Allons faire un tour de jardin.
Let us go for a tour of the garden
English version below the pictures
Aujourd’hui Jeudi 25 Janvier le temps est doux ; pas de pluie , pes de vent . Nous sentons l’ appel du jardin. Allons donc faire un tour de jardin !
D’ abord nous avons à traverser la pelouse garnie d’arbres au fond. Dans le vert je vois une quantité de minuscules étoiles blanches . Oui, les pâquerettes commencent à fleurir.

The lawn with tiny daisies. At the bottom: various trees.
la pelouse avec des arbres au fond
- Today Thursday January 25 the weather is sweet ;no rain, no wind . We feel the garden appeal .So let’s go fo a tour around the garden.At first we have to cross the lawn with trees at the end . In the green I see a lot of tiny white stars : yes already daisies start to bloom .
Et au bout de la pelouse on trouve une tache de perce-neiges qui demandent à être admirés comme les crocus sauvages . Sans aucun doute les plantes sont réveillées.

snowdrop Perceneige

Wild crocus in the lawn Crocus sauvage dans la pelouse
And at the end of the lawn a patch of snowdrop asks to be admired and so for the wild crocus . Without any doubt the plants are awaked.
Dans la pelouse des primevères commencent à fleurir çà et là.

purple primerose in the lawn primevère pourpre dans la pelouse

Yellow primerose primevère dans la pelouse near a hedge .Primevères jaunes dans la pelouse près d’une haie
In the lawn here and there primroses starting to bloom
Avançons plus loin et quittons la pelouse pour entrer dans le potager . C’ est un peu triste . Pas beaucoup de végétaux . La terre est saturée d’eau, ce qui la rend brillante . Le sol est compacté par la pluie . Manque d’air pour les racines . Les poireaux plantés à l’ automne ont triste mine . J ‘ ai dû les couper à ras en Novembre car ils étaient attaqués par des insectes . Ils repoussent et je ne désespère pas. Nous avons aussi de la mâche que nous mangeons régulièrement. C’ est précieux en cette époque de l’ année.

the veggie garden January 25th 2018 Le potager

The leeks les poireaux

corn salad mâche
Let go further and we left the lawn to enter the veggie garden . This is a little sad. Not many veggies . The ground is saturated of water this makes it shining ; soil compacted by the rain .Lack of air for the roots .The leeks planted in the fall look frail . I had to cut them very short in November because there were attacked by an insect ; They grow again an I don’t desperate . We have also corn salad which we eat regularly . This is precious at this time of the year ,
Maintenant jetons un rapide coup d ‘oeil sur la pelouse devant . Janine a remarqué une grande marguerite en fleur. C’ est presque incroyable en cette période d e l’année !
La végétation démarre en avance . Il est temps d’aller acheter graines et plants.

Oxeye daisy in bloom in January!! Une grande marguerite en fleur en Janvier
Now let us have a glimpse at the font yard. Janine has noticed this oxeye daisy in bloom . . This is almost incredible. At this time of the year ! The vegetation is starting in advance . It is time I go to the garden center to buy plant and seeds

