We receive a huge number of seed catalogs here. They have only just begun to arrive and they will continue well into 2012. We get more catalogs than we could possibly order from even if space, time and money were no object. Why then would I pay for a seed catalog to be sent to me? Ed asked me that question and it is a good one. I shall try to explain. The catalog in question is from the D. Landreth Seed Company, the oldest seed house in America, purveyors of fine seed since 1784. I was definitely intrigued by the idea that this company sold seeds to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. The catalog was created by an American graphic artist and printed in York, PA by American workers. It combines nostalgic graphics with up to date color photos of heirloom varieties of vegetables and flowers. Those are all reasons why this seed catalog might be worth buying. Finally this seed company is located in New Freedom, PA. I lived in New Freedom for several years as a child. I still have relatives who live there. That personal connection is what really made me do it. There it sits on the top of the stack. Whether we will order from it or not is hard to say. It's early,we are still just looking.
Meanwhile outside after a few days of rain our garden's snow cover has melted. Now it is cold again with a few snow flakes in the air. Ed still braves the cold to work outside. I took a quick walk around the garden and found these Johnny Jump Ups that have been blooming under the snow. The cold sends me back inside very quickly. I have a warm heart and very cold hands. It's the promise of spring and next year's garden that has my attention.
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Yes, our landscapes are the same and are different. I know coyotes from the zoo and the monarch butterfly is known from the picture.It is interesting, hedgehog lives around any large garden in Bohemia. Hedgehog walks in the evening and makes a noise like an old sailor :-)
I wonder just what kind of noise an old sailor makes? Does he have to fall down to make this noise or is the sound produced on late night walks as he tries to find his way home.
We enjoy both your blog and comments. They make the world seem smaller as the distance between us disappears.
Yes, it is accurate description. The old sailor goes home and drank a lot and panting and stomping like an elephant. Hedgehog goes in the garden at night and snorting and stomping and people say: These are thieves! Mackie Messer (Mack the Knife), my God!
Internet abolishes distance. Sometimes it's amazing ... Here in Bohemia, our children are learning in school a lot of geography and history. Children of primary school familiar with the 50 states of the USA, children learn about the countries of South America, Asia, etc. When I say Philadelphia, the child answers the 1776th We all know the Twins and the White House and Colorado and Disneyland and Marc Twain or Jack Kerouac, but the surprise is that the landscape is the same as us. So you do not have a hedgehog, we have coyote :-)
Topic unrelated to the garden ...
Vaclav Havel died.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16236393
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