where you live?
Mark Bialczak 
Four inches of snow on Friday night. The good news: no dandelions in the yard so far.
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Yes, that’s a good thing to point out, Scott. No yellow-to-fuzzy-whites yet!
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not much here yet either. more snow yesterday and pouring rain today. 70s next week. mother nature, what is going on?!
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I look forward to that “next week” here, too, Beth. What is going on, MN?
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It’s not safe for much here yet. The bulbs are up, but it snowed on Friday, so I won’t put any pansies or anything out yet. Growing seedlings indoors for now.
Much of our grass stayed green all winter. It was a strange winter.
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It was a strange winter here as well, indeed, Joey. Our grass is green and high, but it’s too cold and wet for mowing. Oy.
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Its been a long winter.
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Hey Terp-Our garden is planted (Yay!) things here in Northern Georgia are blooming beautifully. I do hope Spring has Sprung and no more cold and snow for you all! We will be here a few days then return to Florida.
Gatorette.
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You get the best of both worlds, Gatorette. I’m so happy for you guys. ❤
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thank u Mark
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The day my daughter took possession of her new home, we ran right over after closing to check it out. This was just a week ago. There were pink hyacinths growing in front of her living room window. But then it snowed again. I haven’t been over to see whether the poor hyacinths survived.
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Hey CM. How come you don’t read or comment on my posts anymore – did I do something? Of so, then let me apologize please.
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I haven’t been reading or commenting much on anyone’s posts recently. What with one kid’s broken wrist, another kid’s new home purchase, and my looking for a new house (and planning for upcoming blogger visits), I just haven’t been around as much. Having said that, I can’t say that I’ve seen posts of yours pop up in my reader, other than the ones you’ve been doing for Mark on Sundays. (Was there one today? I didn’t see one.).. Which reminds me that I need to update my “Paul Curran” page so people know to go over to Mark’s site. Once things have settled down a bit, I’ll be back to driving everyone crazy as usual. Sorry to have made you feel sad – but really, Paul, you’re doing just fine without me. Your readership is way higher than mine ever was! You’re doing great, and everyone (including me) looks forward to your stories.
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Great news that the previous owners had flora in place for your daughter to enjoy, CM!
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It was nice to see, Mark, but as a new homeowner, my daughter will need to maintain it. I’m not sure she’s thought ahead that far. She doesn’t even have a lawn mower (not that she needs one just yet).
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She needs to get one, or hire a neighborhood kid on the cheap, CM.
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We already have colour bursts Mark, it’s been a weird winter and spring! ❤
Diana xo
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Appreciate and enjoy your color, Diana. Lucky you, my friend. ❤
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You’re lucky you can see the ground – it is still white here Mark. The grass in your pictures looks very green – the roses can’t be far behind. 🙂
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Our last wave of snow finally melted, Paul. I hope it is the final one!
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Hey, if we’re seeing green rather than white, we’re happy here in central New York, aren’t we? We had a few crocuses earlier this month, then the lawn was completely covered with snow again. Yesterday I saw the greenery of some irises of mine. Yay! Come on, spring!
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Yes, what a rollercoaster this month has been, Cynthia. I need some warmth and color!
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