this geranium stayed at this place in December and January Ce geranium est resté dehors près de la fenêtre en Décembre et Janvier.
Un jardinier n’ a jamais de certitudes pour le lendemain . Il travaille et espère.
A gardener never has certainties about the days after. He works and hopes
A beautiful tour around your grounds Michel! A definite day brightener. Love , Holly,♥️
Yes Holly I feel good to walk in the garden. This is revigorating.
You have such a beautiful home and grounds. Breathtaking Michel
Lovely. We are still in winter here
I thought of you while I wrote this post . We had no snow at all until then : always rain.
Snow is nice when we are home. But this winter has been brutal cold so spring is welcomed
I read your posts and the abundant snow disturbed your work . The snow is not a friend for the drivers
We were at home after 13 days away and we were planning to take Monday morning off anyway to meet the accountant
here we still cannot see the greenary. It is filled with snow. ❤
We are privileged here . HOWEVER NO FROST AT ALL IS NOT GOOD FOR THE SOIL WHICH REMAINS COMPACTED
Flowers are impatient. 🙂
this is what I have just found out, Keith
The last picture is what we call Geranium. I have never tried them, Grandma and mom had them. They are good for cemetery back there.
Currently we call them also geraniums, Bonnie. INDEED WE PUT THELM O? THE GRAVES at Pälm Day
Thank you for sharing your garden beauty with us, Michel! What a joy-bringer! Especially on this cold winter day.
I love reveling in the bright colors, smiling at the flowers, and thinking about the taste of the veggies. 🙂
You are so right…the gardener works and hopes. 🙂
HUGS!!! and ❤ to you and Janine! 🙂
I did a simple inspection tour. Life is reborn but the soil is compacted and watery like a sponge ❤
Beautiful! Spring is almost here my friend!
Firstfruits are promising, Nico
I’m amazed by how alive the yard is in January. It is 11 degrees tonight in New England. No flowers in my yard, until much later.
yes Caroline we are priviledged : ;no snow and so little freeze . Biut is it so good for the struture of the soil ?
Quel drôle de temps ,cette végétation précoce risque de souffrir en février ,l hiver n est pas terminé hélas. Ici les champs et terrains n arrivent plus à infiltrer l eau ….On a besoin de soleil même pour le moral …espérons que le week-end sera beau ….bonne soirée on vous embrasse Carole
Merci Carole . Oui on a hâte de retrouver un peu de soleil, ce serait bon pour tout le monde.
Flowers that starts to bloom surely bring delight to the gardener. You are a happy gardener, Uncle Michel🌿🌼🌿❤❤❤
Yes the garden makes me happy , Isabel;
We can’t even think about planting for another two months! This year will be better than the last. I will try again to have a garden.
I encourage you Rachel .. Gardening is good for health.
beautiful Michel! God’ s beauty is there all the time….. all we have to do is look for it!!
yes even in winter the beauty is discrete but real, Gayle
Ahhhh, Mother Nature’s beauty arriving early in your garden. Signs of spring all around you, so spring must be on the way. How wonderful. Weatherman says we are to get 3-5 inches of snow tonight (Friday, Jan 26th)? Hope not, I too am ready for an early spring, but I’m not in charge of that. Only the good Lord. Thanks for sharing hints of spring with all of us. Enjoy your day and the weekend. ❤ ❤ Marilyn
Yes ,Marilyn, all of this announces precocious spring but last year we got frost in April which killed all the flowers of the fruits trees .
I wish we were as far along as you in the greenery department. We are still getting snow, although at least we are having some warmups. My back yard is too saturated to back more than a third of the way once the ground thaws, for quite a while. Perhaps I should plant my garden in the front!
Yes Susan, in matter of gardening we have constantly to adapt,
Your spring has already came! I don’t see any signs of life in our garden or yard yet. I always enjoy seeing your garden.
It is really surprising , Gail, to see the plants already awake, but I remain prudent, we may have frost until beginning of May .
Dear Michel,
Very envious of the flowers that are already blooming in your lawns. Our ground is still markedly frozen. The snows have only just thawed out. No sign of life yet. I am a hoping and hoping and hoping! ❤ ❤ ❤
Love,
Zakiah.
Hope is life ; we always have to hope, Zakiah.
Your gardens are so beautiful and well kept. It will be a few months before we will have weather warm enough to see anything budding or flowers in bloom. The winter is long here.
Hope you are feeling well. I will repeat for your good health
Barbara💞
Thanks, Barbara .All in all I am rather well .!
I have never heard of corn salad before! Interesting! And the primroses look pretty.
Nothing will be sprouting in our gardens for a while, but soon enough we will need to start planning on what we will grow.
The commenter below, Marica ) know this corn salad quite special since it resists to to the cold and we can eat it all the winter
Thank you for the tour of the gardens, Michel! Your January sounds much like ours, with many green shoots coming up from water-soaked soil now. I had not heard of corn salad, so I looked it up. It sounds good, like one I should grow here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerianella_locusta
