About eight inches of snow stacked up at my house over the last three days. Gardening has remained an indoor activity. It’s a good time for seed planting and planning for warmer days.

I neglected to mention a favorite plant in my previous post–Heliotrope ‘Marine.’ To my nose, Heliotrope has one of the best fragrances of all flowers. I haven’t grown this plant for many years. For me, it tends to be a bit persnickety, both in germinating and growing the plants on and also in keeping the plants growing and blooming. I’ve also failed at keeping the plants ticking over in the greenhouse in the winter–they are truly perennial in warmer climates.

The seeds are from Select Seeds. Here is what their website shows they will become:

I made the mistake of not soaking the seed mix for a few hours before I planted the seeds–a little anxious, I guess. I’ll not make that mistake again–it takes so long to get the pots to pull enough moisture in from the bottom to be appropriately moist!

Today is Valentine’s Day and here are a few flower pics from the house and greenhouse.

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