waking up

Well it's been a dormant season, in the ground and on this blog!! We've even had snow and frozen ground off and on for about a month. I have been really inactive in the garden these past months (not necessarily for lack of things to do!) . Anyways, spring is coming and the bulbs are starting to peek out!! And the helleboris is budding and my baby willow tree has pussy willows! I'm getting excited!!! It'll be interesting to see which of the seeds and cuttings I scavanged last year will come up! Speaking of spring fever... I got the Vesey's catalogue in the mail the other day and I thought, 'heck! I've got Christmas money!' and I spent $50 right then and there. Got a ton of $5 deals, including 10 tigridis (mexican shell flower) which you have heard me mention before!! Here's a few pix of things I ordered:
I thought these Rununculus looked so pretty as doubles, 'Persian Buttercup'







Aquilegia 'Black Barlow' Doesn't this look amazing?!










And I'm excited about this 'Toad Lily' mix, they're sort of orchid-like and should do well in the shade...