Love to you, Janine and the family, ❤
Lavinia
Yes corn sald is the cimmmon name of Valerianella Locusta . This plant resists to the cold and we eat it all the winter . It is tasty and is interesting in the nutritional.
I enjoyed this tour…I always felt that gardening was a wonderful way to work hand and hand with our creator…
Farming, depending on weather conditions and insect infestations can yield a poor crop and a poor income.
It’s winter. I hope to tour your garden again at the end of summer.
I hope that all is going well with you. Have you started your dialysis yet? How far do you go? John goes 3 times per week and it’s only a few miles away.
He leaves very early in the morning…but is home by late morning.
Love to you and Janine…
Votre amie,
Francoise
The dialysis should start at the end of february. The vein at my arm has to be inflated ( after the surgery ) . This wil lbe a big change of lfe, Françoise !
Can I ask you how John goes to the dialysis center ?( by ambulanc
The blooming of flowers bring us surprises of joy! ❤ Love, Nancy
Principally in such conditions, Nancy. ❤
Its lovely to see new life starting in your garden. The days are getting longer as well. I have been watching the news about the floods in Paris so hopefully there will not be anymore rain there for a few days.
Life is still tiny but always present , Julie.
yes the flood is a disaster for the infortunate people who are touched .
Hurrah! I didn’t know about the mâche, I will have to keep it in mind! There must be some interesting recipes for using it.
Yes Neil, mâche is precious . In winter in our area it is one of the rare veggies that resist to the frost and the snow . And it is tasty.
Beautifully natural garden, Michel! 🙂 You have a real connection with nature! ❤
I confess, Marion, I feel good to be in the garden
I like your last sentence — “A gardener never has certainties about the days after. He works and hopes.” A good analogy about life too, huh?
I’ve been taking walks around the gardens and parks in my neighbourhood lately. I also managed to finally find time to explore a small beach not far from where I stay. Being close to nature is very therapeutic indeed. 🙂
Encouragements ,Suzy to continue to explore gardens and beaches around in Singapore and elsewhere .
Ces petites fleurs sont des miracles de la nature sans cesse renouvelée …
Chez nous aussi, avons déjà des perce-neige et des primevères … et c’est très tôt aussi …
et, encore un peu de neige sera la bienvenue au cas où l’hiver nous reviendrait …
Amitiés, AM
Ici à Amiens nous n’ avons pas eu de neige cet hiver. De l’ eau ? Oui!
Bonjour ou Bonsoir MICHEL bon jardin
A ceux qui sont joyeux, je dis bonjour et bonne semaine
continuez de vous réjouir, la vie est faite pour cela
A ceux qui sont tristes, je dis bonjour et souriez, la vie est belle
Le dimanche est fait pour voir la vie en rose
se dire que la vie est un recommencement
que tout recommence, que tout revient
A ceux qui traversent des épreuves , je dis bonjour, tenez bon,
espérez en des jours meilleurs
espérez toujours, gardez le cap
Courage, soyez fort
Gros bisous.
Bernard
Il faut constamment s’adapter. D’ accord , Bernard.
So lovely! The garden welcoming and reminding us spring is coming soon. Perhaps your January has been warmer than usual. I love the delicate primroses.
peace & love
Jane
January has been rainy, here in northern France . That is all , Jane .
Mornin Glorie! I am not surprised your garden is beginning to wake up! Very interesting about the corn salad, I’ll check into that! We have dandelion greens all winter, although I have not tried eating them yet. My jonquils are starting to bloom but that is all, we have had a very cold winter so far, even the Lenten Roses are not blooming but should be soon as Lent will be here in a couple of weeks. I decided to answer your question about my face book picture here as it is a bit confidential. Yes, I can see it would be a bit confusing, Mom is seated in the armchair ( you can’t really tell but she is holding her little dog) My daughter Anna is on the left sitting on the arm of the armchair, the cute Blonde in the middle is my sister Lou Ann and I am on the right behind Mom. Mom lives in Texas and although she has a wonderful supportive group of family and friends she was living by herself. She has a bad hip and is becoming a bit forgetful so we children thought it would be better if she was living with one of us. So I went to Texas and helpt move her to my sister Lou Ann’s house in Florida. It was the best solution for everyone. Lou Ann has set up a face book page for her and I didn’t want to tell what we were doing there, in case she’s reading my comments. ilym
https://screenshots.firefox.com/lAAbhHRTrvXAy2xJ/www.facebook.com
Thanks Marsha to have taken the time to explain to me what the mission was . What you are doing with your sister is a noble action , an example of true familial love .. I am not surprised at all . ❤
Thanks Mornin Glorie!
Your garden is always so beautiful! It is showing signs of spring already! We will not have anything growing in our yard for a few months yet. Everything is covered by snow!